Past Events For California + Diablo Valley + South San Mateo County + Cupertino- Sunnyvale + the US (LWVUS) + Southwest Santa Clara Valley + Fremont-Newark-Union City + Santa Clara County + The Bay Area + West Contra Costa County

SenatorBecker
Event Date: 
06/16/2022 - 5:30pm
Event location: 

Celia's Mexican Restaurant

Join us for our LWVSSMC Annual Meeting!  We will be at Celia's in Menlo Park and have an outdoor area reserved.

Ballot Pros Cons
Event Date: 
10/03/2020 - 12:00am to 10/26/2020 - 11:45pm

The Leagues of Women Voters of San Mateo County, along with the North and Central San Mateo County leagues, is proud to co-host the Pros & Cons, a nonpartisan explanation of state propositions with supporting and opposing arguments.  

California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline
Event Date: 
10/22/2025 - 5:30pm to 7:00pm
Event location: 

Fireside Books & More

NEW DATE AND NEW LOCATION!

Wednesday, October 22
5:30 to 7 PM

WomenVoteinAction
Event Date: 
10/20/2025 - 3:00pm to 5:00pm
Event location: 

ZOOM Only

This is the regular meeting of the Action-Advocacy Committee. Attend and learn about issues that concern our League.

No Kings Rally
Event Date: 
10/18/2025 - 1:00pm to 3:00pm

We stand for democracy—not monarchy.

No Kings Rally 101825
Event Date: 
10/18/2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm
Event location: 

BROADWAY PLAZA

LWVUS is joining No Kings 2 as a national partner on Saturday, October 18. LWVUS stands in solidarity with partners against hate and authoritarianism.

Fact over Fiction: Navigating the News
Event Date: 
10/14/2025 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Event location: 

Lone Tree Golf & Event Center - Champions Bar & Grill

Learn how to spot and stop mis/disinformation, identify reliable news sources, and use critical thinking to navigate the complexities of today’s media landscape.

Born Equal Community Conversation
Event Date: 
10/13/2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

St Mary's College, Soda Center (or ZOOM)

Professor Akhil Amar, Yale constitutional scholar, will discuss his new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920, which explores the transformative amendments that redefined freedom, equality, and voting rights in the post–Civil War era.

Pros & Cons
Event Date: 
10/09/2025 - 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

Zoom

Proposition 50 Pros & Cons

Watch the recording of this webinar.

Learn about 2025 CA Prop 50
Event Date: 
10/09/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

LWVDV will present Pros and Cons positions about Proposition 50 based on research, as well as information about major funding sources supporting and opposing the proposition. Janet Hoy of LWVDV will make the presentation and answer your questions about the upcoming California Proposition 50.

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Past Events Co-Hosted By West Contra Costa County + Cupertino- Sunnyvale + Diablo Valley + Fremont-Newark-Union City + Santa Clara County + South San Mateo County + Southwest Santa Clara Valley + The Bay Area + the US (LWVUS) + California

Born Equal Community Conversation
Event Date: 
10/13/2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Event location: 

St Mary's College, Soda Center (or ZOOM)

Professor Akhil Amar, Yale constitutional scholar, will discuss his new book, Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920, which explores the transformative amendments that redefined freedom, equality, and voting rights in the post–Civil War era.

Learn about 2025 CA Prop 50
Event Date: 
10/09/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

LWVDV will present Pros and Cons positions about Proposition 50 based on research, as well as information about major funding sources supporting and opposing the proposition. Janet Hoy of LWVDV will make the presentation and answer your questions about the upcoming California Proposition 50.

Challenges to Voting Rights - Then and Now
Event Date: 
09/18/2025 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join us for an illuminating program on the history of the Woman’s Suffrage Movement and how it inspired the production of the Broadway musical SUFFs, followed by a conversation about the SAVE Act and how its passage would challenge the right to vote for many Americans.

What is DEI?
Event Date: 
05/15/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Over the last 40 years, the goal of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has been to address inequities in all aspects of our society. Why was it created? What are its benefits and challenges? Why do some people support it and others perceive it as threatening? What is its future in our country?

Realities of Immigration - A Community Conversation
Event Date: 
04/17/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join us to better understand the economic, legal, and social impacts of the changing immigration policies and learn about the effects on all members in our community

Bridging the Gap: A Community Conversation
Event Date: 
02/20/2025 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join this webinar to learn about how individuals can help build bridges across divides in our families, communities, and country.

Post Election Challenges - A Community Conversation
Event Date: 
12/12/2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Are there guardrails and constraints that can be employed when powerful special interests challenge the current democratic institutions? Join us to hear Dr. Akhil Reed Amar (Yale) discuss post-election challenges to the Constitution.

2024 Pros and Cons Community Conversation
Event Date: 
09/26/2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Confused about the California ballot propositions? Join this LWVDV webinar to learn about them in depth and through a nonpartisan lens.

Roadmap to Voting 2024 - Community Conversation
Event Date: 
09/19/2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Your Roadmap to Voting 2024 will introduce voters to important information about preparing themselves for the November 5, 2024 election.

The State of Local Journalism - Community Conversation
Event Date: 
05/16/2024 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Event location: 

virtual (Zoom)

Join us for a conversation about the challenges facing local journalism and how to be more news media literate and better informed about local issues.

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