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NewsThe LWV Diablo Valley members have had two very busy months serving new and seasoned voters all around the county - from San Ramon, Orinda, and Martinez, to Pittsburg, Antioch, Brentwood, and Oakley. A key goal for this election cycle was to distribute the League’s work more evenly across the county. With the many hours that League volunteers committed to the election this year, we are proud to say that we succeeded!
- Candidate Roundtables (10) at the CCTV Studios in Martinez. All are now available here, on our YouTube channel.
- Candidate Forums (8) with the much-appreciated outreach from numerous partners: Industrial Association, East Bay Leadership Council, Las Trampas Creek Council of PTAs, Tri-Valley PTA, Orinda Association, APAPA, AAUWs, and Clayton Library Foundation. (Videos posted here when available.)
- Pros & Cons presentations (30+) all across the county.
- Mis/Disinformation presentations (14) at community colleges and high schools, including five at Acalanes High School.
- Community Conversations webinars (2): Roadmap to Voting 2024 and Pros & Cons.
- Girl Scout and Brownies presentations (5): Concord, Walnut Creek, and Danville troops.
- Tabling events (12+): including Festival Latino, Pittsburg Seafood Festival, Antioch Council of Teens Trunk-0-Treat, St. Mary’s College, several high schools, three Hope Solutions Apartment days, Loaves and Fishes, Connections House, and Loma Vista Adult Center.
- Livestreamed Instagram Youth Town Halls (2) geared to young voters, thanks to the work of our St. Mary’s intern and our partnership with the County Elections Office…so fun to do!
THANK YOU to all our Leaguers for making this an amazingly positive election cycle!
One note of disappointment:
As we all know, the Antioch community has been going through a lot of upsetting issues. Genesis Church and the NAACP reached out to the League to partner with them for an Antioch City Mayor Candidate Forum. The forum was set to go on October 25th even though one of the three candidates was most likely not going to be able to attend due to a schedule conflict. The evening before the forum, a second candidate decided not to participate, thus leaving just one candidate, forcing cancellation of the event. For voters in the Antioch community, many of whom had planned to be at the forum and had delayed casting their ballot until hearing from the candidates, this was truly a disappointment.
by Shawn Gilbert and Ana Pan, Voter Services Co-Chairs
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