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The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue or advocates for a cause when there is an existing League position that supports the issue or speaks to the cause.
Positions result from a process of study. Any given study, whether it be National, State, or Local, is thorough in its pursuit of facts and details. As the study progresses, a continuing discussion of pros and cons of each situation occurs. Prior to the results of the study being presented to the general membership, study committee members fashion consensus questions that are then addressed by the membership.
Additional discussion, pro and con, takes place as members (not part of the study committee) learn the scope of the study. After the members reach consensus, the board forms positions based on that consensus.
It is the consensus statement -- the statement resulting from the consensus questions -- that becomes a position. Firm action or advocacy can then be taken on the particular issue addressed by the position. Without a position, action/advocacy cannot be taken.
Regional/Local Action & Advocacy
The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area believes that government at the regional level should be structured so that it can effectively and responsibly solve those problems that transcend political boundaries. The LWVBA, by including all nine Bay Area Counties, makes possible League Study and Action on region-wide problems and issues.
Positions 2020-2022
Our positions address Regional Government, Regional Planning, Environment, Natural Resources, Hazardous Materials Management, Social Policy, Surface Transportation, and Airport Transportation and are available in the following documents. All position have been reviewed and updated in 2016.
- Regional Government & Planning
- Environment (Natural Resources)
- Hazardous Materials Management
- Housing (Social Policy)
- Transportation – Surface
- Transportation – Airports
See our state League (LWV California) Positions at lwvc.org/our-work/positions.
Letters
Follow these links to view published correspondence:
2022
2021
- July 23 Comment letter on Resiliency Highway 37 Project
- July 12 Letter to MTC/ABAG on Plan Bay Area, MTC Implementation Plan & EIR Report
- June 8 Letter to Bay Area Air Quality Management District re: Rule 6-5
2020
2018
December 10 Letter to CASA supporting Draft Compact concepts
2016
- April 22 Statement Re: MTC/ABAG Merger Study
- January 20 Letter to the SF Chronicle Editor - Simplify System
- January 7 Letter to MTC Planning Committee & ABAG Administrative Committee Re: MTC‐ABAG Merger Study
2015
- October 26 Letter to MTC - Re: Consolidation Planning
- October 21 Letter to BAAQMD - Re: Wood Burning Devices
- September 22 Letter to MTC - Re: Functional Consolidation of Planning Staff
- September 16 Letter to ABAG - Re: Consolidation Proposal
- July 28 LWVBA comments to Bay Area Air Quality Management District regarding Climate Protection Strategy
- July 2 LWVBA to Bay Area Air Quality Management District regarding Refinery Regulations
- June 30 LWVBA to MTC, regarding PCA program
- May LWVBA Crude Oil Transportation by Rail
- Slide Presentation: http://www.lwvbae.org/league-news/crude-by-rail-in-the-bay-area-2/
2014
- May LWVC Final Comments on Bay Delta Conservation Plan, May 15, 2014
- May 15 LWVC Opposes Bay Delta Conservation Plan EIR Certification
- April 28 LWVBA Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
- March 19 LWVBA letter to Air Quality Management District regarding the Commuter Benefits Proposal (pdf)
- February 23 LWVUS & LWVBA letter to the Internal Revenue Service
2013
- November 19 LETTERS ON THE PLAN BAY AREA sent to ABAG & MTC
- LWVBA letter re:Plan Bay Area Amendment on Cap and Trade Revenue Allocation
- May 14 LWVBA Letter to ABAG and MTC with Specific Comments on the Plan Bay Area
- May 10 LWV Berkeley, Albany Emeryville Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 14 LWV Diablo Valley Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 12 LWV Los Altos/Mountain View Letter on Plan Bay Area
