Dear Secretary Bowen: The League of Women Voters at all levels—national, state, and local—has long been a proponent of increased public disclosure of campaign finance information. Events of the last few years have shown how crucial campaign disclosure is. People…
Dear Senator Kehoe: The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) is pleased to support AB 591 (Wieckowski), as amended July 7. This is a community right-to-know bill that would require operators of oil and natural gas wells to provide…
League of Women Voters Endorses Governor’s Initiative to Get California Back on Track Sacramento, CA – The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) announced today that the nonpartisan organization’s board voted to endorse Governor Jerry Brown’s initiative to balance the budget…
League success in the legislature The LWVC ended this legislative year with several notable successes as Governor Brown’s decisions to sign or veto bills brought the 2013-2014 session to a close. The Governor signed SB 1253 (Steinberg) to give voters…
SB 4 (Pavley) will regulate fracking in California The LWVC supports this strong bill to require accountability and disclosure of the oil and gas industry’s fracking and other well stimulation. These practices are largely unregulated, but they’re already ongoing and…
Join us on Sunday, March 30, 4-5:30 (Zoom) With incessant attacks on our nation’s democracy making daily headlines, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Many of our California cities, however, should also be making headlines. Cities are doing all they can…
