Members met to decide what issues to recommend to LWV California for emphasis over the next two years and what issues to recommend to LWVP for emphasis over the coming year.
The League of Women Voter of Piedmont met in our annual Program Planning on February 1, 2023 to discuss our local program goals for the coming year. The topics below were recommended as potential issues for emphasis by the membership.
- Education and advocacy around climate, to include electrification
- Education and advocacy around the Housing Element to include the Moraga Canyon project
- Education and advocacy on gun safety and gun proliferation
- Pool construction oversight
- Piedmont contract w/ Oakland Public Library
- Declining enrollment in public schools
- Education and advocacy around racial justice
- Education and advocacy around misinformation and disinformation
A polling of the members who were present at our meeting identified the two top areas by a wide margin were: 1) the Housing Element to include the Moraga Canyon project, and 2) gun safety and gun proliferation.
The LWVP Board of Directors voted on the membership’s suggested topics to determine the recommendations presented today. The board considered the popularity of the topics among the members as well as the resources available to implement the recommended Program. The board recommends the following Program for the 2023-24 year.
- Education and advocacy around the Housing Element to include the Moraga Canyon project
- Education and advocacy on gun safety and gun proliferation
This year, we also recommended to LWV California that they emphasize 1) advocacy for legislation to improve California’s water policy, wildfire preparation and response, and the transition to sustainable, clean energy solutions; 2) focus on housing and homelessness through educational programming and advocacy; and 3) focus on education and advocacy around responsible gun ownership.