- Mary 7 LWV Marin County Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 14 LWV Oakland Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 14 LWV San Francisco Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 14 LWV San Jose/Santa Clara Letter on Plan Bay Area
- May 14 LWV Santa Clara County Letter on Plan Bay Area
- April 30 Letter to the Editor of San Francisco Chronicle, stating LWVBA's support of the process of Regional Planning through the Plan Bay Area
- April 30 Letter to MTC supporting Regional Planning through the EEJ Alternative
- April 10 Letter to MTC requesting extension of comment period for Plan Bay Area
- April 2 Letter to MTC regarding Public Meetings on the Plan Bay Area
- March 14 Letter to Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board regarding the CalTrain Electrification Project EIR (pdf)
2012
- Nov 21 Letter to MTC regarding Shifting of Funds from MTC to the CMAs (pdf)
- Aug 27 Letter to ABAG on Regional Housing Needs Allocation Methodology (pdf)
- June 2 Letter to State Senator DeSaulnier in support of SB 878: Regional Governance and Bay Area Economic Development (pdf)
- May 9 Letter to MTC on DRAFT Transportation Investment Strategy (pdf)
2011
- Dec 5 Letter to Will Travis, BCDC (pdf)
- Nov 18 Letter to MTC re: One Bay Area Grant Program (pdf)
- July Endorsement of TransForm's platform: Strategic Investments for a Better Bay Area (pdf)
- June 6 Joint Policy Committee Director Ted Droettboom (pdf)
- March 10 2013 RTP/SCS Projects letter to MTC (pdf)
2010
- Nov 28 Margaret Gordon Civic Ventures' Purpose Prize(pdf)
- Nov 28 MTC Comment Letter on Draft Public Participation Plan (pdf)
- Sept 13 Letter to Bay Area Newspaper Editors re: Proposition 23 (pdf)
- Sept 13 BART letter re: Oakland Airport Link (pdf)
- August 23 MTC letter re: Public Participation Plan (pdf)
- July 27 MTC Letter re: Transparency in Public Financing (pdf)
- July 20 BART letter on the Oakland Airport Connector (pdf)
- July 1 Joint Policy Committee letter re: SB 375 Target Goals (pdf)
- April 19 MTC Letter on the Regional Transportation Plan 2035 (pdf)
2009
- Dec 8 Bay Area Toll Authority Letter re: Bridge Tolls (pdf)
- Nov 18 San Francisco Planning Department Letter regarding Calaveras Dam (pdf)
- Nov 2 MTC Letter regarding Regional Climate Action Initiatives (pdf)
- March 2 Comments on MTC DRAFT 2035 Transportation Plan (pdf)
- Feb 24 AC Transit: Proposed Fare Increase (pdf)
2008
- Oct 28 Scope of Joint Policy Committee and Future Issues (pdf)
- Aug 26 Support for SB375 (pdf)
- July 22 Dumbarton Rail Corridor Project Comments (pdf)
- June 19 Support for AB 2558 (pdf)
2007
- Aug 17 MTC Recertification 2007 (pdf)
- May 9 MTC Funding Proposal for Measure 1B Transit Funding (pdf)
- April 25 Support for AB 239 Housing Trust Fund (pdf)
2006
- Nov 29 Dumbarton Rail Scoping Letter (pdf)
- Sept 22 JPC Amendments to Smart Growth (pdf)
- Sept 2 AB2444 Letter to Schwarzenegger (pdf)
- July 26 MTC - Regional Rail Plan Alternatives (pdf)
- July 21 Statement to the Joint Policy Committee - Bay Area Regional Position on CEQA Reform (pdf)
- May Support for Bay Area Water Forum Memorandum of Understanding (pdf)
- May Memorandum of Understanding: Bay Area Water Forum (pdf)
- February MTC Proposed Transit Connectivity Plan (pdf)
2005
- December Bay Area Regional Water System Improvement Program (RWSIP) (pdf)
- November SF Public Utilites Commission (pdf)
- July Transit Oriented Development Comments (pdf)
- July MTC Transit Oriented Development - Transit Extensions (pdf)
- February Joint Policy Committee Statement (pdf)
- February Joint Policy Committee: MTC 2030 Plan (pdf)
Action on Issues 2012-2014
The purpose of action is to develop support for the League's positions and to influence government decisions and their implementation. Action is both public service and public relations.
Our action and education priorities are highlighted in this document:
