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LWVBA Mission-Vision (ILO) Monitors, educates, and advocates League positions in regional context: observing regional planning and governance and reviewing how decision-making impacts communities, addresses systemic inequities, and promotes transparency, financial accountability and inclusive participation.

The League of Women Voters of the Bay Area and California is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights, build grassroots power in our communities, drive policy change on the biggest challenges facing our state, and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy.

We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.

What's New(s)

Statement from Celina Stewart, CEO of the League of Women Voters of the United States, on the Reopening of the Federal Government

November 13, 2025 WASHINGTON, DC — “While we are relieved that the government has reopened and critical services are being restored, this record-length shutdown came at a steep cost. Millions of Americans were deprived of their paychecks, and basic human needs hung in the balance—all while our elected leaders continued to get paid, but failed to secure long-term solutions that support working families and strengthen our democracy. The crisis is far from over—the deal that en

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League of Women Voters Seeks to Protect California Voter Data Against Federal Overreach

Released October 21, 2025 SANTA ANA – Yesterday, the League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) filed a motion in federal court to intervene in USA v. Weber , the US Department of Justice’s case against the California Secretary of State, to protect the data of all California voters and prevent misuse of that data, which could harm California communities. “Californians have a right to privacy and a right to vote free from intimidation or misuse of their personal information

Nov 173 min read