June - League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County

THE VOTER
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF SOUTH SAN MATEO COUNTY
Celebrating over 50 years of service to our communities
Website: www.LWVSSMC.org
JUNE 2014
Phone: (650) 325-5780
E-mail: [email protected]
Editor: Evan Hughes, [email protected], (650) 329-8698
TUESDAY, JUNE 3rd IS ELECTION DAY !!!
Remember to vote, and remind others.
JUNE 6-10, 2014:
LWV NATIONAL CONVENTION
DALLAS, TEXAS
The LWVUS is holding its biennial Convention this month in Dallas, June 6-10. The program
for the convention includes nationally known speakers, plus workshops and caucuses on issues important to the organization and the nation. There will be training sessions, discussions and networking opportunities for making the League a strong and vital force in our democracy. See http://forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf which is
the full program. Also see Pages 6 (at bottom) & 7-9 here in The VOTER.
CLIMATE CHANGE ITEMS AT THE CONVENTION: The air quality director on the board
of the LWV Bay Area, Janice Gulley Blumenkrantz, is one of three members of the LWV
Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville who are attending the convention to work with the LWV Florida
on the Climate Change Caucus, and to work for approval of a resolution from the LWV Delaware (led by Chad Tolman) to encourage more aggressive action by LWVUS on climate
change mitigation, and also to urge local and state governments to develop and expand substantive climate change action.
ACTIVITIES
SMALL GROUPS: If you want to be part of a small group (e.g., Book Group; Climate
Change and Local Issues); planning a League study such as on higher education in California, or on ways the League should change; or considering a position or advocacy,
such as the new committee on responsible lending (which meets this summer,
jointly with LWV North-Central San Mateo County), then PLEASE CONTACT:
Ellen Hope (President), or any one of those listed on Page 10.
AND, see Page 2 on our annual role at the “beer booth” on July 20 in Menlo Park.
FROM THE BOARD*
The Affordable Care Act, known as Covered California here, is now in effect. Some 3.0 million
people have signed up for it and 30% are under 30 years of age. This is important because if only sick people sign up the system will not be financially viable.
Any time a system is changed there are problems. Some people have had trouble with the sign up
process and some are upset that their premiums are higher than they expected. The biggest problem is
that a large number of people are now able to sign up for Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California). That sign up
system has been overwhelmed. The continuing problem is that it is likely that there will not be enough
physicians willing to take care of these patients. Physicians are saying that the cost of providing this care
is greater than the payments they receive and they are opting out of this program.
In general, Covered California is working well for most of those who have signed up. Children are
covered under their parents insurance until they are over 26, the “donut hole” is smaller under Part D of
Medicare (Rx drug payment), and medical insurance can no longer be denied because of pre-existing
conditions.
Another issue is coming up in the November elections. California has had a limitation on awards
for pain and suffering in malpractice suits (MICRA). There is no limitation on awards for actual damages.
This law has kept the costs of malpractice insurance down in this state. A proposition will be on the ballot
supported by the trial lawyers to modify this law. It will increase the number of lawsuits and the cost of
health care. Another part of this proposition also risks public disclosure of confidential personal information about individual prescription records of millions of Californians. Pay attention as this proposition gets
on the ballot and be aware of the risks.
I write this as a physician and as a member of the Board of the South San Mateo League of
Women Voters.
Lynn B. Rosenstock, MD, Board Member, LWVSSMC, [email protected]
* Editor’s Note: “From the Board” is written by a different Board Member each month. This month’s
author, Lynn Rosenstock, is leaving the Board this month as her two-year term is ending. She has
moved to Palo Alto and will be joining the League there. Thank you, Lynn!
BOOK GROUP
Our book group does not meet over the summer. For our September meeting, the LWV
Book Group will be reading A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren.
For more information, contact Judy Orttung at [email protected].
League Beer Professionals in Demand
Our League will be represented at the upcoming Menlo Park Connoisseur’s
Marketplace the weekend of July 19-20. We are staffing the beer booth nearest
Fremont Park on Sunday the 20th from noon to 3 and can use a few more suds
servers for hour-and-a-half shifts. Contact Lucile, 323-5358 or
[email protected], if you want a hand in the hops.
