We publish a range of issue papers and resource documents. We also archive materials from past League Days. Events more recent than 2015 are listed individually on the left-hand menu.
2015 League Day - Addressing Climate Change in the Bay Area
- Program Agenda with speakers
- Speaker Biographies
- What Can I Do
- GHG Emission Trends graph
- Modeling CA Impact on Greenhouse Gas graph
- 10 Point Climate Action Work Program
- Cutting Petroleum in Half by 2030
- New Sea Level Rise Policies Fact Sheet
- The Great Dithering, Article, by Gabriel Metcalf (4/10/14)
Introduction by Linda Craig, President LWVBA
Bay Area Monitor 40th Anniversary - video
Welcome to the new Napa County League - video
Presenters
- Keynote Address: Annie Notthoff, California Advocacy Director, Natural Resources Defense Council Video
- Panel 1: Measures to Achieve 2050 GHG Targets Gioia, Kirkey, Cohen Speakers plus Q & A Video
- Panel 1: Measures to Achieve 2050 GHG Targets (Gioia, Kirkey, Cohen) Questions only Video
- Panel 2: Adapting to Sea Level Rise - Gordon, Riordan, Dismore plus Q & A Video
- Panel 3: Local Impacts of Climate Change - Bard, Pavel, Burroughs plus speaker Q & A Video
Individual Speakers
Panel 1: Measures to Achieve 2050 GHG Targets
- Supervisor John Gioia, member, BAAQMD, Calif. Air Resources Board Video
- Ken Kirkey, Planning Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Video Slides
- Stuart Cohen, Executive Director, TransForm Video Slides
Panel 2: Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Assemblyman Rich Gordon, Select Committee on Sea Level Rise Video
Bruce Riordan, Climate Change Consultant, Joint Policy Committee Video Slides
Linda Dismore (Diz) Swift, member, Berkeley Public Works Commission Video Slides
Panel 3: Local Impacts of Climate Change
Jenny Bard, Regional Air Quality Director, American Lung Assn. in CA Video Slides
M. Paloma Pavel PhD, Co-Founder, Breakthrough Communities Video
Timothy Burroughs, Chief Resilience Officer, City of Berkeley Video
2014 League Day - A New Vision on Bay Area Open Space
- Program for the Day
- Speakers Page 1 Page 2
- Conservation and Preservation Organizations
- Further Readings in Open Space
- Ultrafine Particle Concentrations in Schoolrooms and Homes, Air Resources Board Study, March 2010
- Youtube Channel Videos of the day
Presenter & Affiliation
- Keynote Address: Wendy Pulling, Director of Conservation Programs, The Nature Conservancy Video
- Panel 1: Progress in Open Space - speakers plus Q & A Video
- Jeremy Madsen, Greenbelt Alliance
- Sam Schuchat, CA State Coastal Conservancy
- Beverly Lane, East Bay Regional Park District
- Panel 2: Economic Benefit of Open Space - speakers plus Q & A Video
- Andrea Mackenzie, General Manager, Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority
- Karen Gaffney, Conservation Program Planning Manager, Sonoma County Ag. Preservation and Open Space District
- Panel 3: Future Challenges Video
- Matt Brennan, Senior Engineering and Hydrologist ESAPWA
- Nat Seavy PhD, Pacific Coast and Central Valley Research Director, Point Blue Conservation Science
- Jen Foxx, Executive Director, Bay Area Open Space District
2013 League Day - Water: California's Gold
Presenter & Affiliation
- Matt Weiser, The Sacramento Bee Slides(pdf) Video
- Elizabeth Dougherty, Making Sense of Local Water Management in California Slides part 1 (pdf) Slides part 2 (pdf) Video
- Christina Swanson, Natural Resources Defense Council Slides(pdf) Video
- Maurice Roos, CA Department of Water Resources Slides(pdf) Video
- Felicia Marcus, State Water Resources Control Board Slides(pdf)
- Steve Ritchie, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission Slides(pdf)
- Peter Brostrom, CA Department of Water Resources Slides(pdf) Video
- Adam Scow, Food & Water Watch Slides part 1 (pdf) Slides part 2 (pdf)
- Richard Roos Collins, Water and Power Law Group PC Slides(pdf)
- Barbara Barrigan-Parrilla, Restore the Delta Slides(pdf) Video
2012 League Day - Housing and the Bay Area's Future
Presenter & Affiliation
- David Paul Rosen, David Paul Rosen & Associates Slides (pdf) Video
- Miriam Chion, Association of Bay Area Governments Slides (pdf) Video
- Duane Bay, San Mateo County Slides (pdf) Video
- Sam Tepperman-Gelfant, Public Advocates Video
- Jack Nagle, Partner, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP Slides (pdf) Video
- Linda Mandolini, Eden Housing; Susan Friedland, AHA Slides (pdf) Video
- Elaine de Coligny, EveryOne Home Video
- Tim Iglesias, USF School of Law Video
- Mary Murtagh, EAH Housing Video
Additional League Day 2012 footage available here.
2011 League Day - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Taking it to the Next Level
Presenter & Affiliation
- Arthur Rosenfeld - Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Slides (ppt) Video
- Arthur Rosenfeld - California Energy Commission Slides (pdf) Video
- Richard Sinkoff - Port of Oakland's Sustainability Program Slides (pdf) Video
- Douglas Herman - Port of Oakland's Materials Recycle Program Slides (pdf) Video (second part)
- Jo Zientek - San Jose Zero Waste Program Slides (pdf) Video
- Lori Steere, EBMUD Water Recycling Slides (pdf) Video
- Jaimie Levin, AC Transit: Alternative Fuel Slides (pdf) Video
- Damian Breen, Bay Area Air Quality District Slides (pdf) Video
- Nate Ivy, Educator: Community Service, Recycling and Students Slides (pdf) Video
2010 League Day - Big Steps, Little Steps to Addressing Climate Change
To view presenter's remarks, click on the notes bubble at top left of slide. Not all slides contain a notes bubble.
- Steve Heminger, MTC Climate Change Coming
- Rod Dole, Sonoma County, Energy Independence
- Jeremy Madsen, Greenbelt Alliance, Smart Growth
- Laurel Prevetti, San Jose's Green Vision
- Calla Rose Ostrander, San Francisco: Climate Action Plan
2009 League Day - Water: California's New Gold
- 2009 League Day Summary Notes Notes prepared by LWV Southwest Santa Clara Valley
- Crop Choice Issues by Heather Cooley of Pacific Institute
- Regional Conveyance: Who Owns the Water? Katherine Kelly, CA Dept. of Water Resources
- Delta Habitat: Christina Swanson, Executive Director of the Bay Institute
- Delta Vision: a Regional Perspective by Kathleen Van Velsor, Director, Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
2006 League Day - State of The Bay
- Why the Bay Matters Keynote address by Will Travis, Executive Director, Bay Conservation & Development Commission
- 2006 League Day Summary Notes Notes prepared by LWV Cupertino/Sunnyvale on Bay Area League Day
Issue Papers
Issue papers are intended to explore areas that are still somewhat controversial among Bay Area Leagues and murky in regional decision making processes. The perspectives are NOT an attempt to portray a League consensus or to state League positions. Posting on the League Website with the opportunity for continuing discussion may open new paths in the difficult terrain of regional decision making.
- Transit Hubs 2002 Transit Hubs for the San Francisco Bay Area (see also Survey in Resource Documents below)
- LAFCO 2003 Local Agency Formation Commissions
Resource Documents
The documents below include a range of reports, addresses, and goal statements:
- SFPUC presentation on the rebuilding of the Irvington Tunnel to Natural Resources/Water Committee June 14, 2010, part 1 (modified to fit web site restrictions)
- SFPUC presentation on the rebuilding of the Irvington Tunnel June 14, 2010, part 2 (modified to fit web site restrictions)
- LWVBA Survey of Land Use Policy near Transit Hubs 2007
- Joint Policy Committee: Regional Planning - report given by Ted Droettboom (57 page pdf).
- Desalination questions and answers from Know Your Bay Area Day, October 2, 2004 Ocean Water on Tap. Questions from Audience with responses from Jared Huffman, Marin Municipal Water District, member of the Board of Directors
- LWVBA Goals for Transit Oriented Development - Goals adopted by the LWVBA Board July 19, 2004.