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SPECIAL EVENT
End of Summer Social: Catch up with Friends & the League

 
Join us for a late afternoon social - relax, catch up with League friends and meet new members. We will also spend a little time telling you about what we are doing this year and, for a non-election year, we are very busy. There may be upcoming bite-sized opportunities where you may want to volunteer.
  • Saturday, September 28, 2019  4:00 - 6:00 pm
  • The social will be at a member’s house in Mountain View (address will be sent after RSVP).
  •  RSVP by September 24 to Events@lwvlamv.org 
  • Spouses welcome.
  • Email questions to events@lwvlamv.org
  • We will have margaritas, salsa, chips and guacamole as well as nonalcoholic beverages. Please bring a bottle of wine or appetizer to share.   
  • We hope to see you there.


NOTICE
Have you renewed your membership in the League of Women Voters?
 Numbers count. We need every member to renew their membership in the League so that we can continue our powerful voice in the public square.
  • Please renew your membership today and help make democracy work. $75 single, $110 household, $5 student
  •  https://www.lwvlamv.org/join/
  • Thank you! Sue Graham, Membership


ONE-TIME EVENTS
 
A House Divided - From Polarization to Collaboration
– Bringing Back Effective Government

Our country is having trouble making important decisions and solving problems in the United States. Americans find it harder and harder to even talk with one another.
  • Saturday, September 21, 2019  1:00 - 5:00 pm
  • Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, 728 W Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
  • Co-sponsored by Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and the American Association of University Women Interbranch Council of Santa Clara County
  • Reserve your spot here! And the flyer is here.


Goodbye Precincts, Hello Easy Voting: The Voter's Choice Act

This event features a  Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters speaker talking about the Voters Choice Act (VCA), which goes into effect with the March 2020 primary. This is one opportunity  to educate voters across the community about how VCA might affect them.

  • Thursday, September 26, 2019  7:00 - 8:30 pm
  • Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto
  • Speaker: Rachel H. Jung, election specialist and VCA/Outreach Coordinator, Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters
  • Co-sponsored by the LWV-Palo Alto and MVLA LWV
  • Eventbrite: Please REGISTER here
  • Free and open to all

There are Solutions to our Housing Problems: Three Case Studies
 
 


League Observer Reports and Other News
Los Altos City Council and Mountain View City Council Observer reports can be found at https://www.lwvlamv.org/category/league-news/
 

UPCOMING AND ON-GOING MEETINGS
 
Housing Committee Meeting
  • Monday, September 9, 2019  7:30 - 10:00 pm
  • At home of Sue Russell
  • Contact Sue Russell daveandsuerussell@sbcglobal.net for monthly location and agenda information.
  • Our chapter's Housing Committee regular meeting is the second Monday of the month.  The committee works locally in Mountain View and Los Altos to promote more Below Market Rate units and other city zoning and commercial development policies that increase affordable housing
Board Meeting
  • Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
  • At home of Lisa McLain
  • Contact for more information: president@lwvlamv.org
 
 Voter Services
  • Thursday, September 26, 2019  3:00 - 4:30 pm
  • First Republic Bank, 400 S San Antonio Rd, Los Altos, CA 94022
  • Contact Karin Bricker karen.bricker@gmail.com for more information.
  • LWV MVLA Voter Services committee registers new voters at citizenship ceremonies twice a year; registers and pre-registers high and community college students; and will provide voter education services for the 2020 presidential election cycle.
 
Book Club
  • Saturday, September 28, 2019,  2:00 - 3:30 pm
  • At home of Marge Bruno
  • Read The Uninhabitable Earth by David Wallace-Wells or another book on Climate Change to share.
  • All are welcome. For location and questions contact Marie Young marieyoung120@gmail.com

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