The LWV of Santa Monica submitted the following public comments to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) regarding the City of Santa Monica's 2021-2029 Housing Element on December 1, 2021:
Join members where you will hear from Sen. Rosemary Beyer, get updates on how the Oxford community is dealing with the aftermath of the recent school shooting, and hear more about the gun safety ballot initiative.
Dear Members,
Black History Month takes on a special significance this year as we are monitoring and opposing many bills that would limit access to voting as well as the opportunity to impact the vote in many states. Florida is one – League has repeatedly expressed concerns with minority representation and inadequate functional analyses on protected districts and areas of population growth across the state. Be sure to read the article below on redistricting and act.
League members, please join us on Zoom for a learning circle based on the book "Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide" by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Dr. Micah Johnson.
At the January 29 Program Planning meeting, the members voted to add a focus on housing for this year, since each city is updating its Housing Element to meet their RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Assessment) numbers to plan for enough affordab
Now is the time for Congress to step up and pass common-sense gun violence prevention reforms, such as universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, and banning assault weapons.