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LEAGUE ADVOCACY (based on positions of the State, Bay Area
and Local Leagues)
VOTE YES! YES! YES!
in the June 3 Primary Election*
Vote YES for Measure AA—Regional Open Space
The LWV Bay Area supports Open Space Funding for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. Measure AA authorizes the
sale of $300 million of bonds over the next 33 years to permanently protect and preserve natural areas and open space, including redwood forests. It will restore creeks to protect water
quality, improve access to parks and open space, and reduce
forest fire risk. The bonds will be paid off via a property tax at a
maximum rate of $3.18 per $100,000 dollars of assessed valuation.
A two-thirds vote is required for passage. League support is based on the LWV Bay Area natural resources
position as well as positions on the environment at other levels of League. For more information go to:
www.yesforopenspace.org.
Vote YES for Proposition 41—Veterans Housing and Homeless Prevention Act
$600 million worth of bonds will be redirected from the amount approved in 2008 and sold to fund affordable multifamily housing, such as apartment complexes, for low-income veterans. These bonds will be
repaid by taxpayers rather than by the veterans involved. Veterans make up a significant proportion of the
homeless population and current programs do not meet their needs. League support is based on our
LWVC and LWVUS housing positions.
Vote YES for Proposition 42—Public Records. Open Meetings. State Reimbursement to Local Agency
Proposition 42 would (1) amend the California Constitution to specifically require that local
governments must comply with the Brown Act and Public Records Act and (2) eliminate the requirement
that the state reimburse local governments for the costs of complying with these acts and any similar acts
that might be passed in the future. The state is no longer required to reimburse local communities for
complying with the Brown Act but is required to pay for compliance with the Records Act. Recently, however, the state has not been paying for the cost of these services. The bill will require compliance by local
communities and will officially shift the costs to each individual community. Support is based upon the
LWVC positions on the citizens right to know and citizen participation on intergovernmental relations.
More information on the LWVC positions on 41 and 42 can be found at
http://lwvc.org/ballot-recommendations
*Editor’s Note: This headline and the text, on all three, are from the June VOTER of the LWV Palo Alto.
Tracy DeMiroz has placed ads, on behalf of and sponsored fully by our League, LWVSSMC, in the
San Mateo County Daily Journal and in The Almanac, online only, not in the print editions. You
can see them as follows:
In the Almanac: http://www.almanacnews.com/
On Measure AA, see how it is done on our web site (with more detail than our ads in the two
newspapers): http://www.lwvssmc.org/Advocacy.html
KEPLER’S SUPPORTS OUR LEAGUE
Just say “credit to the League of Women Voters” when making any purchase at Kepler’s and they will
contribute 6% of the amount of your purchase to our League, the LWV of South San Mateo County.
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Board Brief (from the May 5 Board meeting)
Lucile Spurlock reported on a fund raising meeting that she had chaired. Many ideas were discussed, and it was agreed that we need to increase our efforts in this area. Finding volunteers to
head various efforts will need be our first goal.
Tracy DeMiroz is looking into placing advocacy ads in local print and digital papers. We agreed to
allot $500-700 for this purpose.
Ellen Hope tabulated and sent our Agriculture Study results to National.
We agreed to a Bay Area League request to allow use of our email address list for the purpose of
sending their bimonthly on-line publication, The Bay Area Monitor, to our members. We stipulated that members’ email addresses be used only for that purpose and that it be easy to unsubscribe. Members will receive the Monitor as they do our League’s on-line VOTER, an email announcing the publication and a link to click on to see it.
All Board members and chairs will be asked to review and provide digital copies of their Job Descriptions. They will be reviewed and compiled this summer, in order to provide digital copies for
new and future volunteers.
We decided to print Pros and Cons and Easy Voter Guides for the upcoming June election.
Shirley Des Marais
Annual Meeting Report
Our Annual Meeting was held the evening of May 21 at The Old Spaghetti Factory in Redwood
City. Graciela Aponte from the Center for Responsible Lending gave a very informative talk on
payday lending in our area and ways that we might get involved.
Ellen thanked her Board and Chairs for all their support during the last year, and pointed out our
many accomplishments. She also introduced the nine ex-presidents that attended.
Jack Morris presented the 2014/15 Proposed Budget. Considering the coming fall election and
our past expenditures, we decided to increase the “Action” amount to a total of $1,000 which will
be taken from “Reserves.” The proposed Budget was then approved.
The proposed Program Report was presented by Ellen Hope, and the Nominating committee Report was presented by Lucile Spurlock. Both were approved as presented. Refer to these reports
in your Annual Meeting Kit.
