The chapter's weekly Voter newsletter and latest news & announcements.
Weekly Voter
Local Webinars
Webinars from League chapters around the Bay Area. Below are upcoming webinars and 2026 recordings, checked October 24, 2026.
Upcoming
- One Person, One Vote (Electoral College educational session, LWV of North & Central San Mateo County) — Monday, November 9, 2026, 5:00–6:00 PM PT on Zoom. Details: https://www.lwvncsmc.org/
LWV Bay Area (regional)
- LWV Bay Area League Day 2026: Sharing Perspectives on LWV California Policies & Plans — March 20, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of Berkeley Albany Emeryville
- Democracy Under Siege: Defending and Empowering Voters in 2026 — October 21, 2026 (recording)
- Where It Comes From, Where It Goes: A Refresher on CA Surface Water — March 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of Los Altos–Mountain View Area
- Ballot Measure Analysis Presentation - Pros & Cons — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of Oakland
- VWTL Nov 2026 Vote with the League - Ballot Measure Recommendations (All measures) — October 14, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- 2026 Vote with the League - Ballot Measure Recommendations (for 5 select measures) — October 9, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- LWV Oakland - 2026 Ballot Measures: Pros & Cons presentation — October 2, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Understanding Oakland's Charter Reform Process — April 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of San Francisco
- San Francisco November 2026 Election Propositions and Ranked Choice Voting Explained — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Money in San Francisco Politics: Who's Spending Big on the Election? — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- The Future of Independent Commissions in San Francisco — March 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of South San Mateo County
- Pros & Cons Presentation — CA Propositions, Regional Transit Measure, County Measures — October 2026 (Zoom webinars October 5 & 8)
- 2026 Pros & Cons — Understanding Your Ballot — October 2026 (joint San Mateo County video)
LWV of Palo Alto
- November 2026 Election Nonpartisan Pros/Cons: 14 State Propositions, Prop J & Regional Transit — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Regional Transit Measure — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Measure J Palo Alto Community Safety/Services Measure — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- How to Evaluate Propositions & Measures — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- How Do Propositions 40, 41, 42 Interact? — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Unite and Rise for Voting Rights — September 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Protecting Our Elections: How to Prepare for Attacks on the Right to Vote — September 22, 2026
- Immigration, Congress and Common Sense — February 24, 2026
LWV of Cupertino-Sunnyvale
- Your Vote Is Your Power: Looking at the SAVE Act and CA Prop 39 — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- About Santa Clara County Elections & the SAVE Act — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- LWVCS Forum with School Superintendents: How Are Federal Policies Affecting Our Local Schools? — June 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- LWVCS Coffee Hour with Claudio Bono — August 20, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- LWVCS Coffee Hour with Ava Chiao — February 19, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of San Jose/Santa Clara
- Pros and Cons of the 2026 State Propositions presented by League of Women Voters SJSCC — October 2026 (CreaTV-produced chaptered overview of Props 1–5 and 37–45)
- Pro's & Con's Forum: California State Propositions 1–5 & 37–45 — September 24, 2026 (hosted by LWV San Jose/Santa Clara)
LWV of Sonoma County
- 2026 Pros & Cons of State Ballot Propositions — October 2026 (English, 14 short videos)
- "Ventajas y Desventajas de las Proposiciones Estatales de 2026 — October 2026 (Spanish, 14 videos)
- "Non-Partisan Voter Registration Tips & Techniques — October 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
LWV of Fremont/Newark/Union City
- "November 3, 2026 Election Ballot Measures Pros & Cons — October 17, 2026
LWV of Diablo Valley
- "Get the Lowdown on 2026 California Propositions — October 1, 2026 (Community Conversation webinar, co-sponsored with LWV West Contra Costa County)
- Get the Nuts and Bolts of Voting Safety and Security — September 24, 2026 (Community Conversation webinar, co-sponsored with LWV West Contra Costa County)
- How Much Power Should the President Have? — SMC Webinar 2026 — September 17, 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Understanding Universal Healthcare — Part II — September 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Standing Up to Hate Crimes in California — September 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
- Bridging the Gap through Respectful Conversations — September 2026 (on their YouTube channel)
More news & announcements
- Learn about our Regional Transit Measure:
- Not 18 yet? You can still lock in your vote.
- 16 and want a front-row seat to democracy? Contra Costa County
- The recordings are on our website:
- Anuncio de servicio público de Contra Costa TV para las Elecciones de
- Contra Costa TV's Election 2026 PSA — voter information, important
- Today is Vote Early Day! Vote Early Day is a celebration of every
- Since its founding in 1945, the United Nations has played an important
- What' on the ballot for the Midterm Elections? ALL 435 seats in the
- Make a plan to vote EARLY! Vote Early Day is here! Voting early gives
- Note to self (and everyone else!): Make a plan to vote
- Meet Sania Irwin, Chair of the League of Women Voters Education Fund
- We've all crammed for an exam or pulled an all-nighter for a paper
- VOTE411 is your source for reliable, nonpartisan election information!
- The League of Women Voters of West Contra Costa County enthusiastically
- Shoutout to the amazing people behind our elections! From processing
- Being an election observer makes a difference! Become an election
