What's New

The House and Senate introduced the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would require citizenship documentation to register to vote even though voters in every state are already required to affirm or verify their citizenship status when registering.

The SAVE Act would create one more barrier to the voting process, as many eligible voters do not have easy access to the necessary documents.

Tell your members of Congress to oppose the SAVE Act.

https://my.lwv.org/lwvus/action-alert/stand-against-xenophobia

The public is invited to join League members for an exclusive performance of Beth Rankin Urech's solo play "Jeannette Rankin Fights Back” followed by an informal reception with refreshments on Saturday February 22 at 2 p.m.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to Sponsor Live Event Moderated by LWVNCSD on September 21

Candidates running in the Encinitas mayoral race in this November's general election are scheduled to take part in a Candidate Forum sponsored by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. The live event will take place Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 6:00PM in the Church's parish hall, 890 Balour Drive, in Encinitas. Both candidates, Bruce Ehlers and Tony Kranz, have confirmed their attendance.

Public Invited to Participate in Civil Civic Engagement Discussion
and Brainstorm Ideas to Improve Civil Discourse
The League of Women Voters of North County San Diego (LWVNCSD) is slated to host an in-person event July 24, 2024 discussing the un-civil situations our public officials face and seeking ways to change that. Open to the public, this follow-on to last year’s popular presentation on Civil Civic Engagement features representatives from the Violence, Inequality and Power (VIP) Lab at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice presenting updated findings from surveys and interviews with local elected officials in San Diego, Imperial and Riverside Counties.

The Water Interest Group has been busy hearing from speakers, monitoring agencies and planning new focus areas for research.

On Aprl 8, 2024, the Climate Interest Group toured the Cardiff Living Dunes with Todd Mierau, Encinitas Coastal Zone Program Administrator.

Spring Celebration Offers Fun Way to Learn About Ranked Choice Voting

The topic of homelessness, a priority issue for both League of Women Voters of San Diego and League of Women Voters of North County San Diego, will be the focus for our in-person gathering.

Join us for this public forum and hear about recent research on threats and intimidation of local public officials. Brainstorm ideas in small groups to come up with ways to confront this troubling problem. Led by Dr. Carl Luna, Director, USD Institute for Civil Civic Engagement, and Rachel Locke, Director, Violence, Inequality and Power Lab, USD Institute for Peace and Justice. In collaboration with ADL and NCRC.

April 25 at 6pm via Zoom. Come learn from a panel of experts about how CCE's will work and what effect they will have on your utility bill. Open to members and the public.

Water is a human right. Yet, California's water affordability crisis is growing rapidly as water rate increases outpace inflation. By September 2021, nearly 650,000 residences and 46,000 businesses owed over $315 million in unpaid water and wastewater bills. Disadvantaged communities have been hardest hit by the affordability crisis, with hundreds of thousands of residents experiencing water shut offs.

On Feb 28, LWV issued a statement in response to the Trump administration’s closing of civil rights offices in agencies across the federal government, which included a quote from Celina Stewart: “The President claims to value the contributions of Black and brown people in this country, but his actions show the opposite — eviscerating diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, weakening the Department of Justice’s civil rights work, and now gutting necessary civil and equal rights offices across the federal government.”

Action Alerts:
- Urge your members of Congress to stand up for our democracy & oppose the SAVE Act.
- LWV supports Economic Blackouts
The national boycott is directed at large companies rolling back / eliminating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, including Target, Walmart and Amazon.
- Instead buy from small and minority businesses:
www.addierawr.com/
www.weallgrowlatina.com/directory/
- Read more:
lwv.org/take-action

On the 105th anniversary of its founding, the League of Women Voters sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the organization's grave concern over the state of our nation.

Voter Empowerment Group to Facilitate Nonpartisan Candidate Forums and Ballot Measure Pros & Cons Presentations for Interested Organizations

How districts are drawn has the power to determine whether communities' shared interests will be fairly represented at varying levels of government. The League of Women Voters of California is co-sponsoring Assembly Bills AB 746 and AB 1248 to ensure fair representation for all. California is a national leader in fair representation. Tell your CA Assembly member to keep it that way by Voting YES on these important measures! Share this post with your neighbors and fellow Californians and learn more about how you can easily take action at https://bit.ly/Action_Redistrict