Shirley Des Marais
New Voices for Youth
Our Menlo-Atherton High School students in New Voices for Youth are completing their spring
video project. They have been working on the subject of foster care – interviewing students and
others to tell the story of foster care experiences. This spring, New Voices partnered with YLAC
(Youth Leaders About Change), an after school program of YCS. On June 12, we are having our
annual screening party at the Round Table Pizza at 1225 El Camino, Menlo Park, featuring “When
Fosters Speak.” We start at 7 pm, watch the videos and talk with the kids about their experience.
Everyone is welcome, so join us. (Also, there will be an earlier screening on Thursday, June 5,
6:30 pm, at Siena Youth Center, 151 Buckingham Ave. in Redwood City.)
Since the fall of 2013, the New Voices hard-working staff and steering committee have been busy
writing proposals and successfully receiving funding: $2,500 from the Woman's Club of Palo Alto;
$2,500 from the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund; $15,000 (a joint funding with YCS; NV receives
one half) from the YWCA Endowment; $750 from the North Fair Oaks Neighborhood Initiative;
$1,000 from University Rotary; $1,000 from the Woodside Rotary; $350 from Menlo-Atherton
PTA; and, $15,700 from 94 contributors in our successful 2-month Indiegogo crowd funding campaign.
Many contributions came from League members – thanks to all of you!
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League of Women Voters
of the Bay Area
An Inter-League Organization of the San Francisco Bay Area
lwvBayArea.org
APRIL/MAY ISSUE OF Bay Area Monitor [www.bayareamonitor.org]
Construction of the new trans-bay terminal as a transit hub (with high speed rail)
Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BCDC) and the related planning for water transport tunnels from above the Delta to pumping stations at the south Delta
Open space (from Bay Area League Day), plus video links at www.lwvBayArea.org
School transportation funding and the possible loss of State funds
Alternative automobiles (electrics, hybrids, hydrogen) at the AltCar Conference
At its May 5 meeting, our LWVSSMC Board approved a request from the Bay Area League to
have an email notice and link sent to our members each time the Monitor is published (six
times per year). [See “Board Brief” on Page 4, the 4th paragraph.]
LWV Bay Area Convention Report
The LWV Bay Area (LWVBA) Convention on May 3 was held at the Bay Model in Sausalito. There
were 50 delegates from 19 of the 20 Leagues in attendance. Nancy Olson, Doris Petersen and I
represented our [that is the LWV of Palo Alto] League, and it was a beautiful day on San Francisco Bay. The keynote speaker was Roberta Borgonovo, the LWVC Program Co-Director for
Water. She has 40 years of experience and is a very good presenter. She made a compelling case
for why the State League Water Committee is not supporting the Bay Delta Conservation Plan
(BDCP) sometimes known as the two-tunnel plan supported by the Governor. It is also known as
the BDCP Dual Conveyance System. Roberta quoted Helen Hutchison, who said the plan has
“the cart before the horse.” The LWVC Water Committee has called the EIR/EIS inadequate. The
final report is due in mid-June. Linda Craig is the new President of the LWVBA, and Marion
Taylor, immediate past President, will chair the 2014-2016 Nominating Committee.
[Ed. Note: This convention report is from the VOTER of the Palo Alto League, submitted to the Palo Alto
VOTER by Mary Alice Thornton, their League’s outgoing president.]
STATE LEAGUE
LWVC.org
Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP): League Opposes EIR
Certification - [May 15, 2014] The League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) has
asked that the EIR/EIS for the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) not be certified. LWVC President Jennifer A. Waggoner stated, “It is unlikely that the preferred alternative will meet the coequal goals of providing a reliable water supply and protecting, restoring and enhancing the
Delta ecosystem.”
In addition, the League cited inadequate disclosure of impacts arising from issues such as overallocation of water rights, lack of flow objectives essential for habitat restoration, an inadequate
funding plan, and the need to include natural resource interests in the governance structure.
The full letter is posted on the LWVC website:
http://lwvc.org/statement/2014/may/league-opposes-bdcp-eir-certification
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STATE LEAGUE
LWVC.org
To see the PROS & CONS addressing Props. 41 & 42 on the June 3 ballot:
http://cavotes.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/2014June-ProsCons-color.pdf
LWVC ADVOCACY
Campaign finance reform is a major focus at the state League. Our position, in brief, states:
Support state campaign finance practices for candidates and advocates of ballot measure
positions which will ensure full disclosure of campaign contributions and expenditures and
enable candidates to compete more equitably for public office.
This year there are about 18-20 campaign finance bills supported by LWVC that are proceeding through the legislative process. Last year LWVC supported SB 2, 3, 27, and 52 as a package.
LWVC also supported AB 800. SB2 is on hold in the Assembly. SB3 passed but the Governor did
not sign it; instead he asked the Fair Political Practices Commission and the Government Operations Agency to review the situation and make recommendations for changes to improve
campaign financing and disclosure. SB 52 has had its Assembly hearing canceled at the author’s request.
Good News!! SB 27 (Correa) was signed by the Governor on May 14! This law will help ensure that campaign contributors can no longer use "dark money" loopholes to avoid disclosure. California voters will be better able to follow the money in campaigns and make more
informed decisions at the polls.
AB 800 (Gordon) has been signed into law. It provides audit and injunctive relief tools to the
Fair Political Practices Commission to investigate suspected violations prior to Election Day or
to the date of a required filing. It will also help streamline the entire process of disclosure, reporting, and enforcement for greater efficiency and cost saving, thus reducing the number of
hurdles citizens have to jump over to obtain meaningful information about the flow of money
in California elections.
[Editor’s Note: The above article is from Phyllis Cassel’s review in the June-July VOTER of
LWV Palo Alto]
ADVOCACY
Helen Hutchison, Vice President for Advocacy and Program of the LWVC, together with Kathay
Feng of Common Cause, have been quoted in a press release by the LWVC in support of SB
1253 (Steinberg), the Ballot Initiative Transparency Act: “This bill creates guidelines to ensure
that the information voters receive is written in clear and straightforward language.”
NATIONAL (LWVUS)
League of Women Voters
http://lwv.org
OVERVIEW FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR THE 2014 CONVENTION BOOK
(See http://forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf pp.57-59.)
The 2012-2014 biennium witnessed important work by the League of Women Voters as all levels. From the voter service work surrounding the presidential election of 2012, through three
significant Supreme Court cases, and challenges to voters across the country, the national
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http://lwv.org
OVERVIEW FROM THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR THE 2014 CONVENTION BOOK [continued from
bottom of previous page] (See http://forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf pp.57-58.)
League has worked closely with state and local Leagues to strengthen our democracy. In addition, these two
years have seen a number of initiatives and technologies to create a stronger, more cohesive League.
Particularly noteworthy during this period were:
 High level of voter service and election reform activities related to Election 2012, and continuing in 2013,
organized through the Power the Vote campaign;
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Education and advocacy work on voter protection, money in politics, climate change, immigration, gun
safety and health care reform;
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An enhanced online profile as illustrated through our websites and growing social media presence; and
Significantly increased emphasis on membership recruitment and leadership development, through expansion of the Membership and Leadership Development (MLD) program, now offered to all 50 states.
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In 2014, the League of Women Voters will be active on many fronts. However, with an important federal election on the horizon, the League is placing special emphasis on helping the public navigate the election system,
ensuring all eligible voters are allowed to register and exercise their right to vote, and fighting for an outcome
that is decided by the voters, not special interest money. In addition, planning has begun for our 100th anniversary, focusing on the types of celebratory activities, messaging, and possible organizational improvements that
will ensure the League’s effectiveness for another hundred years.
Several issues deserve special attention. Two important 2013 Supreme Court decisions have already had an impact on voting rights in this nation. The first case brought an important win for the League, voters, and our democracy. In Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. (ITCA), the court upheld the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) while rejecting Arizona’s requirement that residents provide documentary proof of citizenship
when registering to vote. The Arizona League was a plaintiff in Arizona v. ITCA, and the LWVUS filed an amicus
brief in the case. The Secretaries of State of Kansas and Arizona quickly tried to circumvent the Court’s ruling,
suing the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to modify the national mail-in voter registration. The
LWVUS and Leagues of Kansas and Arizona intervened in the case, Kobach, et al v. EAC. In late March 2014, a
District Court decision approved the documentary proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration in Arizona and Kansas, saying such requirements are not preempted by the federal National Voter Registration Act.
The League and other groups immediately filed a notice to appeal this bad decision and also asked for a stay.
