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The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) on December 9, 2024, approved a motion directing staff to conduct public opinion polling on three scenarios for a potential 2026 transportation tax measure.

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With much sadness, the community of the League of Women Voters of the Bay Area, LWV San Jose/Santa Clara, and LWV Santa Clara County share the news about our dear friend and colleague Roma Dawson. Roma succumbed to cancer on December 6, 2025.

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Women play a central role in that participation. As voters, organizers, community leaders, and advocates, women shape how democracy responds to the realities families and communities face every day.

When women vote, organize, and engage in public life, they influence the direction of policies that affect millions of people nationwide.

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WATCH: Stewart, Schumer, Padilla, Morelle slam voter suppression and voter purge bill 

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Coalitions hold the power to propel our democracy forward. In this time of chaos for our democracy, it’s imperative to focus on what brings us together instead of what divides us. Though these times feel destructive to the wellbeing of our democracy, there are ways to fight alongside one another for a shared sense of a better future.  

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Op-ed published in TIME by LWV CEO Celina Stewart