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Issues
About Our Issues We act on some of the most important and challenging issues facing California. However, we only act on an issue when we have a position addressing it, and we prioritize our key issues. League positions reflect the…
Water Desalination Project Checklist
Last update, November, 2021
Prop 19: Changes in Property Tax Rules
PASSED The Measure PASSED The Question Should the California constitution be changed to modify the rules for transferring property tax-assessed values and use any resulting new tax revenues for fire suppression efforts, schools, and local government? The Situation Prop. 13…
California’s Water – Sharing Our Knowledge
When you turn on the tap in your home, where does the water come from? Where does it go? The answers may surprise you. The California water system is bewildering in its complexity. Some water rights date back to the…
About Building Electrification
The Issue SB 100, which passed in 2018 (with strong support from LWVC), requires 100% of California’s electric sources be zero carbon by 2045. Therefore, by 2045, if we convert to all electric for our energy needs, we will effectively…
Yes on Prop 68 – Clean water and parks for all!
Jeff Darlington, Executive Director of Placer Land Trust, was quoted in a recent “Letters to the Editor” article in The Sacramento Bee explaining his position on Proposition 68: “California needs to better prepare for wildfires, drought, a changing snowpack, and…
Recommendation on Prop 47 (2014)
YES on Prop 47: Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. Prop 47 will ensure that prison spending is focused on violent and serious offenses and will maximize alternatives for non-serious, nonviolent crime. The savings generated will be invested in prevention and…
LWV Santa Monica Responds to Shooting
League of Women Voters Responds to Santa Monica Shootings Ann K. Williams calls for stronger gun control legislation in the wake of the tragedy. To the Editor: What happened Friday in Santa Monica was a tragedy. It was a tragedy for the…
LWVC Statement on SB 4 — Regulation of Fracking
SB 4 (Pavley) was passed by the Legislature and sent to Governor Brown on September 11. This bill establishes a comprehensive statutory framework—probably the strongest in the country—for regulating hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) and acidization of oil and gas wells.…