Social Policy

Social Policy

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Women Who Shape Santa Monica 2025
Event Date: 
03/19/2025 - 6:30pm
Event location: 

Brookdale Ocean House

LWVSM Annual event celebrating women who made a significant contribution to the city of Santa Monica.  RSVP Here<

Elementary School District Consolidation
Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?

Decreased government education funding, declining student populations, lagging achievement, growing expectations for academic offerings, costly accountability measures, and high property taxes compel us to question: Are we getting the most out of every education tax dollar?
 
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At the January 9, 2023, Oak Hammock Committee Meeting, Dr. Nancy Hardt, MD presented, "Politics and Infant and Maternal Health." Dr. Hardt is a professor emerita at the UF College of Medicine.

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We did it! As of today (Friday, January 5, 2024), the Division of Elections is reporting that #AbortionOnTheBallot has 910,946 verified signatures meeting the threshold, enough to qualify for the 2024 election! What a huge milestone for abortion access in our state!

transportation - measure c
Event Date: 
01/20/2024 - 11:30am
Event location: 

Stone Soup Community Room

What should the future of transportation in Fresno County look like?

Position

Development of an adequately funded, multi-modal transportation system which is efficient, convenient, cost effective, safe, serves all segments of the population, minimizes harmful effects on the environment, is integrated with land use development, includes use of transit and other alternatives to single occupant vehicles and is supported by extensive public information.

Position

Every resident of Shasta County should have access to the level of health care which meets basic human needs to improve and maintain quality of life.

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Support of a comprehensive public mental health system that emphasizes local services, provides treatment for the individual as a whole person, and supports the relationship between the individual and his/her family and community

Position

Support of programs in the community which reduce the rate of teen pregnancy and which meet the educational, physical and emotional needs of adolescent parents and their families.

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Support state and local policies, legislation, and programs which promote accessible, affordable, quality child care and early identification, intervention and treatment for all children in Shasta County.

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