League of Women Voters of Santa Monica
VOTER
November 2010
November VOTER
Upcoming Events
Our Mission
Diversity Policy
Election Photos
Meet Newly Electeds
Desalinization Demo
Thanks to Donors
SM Leaf Blower Ban
Join Our List
Election Activities
Pros & Cons--Patty and
Thea
November 2010
The Election Season is almost over. I say almost, because
some contests may not be finally decided for another week or
two. League members are very happy at the state level with
the defeat of Prop. 27 and, locally, with the passage of Y and
YY.
We want to congratulate all of those who won their contests
and thank all of the contestants for their cooperation through
various forums, questionnaires and video tapings. Santa
Monica is a politically active and involved community, and the
demands on candidates are extensive. Win or lose, we hope
you remain active in the political process of the community
and invite you to join us in our activities during the next year.
We also want to thank CityTV and the Center for
Governmental Studies for working with us again to assure we
have a well informed community regarding local issues and
candidates. This is an ongoing partnership which we value
greatly.
Our next VOTER will be after the winter holidays, but you
can update your subscription profile to tell us what kinds of
mailings you wish to receive in addition to the monthly
newsletter.
--Joanne Leavitt, President, LWVSM
Report on Election Activities
SMMUSD Board
Candidates Forum
Thea Brodkin reports that LWVSM speakers (Thea, Patty
Leach, Joanne Leavitt) made 12 presentations to community
organizations. Joanne did voter registration events at
SAMOHI and Step Up on Second, and she distributed Easy
Voter and L.A. County Voter Info Guides.
Forum Timekeepers
Barbara Inatsugu worked with CityTV and the Center for
Governmental Studies to provide a full schedule of statements
by and interviews with candidates for City Council, School
Board and Rent Control Board as well as pros and cons on the
ballot measures Y and YY. Copies of the schedule were sent
home with all elementary students in Santa Monica.
LWVSM also conducted a candidates forum for SMMUSD
school board candidates at SMMUSD headquarters on October
6.
We will need more help next election to get more candidates
to participate in Smart Voter.
Meet Your Newly Elected Officials
Upcoming events...
In January:
* LWVC Program Planning
meeting - date TBD
* Lunch with the new
Mayor - date TBD
* Jan 17 - Martin Luther
King celebration
Dates for these will be
posted on our website
when they become
available. Many other
future events are also
listed. Read more...
We welcome our members and friends to an informal social
hour on December 2nd, 5:30 to 7:30pm, to meet our newly
elected city and community officials along with those
continuing to serve in office. Please join us for food and
conversation. There is no charge. Please call 310-394-4661
or email League@lwvsantamonica.org for address.
DESAL Demonstration Facility Go-See Tour
The League of Women Voters of Torrance Area is sponsoring
a tour of the Desalinization Demonstration Facility on
December 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The tour will
begin at the Sealab facility at 1021 North Harbor Dr.,
Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Parking is directly across the
street at the AES power plant parking lot. Reservations are
limited, so please RSVP to Kay White, 310-373-1901 or
kaywhite645@peoplepc.com.
Thank you to our donors
Our Mission
The League of Women Voters, a
nonpartisan political organization,
encourages informed and active
participation in government, works
to increase understanding of major
public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and
advocacy.
Diversity Policy
The League of Women Voters
of Santa Monica in both its values
and practices, affirms its belief and
commitment to diversity and
pluralism, which means there shall
be no barriers to participation in any
activity of the LWV on the basis of
gender, race, creed, age, sexual
Patty Leach for a donation to our Education Fund.
Rose Kaufman, Karen and Neil Carrey, Charles Donaldson,
Thea Brodkin, Ruth Romoff, William and Marjorie Anderson,
Anita Walker and Joanne Leavitt for donations to our general
fund.
All who gave cash donations to support our election activities
at our August event.
News You Can Use...
Leaf Blower Ban
Santa Monica's new leaf flower ban just went into effect, and
the City has published a one-page flyer, both in English and
Spanish, which you can download here.
League of Women Voters of Santa Monica
P. O. Box 1265
Santa Monica, CA 90406
Phone: 310.394.4661
www.lwvsantamonica.org
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