LWVDA has written a non-partisan synopsis of a Davis City Council decision on a solar land lease issue involving the BrightNight corporation that came up recently in our candidate forums. We hope the synopsis can give Davis Area Voters a way to quickly understand the “BrightNight” issue. Read → HERE.
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LWVDA had completed all the candidate debate forums for this year’s Nov 3rd election. Please view the recorded forum videos HERE. Also, give our YouTube channel a SUBSCRIBE!
“Healthcare Reform: Demystifying Future Healthcare Options,” the 2nd in a series of educational Healthcare Forums is now up ad able to be viewed → HERE.
The goal of this presentation is to help voters better understand and compare a Public Option Proposal with a Universal Care, Single Payer System through a public presentation to the community in time to help voters better appreciate November 2020 candidate healthcare positions in debates and forums.
The forum features:
• Jodi Reid, Executive Director, California Alliance for Retired Americans. CARA is a statewide senior advocacy organization working to improve quality of life for seniors.
• Anthony Wright, Executive Director, Health Access California. HCA is a statewide healthcare consumer advocacy coalition.
The League is organizing several forums in the next few weeks. Please register at Eventbrite to receive the link to join in on the Zoom webinars. Check them out HERE!
Join us by Zoom for the next Members’ Meeting, link sent via email, on 9/16 Wednesday from 7:00PM – 8:00PM. Jesse Salinas, the Assessor/Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Yolo County, California will be the speaker.
Please email info@lwvdavisarea.org if you have not received the Zoom link via the President’s Message email.
We remember the League’s founding on February 14th, 1920 and the ratification of the 19th Amendment 6 months later. Locally, we are celebrating our one-year anniversary of the renewal of the League of Women Voter Davis Area. Please join us on Wednesday, August 19th at 7pm. We will send out an email with the ZOOM link on the 18th and again on the 19th.
The League of Women Voters turns 100 years old in 2020, and so do US women’s voting rights! Progress is in our DNA.
Check out this #SheIsMe video to see stories of how LWV members are shaping the next 100 years of women voting.
Join us by Zoom for the next Members’ Meeting, link sent via email, on 9/16 Wednesday from 6:15PM – 7:30PM.
Please email info@lwvdavisarea.org if you have not received the Zoom link via the President’s Message email.
LWVDA sponsored a virtual educational forum to discuss how health care financing and systems design impact access to affordable health care services in Yolo County. View the forum HERE.
The COVID 19 crisis has magnified notable gaps inherent in this system.
James Kahn, MD, MPH, UCSF Professor Emeritus and health policy researcher, gives an overview of the US health systems that drive the access to, and cost of healthcare in the Nation. Joining Dr. Kahn, are Yolo County Healthcare officials and experts who represent community agencies which provide health care services and advocate for the uninsured and underinsured residents of the county.
Please watch and let us know your thoughts! If you are interested in joining the Healthcare Committee please email Dr. Michelle Famula at msfamula@gmail.com.
We are excited to restart the Davis Chapter and bring more inclusivity to our League. We have been working on finalizing our website. Let us know if you have any comments. You can email us at info@lwvdavisarea.org
