League of Women Voters North and Central San Mateo County

Verify that your mail-in ballot was accepted at the CA Secretary of State's Office: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elec/ballot-status/wheres-my-ballot

The Leagues of San Mateo County have produced a video on the pros and cons of the California propositions that includes background material and a description of the fiscal impact of each of the propositions. https://my.lwv.org//you-tube-links-pros-cons-ballot-measur

The League of Women Voters of North & Central San Mateo will present a panel discussion on Proposition 15, Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Initiative on September 8 from 12:00 - 1:30. If passed, it means a significant change to the state's property tax structure that has prevailed for the past 42 years. It would amend the way that large commercial properties are currently assessed. Don’t miss the opportunity to hear this panel of... Distinguished Speakers: Ted Lempert, President, Children Now Nancy Magee, San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Mike Callagy, County Manager, San Mateo County Please join us for our online meeting. Register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZYrd-GsrDoqHtGAaEwH32W6sLasJEa4z Everyone is welcome! Share this information with others.

Saturday August 22 at 1:00 pm: Celebrate women's suffrage and the 19th amendment centennial with Dr. Ellen Carol DuBois. Sponsored by the San Mateo Public Libraries. To register, click here. https://smcl.bibliocommons.com/ev/5f3183cc61100b2400f14de5 For more information: https://smcl.org//celebrate-the-19th-amendment-centennial/ 1681225586.1597516233

Celebrate the 100 years of the 19th Amendment with Stacy Garrop's symphonic orchestra premiere of The Battle of the Ballot at the Cabrillo Festival in Santa Cruz. The words of suffragists accompany the music along with pictures. The first 20 minutes of the video is a discussion between Stacy Garrop and Music Director and Conductor Cristian Macelaru. The musical piece is 16 minutes. The performance and rehearsals were all virtual. https://cabrillomusic.org/2020-season/rising-ii/.

Ann Kuchins promoting Census 2020 in South San Francisco in a car caravan!

Quotable quote from Maya Angelou: You should be angry. You must not be bitter. Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. It doesn’t do anything to the object of its displeasure. So use that anger. You write it. You paint it. You dance it. You march it. You vote it. You do everything about it. You talk it. Never stop talking it. Get involved with the League of Women Voters! https://my.lwv.org/california/north-central-san-mateo-county

Get your League of Women Voters mask at the LWVC CafePress website to help get out the vote (GOTV)! Several designs! https://www.cafepress.com/lwvc/17149956

Check out the League's list of 100 days and ways to get ready for election day! https://www.lwv.org//100-days-and-100-ways-get-ready-elect

Thurs, July 30, 10:00 - 11:30 am Further discussion and networking, 11:30 am - 12:00 pm How is California changing the November 2020 election so voting is safe and accessible amid a pandemic? How do we get voters to be engaged and educated during this very unusual COVID campaign season? How do we tailor messaging to inspire communities that typically have low voter turnout? ... Register: https://www.thrivealliance.org//votes-voters-and-voting-ge Our keynote speaker, Jonathan Mehta Stein, Executive Director of Common Cause California, will address the new elections laws and share the latest research on effective messaging for motivating voter participation. UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy Professor Larry Magid will then moderate a panel of seasoned campaigners and voter engagement experts as they discuss their experience in past elections and share their thoughts about strategies and tactics for this unprecedented election. Also featuring: Ben Grieff, Campaign Director and Spokesperson, Evolve California; Tony Roshan Samara, Program Director of Land Use and Housing, Urban Habitat; Kalimah Salahuddin, President, Jefferson Union High School District Board of Education. Hosted by Thrive Alliance and California Common Cause

How Will You Balance California's Budget? Date & Time July 21, 2:00 3:30 Guest speaker Stephanie Leonard, Next10.org.... Everyone is welcome, but you must register at https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwoc-CopjgtH9RgqYIPrxdsIQkFQ_FjH. The COVID-19 pandemic has required big changes to our state budget. If you were governor, what actions would you take to keep the budget in balance? What programs might you trim? What taxes would you raise? Whether the budget has you baffled or you already know exactly what you would do, be sure to join our July meeting. Next10 is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that works to educate the public and equip policymakers with tools and information needed to reach comprehensive and effective solutions. This program will focus on the California state budget, using the set of interactive tools developed by Next10 to bring about a deeper understanding of the opportunities and constraints facing our policy makers. Everyone is welcome, but you must register at https://us02web.zoom.us//tZwoc-CopjgtH9RgqYIPrxdsIQkFQ_FjH.

Twelve propositions on the November 2020 ballot. Get a head start and check them out at the Secretary of State's website: https://www.sos.ca.gov//ballot-/qualified-ballot-measures/