Letters to Officials
California State Government
- Further Comments on the Citizens Redistricting Commission Draft Regulations
– Follow up to our September 14, 2009 statement (October 13, 2009) - Voter Pre-Registration for 17-Year-Olds– Statement urging the Governor to sign AB 30 (Price). (October 1, 2009)
- Comments on the Citizens Redistricting Commission Draft Regulations and Appendix– Letter to the California State Auditor expressing concerns and suggested revisions. (September 14, 2009)
- Suggestions for Reforming California's Governance – Statement to the Joint Informational Hearing on Constitutional and Budget Reform of the Senate Committee on Elections, Reapportionment and Constitutional Amendments and Senate Select Committee on Constitutional Reform. (August 18, 2009)
- Taxation Should Be Sufficient, Flexible, Equitable, and Fair – to the Commission on the 21st Century Economy urging they broaden their inquiry. (July 15, 2009)
- LWVC Urges Realistic, Balanced Approach to Budget – to the legislative leaders and the Governor rejecting the idea of a “cuts-only” budget, especially one that decimates crucial programs. (June 12, 2009)
- Spending Limit Proposals - Oppose – to the four legislative leaders and the Governor strongly opposing a “hard” spending cap as part of a budget deal. (February 10, 2009)
- Sustainable communities strategies in regional transportation plans (SB 375) – to Governor Schwarzenegger, requesting his signature (September 24, 2008)
- Policy for addressing the budget gap – to Senator Perata, Senate leaders, and the Governor. (August 21, 2008)
- Environmental and public health laws – to Governor and legislative leaders (May 6, 2008)
- Proposed Recycled Water Policy
– to Tam M. Doduc, Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board (March 10, 2008) - Administration of the Death Penalty in California - to John Van De Kamp, Chair, California Commission on the
Fair Administration of Justice (January 10, 2008)
- Universal Health Care - to Assembly Speaker Núñez opposing ABX1 1. See related Call to Action. (November 19, 2007)
- State Budget Deficit - to Committee Chair John Laird, Conference Committee on the Budget. Similar letters were sent to the Governor, the legislataive leaders of both parties, and the other members of the Conference Committee. See related press release.
- Redistricting
(SCA 3) - to Assembly Speaker Núñez and Minority Leader Plescia (August
29, 2006). See related press
release.
- College Opportunity Act of 2006 (SB 1709) - to Senator Scott (April 18, 2006)
- CalVoter database and the inappropriate rejection of a large number of voter registrations - to Secretary of State Bruce McPherson (March 28, 2006)
- Infrastructure Bond
Proposals - to Senator Kevin Murray, Chair, Conference Committee
on Infrastructure Bonds (March 2006)
- California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) - to Governor (June 24, 2005)
- Redistricting (ACAX1 3) (Mar. 29, 2005)
- Redistricting
Reform - to Governor (January 2005)
- Regular Review of Tax Expenditures (AB 2106) (August 26, 2004)
- Regular Review of Tax Expenditures (AB 2106) (June 17, 2004)
United States Federal Government
- Concern about the USA PATRIOT Act (to Sen. Feinstein) May 22, 2005
See also "Calls to Action".