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Our Positions

Below are links to LWVBA Regional positions, links to local League positions as well as LWVC state and LWV-US positions.

For more information on LWVUS, LWVC or an local League, please visit the indivudal League main websites.

LWVC Positions

LWVUS Positions

Local League Positions

What is a Position?

The League of Women Voters takes action on an issue only when we have a position addressing that particular issue. Members must study and come to consensus on an issue, in order to form a position. This thorough grassroots process ensures that our advocacy is well considered by a broad range of people, understood by our members, and we have a sense of the political environment.

The Bay Area Positions

Environment (Natural Resources)

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support legislations and measures that will mitigate environmental issues and provide sustainable processes. We also support the proper implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act.

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Hazardous Materials Management

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support a hazardous materials management program that protects the public health and the environment from the adverse effects of hazardous materials in the Bay Area.

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Housing (Social Policy)

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support a regional housing plan that is part of the broader comprehensive regional plan. We also support federal and state legislation that facilitates the implementation of regional housing goals.

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Regional Government & Planning

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support comprehensive regional planning and the establishment of a planning agency in our region.

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Transportation – Airports

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support coordination between environmental and land use concerns, and the need for aviation services in the Bay Area.

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Transportation – Surface

Submitted by The Bay Area in January 2021.

Position

We support a sustainable and eco-friendly transportation system. We also support a long-term, comprehensive planning process that involves the public and is influenced by transit-oriented growth patterns.

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All The Bay Area Subscribed Positions

California Water Resources

Submitted by California in April 2019.

Position

Climate Change

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

State and local Leagues, and individual League members, have a critical role to play in helping to limit future climate change and protect the planet.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote peace in an interdependent world by working cooperatively with other nations and strengthening international organizations.

Local Government

Submitted by California in November 2017.

Position

Meeting Basic Human Needs

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters of the United States believes that one of the goals of social policy in the United States should be to promote self-sufficiency for individuals and families and that the most effective social programs are those designed to prevent or reduce poverty.

NATURAL RESOURCES

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Promote an environment beneficial to life through the protection and wise management of natural resources in the public interest.

REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in March 2018.

Position

Promote an open governmental system that is representative, accountable and responsive.

SOCIAL POLICY

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in February 2018.

Position

Secure equal rights and equal opportunity for all. Promote social and economic justice, and the health and safety of all Americans.

United Nations

Submitted by the US (LWVUS) in April 2019.

Position

The League of Women Voters supports a strong, effective United Nations and endorses the full and active participation of the United States in the UN system.