The League was also a leader in seeking compliance with the NVRA at the new state-based health care exchanges created under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Just one week after reaffirming the continued importance
of the NVRA, the Supreme Court turned around and gutted a critical component of the historic 1965 Voting
Rights Act (VRA). The Court’s ruling in Shelby v. Holder overturned the law’s formula for applying a key requirement that specific states “pre-clear” any changes to voting requirements or elections with the federal government. The League immediately responded, urging Congress to take decisive action. The LWVUS worked with
members of Congress and their staff throughout the year, and mobilized our grassroots activists to submit more
than 37,000 letters to their Senators and Representatives. In January 2014, the U.S. House introduced bipartisan
legislation, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014, that would protect the rights of all voters by repairing
the damage inflicted to the VRA by the Court’s Shelby decision.
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[from the convention book, continued]
CLIMATE CHANGE [Editor’s Note: Also see the item on Page 1 mentioning the efforts of members
from the Bay Area (Berkeley-Albany-Emeryville), Delaware and Florida to move the national League
toward more aggressive action on Climate Change]
From the thousands of League members that sent grassroots letters to the White House calling for leadership to protect the climate, to a full-page ad in a Hawaii paper addressing President Obama during his
holiday break on behalf of tough standards for power plants, the League was an unrelenting advocate for
action to address climate change. In late 2013, the LWVUS and Leagues across the country testified at
EPA Listening Sessions and urged the agency to quickly implement the new carbon pollution standards for
new power plants unveiled by President Obama a few months earlier. To date the League has collected
and sent over 17,000 comments to the EPA in support of these new standards. The League also engaged
in the fight against the catastrophic Keystone XL Pipeline by joining the “All Risk, No Reward” Coalition,
applauded the LWVNE testimony at a State Department hearing, and submitted nearly 10,000 letters to
the President and U.S. State Department voicing our concerns. The League also urged the U.S. Senate to
maintain funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cosponsored a U.S. House briefing on
the Clean Air Act and climate change, and, together with 18 different Leagues, submitted comments to
the EPA Science Advisory Board on the potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” on drinking
water resources.
AGRICULTURE UPDATE (http://forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf p.59)
Delegates at LWVUS Convention 2012 voted to undertake one update over the biennium: LWVUS Agriculture position. The LWVUS Agriculture Update Committee was chaired by LWVUS Board Member Norman Turrill (OR). Committee members included: Margaret Chasson (MD), Linda Hoff (MI), Valerie Kelly (ME), Carol Kuniholm (PA), Sheri
Latash (IL), Marnie Lonsdale (OR), Maggie Robertson (PA) and Jessica Trites Rolle (KS). Committee members authored background papers, crafted questions and discussed the issues in depth. Leagues conducted meetings at
the local and state level. Further information on the results of this study will be available at Convention 2014.
STATEMENT OF POSITION ON FEDERAL AGRICULTURE POLICIES [http://forum.lwv.org/memberresources/article/lwvus-position-federal-agriculture-policies?
utm_source=LeadersUpdate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=LU20140522]
The League [LWVUS at lwv.org] believes that government should provide financial support for agriculture
that includes disaster assistance, crop insurance, need-based loans and incentives to adopt best management practices. Support should be extended to specialty crops, such as fruits, vegetables and nuts, to
new production methods, such as organic, hydroponic, and urban practices, and to farms that supply local and regional markets.
Subsidized crop yield insurance should be linked to implementation of best management practices with
the subsidy denied for marginal or environmentally sensitive land. The premium subsidy for crop insurance should be available for a wide range of crops, such as fruits, vegetables and specialty crops. Government should limit the amount of the premium subsidy received by larger farms.
The League supports policies that increase competition in agricultural markets. Antitrust laws should be
enforced to ensure competitive agricultural markets. Alternative marketing systems such as regional hub
markets, farmers’ markets and farmer cooperatives should be promoted.
Clean air and water regulations should apply to all animal and aquaculture production and processing facilities, and not just to the very large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Such regulations
should be designed in a manner that takes into account environmentally sound technologies and the
scale of the operation being regulated. Small size operations should not be granted automatic exemption
from regulation.
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[agriculture policy continued]
http://lwv.org
The League believes that government regulatory agencies dealing with animal and aquaculture production should have adequate authority and funding to 1) enforce regulations and 2) gather information
that supports monitoring the impacts of all animal feeding and aquaculture operations on human and
animal health and the environment.
Government should fund basic research related to agriculture. Government funded research should
also address the impact of new technologies on human health and the environment prior to widespread adoption of products developed with such technologies. Assessment of products developed
with new technologies should be conducted as transparently as possible, while respecting intellectual
property rights. Research should be funded to support the continuation of diversified and sustainable
agricultural systems, such as seed banking and promoting and preserving genetic diversity.
To provide adequate safety of our food supply, government should:
 Clarify and enforce pre-market testing requirements for foods and food additives developed using
any new chemical technology, such as genetic engineering or nanotechnology;
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Require developers to monitor all such new food products developed after releasing to the market;
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Require developers of such new food products to provide data and other materials to independent
third parties for pre- and post-marketing safety assessment;
Fund independent third party risk assessment examining how long term and multiple exposures to
such new foods affect human health and the environment;
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Withdraw marketing approval and require recall if such products are shown to be unsafe;
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Require post-market monitoring of human health and environmental impacts for pharmaceutical
applications used in animal and aquaculture production;
Limit use of antibiotics in animal production to the treatment of disease;
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Promote crop management practices that decrease dependency on added chemicals; and
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Fund, employ and train sufficient personnel for assessment and compliance functions of regulatory
agencies.
The League supports government developing and requiring more informative and standardized definitions on product labeling. Food labeling and advertising should display only approved health and safety
claims and an accurate representation of the required ingredient and nutrition lists. The League supports consumer education about labeling of foods developed using any new technology.
© 2011 League of Women Voters. 1730 M Street NW, Suite 1000,Washington, DC 20036-4508
NATIONAL LWV CONVENTION
The LWVUS is holding its biennial convention June 6-10, in Dallas.
http://forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf
gives the program. Above, and on the preceding two pages, are excerpts
from the program book (pp. 57-59) and from a separate agriculture policy
document issued by the national LWV in advance of the 2014 Convention.
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OFFICERS AND CONTACTS FOR OUR LEAGUE
(LWV OF SOUTH SAN MATEO COUNTY, 2014-15)
President: Ellen Hope, [email protected]
Vice-President Administration: Debby Maio, [email protected]
Vice-President Program: Denise Rice, [email protected]
Secretary: Joyce Shefren, [email protected]
Treasurer (& Database Mgmt.): Jack Morris, [email protected]
Director (Membership): Lisa Conrad, [email protected]
Director (Candidate Forums): Diana Post, [email protected]
Director (Climate Change and Local Issues), Ann Draper, [email protected]
Director (without portfolio): Patti Fry, [email protected]
Speaker Services: Sue Alvarez, [email protected]
Member Notices: Anne DeCarli, [email protected]
Voter Registration: Joanne Bruggemann, [email protected]
Transportation: Onnolee Trapp, [email protected]
VOTER Editor: Evan Hughes, [email protected]
League Office: LWVSSMC, 713 Santa Cruz Ave., #9, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Our League phone and email: (650) 325-5780 and [email protected]
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR (LWVSSMC)
JUNE
LWVSSMC MONTHLY BOARD MEETING at Ellen Hope’s. Contact: Ellen Hope, President, (650)
839-8647, [email protected].
2 Mon
7:00pm
3 Tues
7am-8pm
5 Thur
6:30pm
New Voices for Youth video screening at Siena Youth Center (SYC), 151 Buckingham Ave, Redwood City. (See Page 4.)
6-10
all day, 5
days
forum.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2014conventionworkbookprogram.pdf.)
12 Thur
7pm
ELECTION DAY! STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION OF 2014. REMEMBER TO VOTE,
AND REMIND OTHERS !!!!
LWV NATIONAL CONVENTION in Dallas, Texas. (See Pages 1, and 6-9 in this issue, and http://
New Voices for Youth video screening at Round Table Pizza, 1225 El Camino, Menlo Park, featuring “When Fosters Speak” including discussion with the students. (See Page 4.)
JULY
7 Mon
No meeting of the Board, as there will be a Board Retreat later in July or August. Contact:
no meeting Ellen
Hope, President, (650) 839-8647, [email protected].
20 Sun
12 noon, or LWVSSMC VOLUNTEERS FOR THE BEER BOOTH at the Connoisseur’s Marketplace in Menlo
1:30pm Park. Contact: Lucile Spurlock, 323-5358, [email protected]. (Page 4, box at bottom)
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