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ONE ACTION TO TAKE

One Action to Take ... In support of Stand in the Sand's Call to "Promote concrete policy changes that usher in a new era of renewable energy source use." And in support of LWV's Action Alert .

An L.A. Times article dated today, June 27, says: "With the gulf oil spill creating political opportunity, Senate Democrats will begin crafting a sweeping energy bill this week that could include a first-ever, though more modest, cap on global-warming pollution, believing they must act now despite differences within their ranks and political jitters in an election year....'We have to get to the 60 votes, but it's not going to happen, I think, without the public really weighing in a major way...,' said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)...."

Energy and climate legislation has been languishing in the Senate for a whole year, and now we have a window of opportunity to move it forward, and in addition, include some new provisions that will address the Gulf blowout.

WRITE OUR SENATORS! Thank them for their support of strong climate and energy legislation, and urge them to continue. Tell your friends in other states to write their Senators too.

LWV'S ACTION ALERT gives a model letter that you can modify, and contact information for your Senators.

Read the letter to Senate leaders from LWV and our partner organizations, urging strong new clean energy and climate legislation that also responds directly to the tragedy in the Gulf and to its causes. This letter was just posted on League's website.

Also see what LWV has been doing on climate change. (Note: There's a more recent Action Alert on this page, which is obsolete: the Murkowski Amendment to prevent EPA from regulating greenhouse gases, was successfully defeated.) League's brand-new CLIMATE CHANGE TOOLKIT has resources for both education and action on climate change.

Information on YOUR BALLOT

The only current election is the June 13 special election in the MONTECITO FIRE DISTRICT, Measure M2010.

There are no candidates in this election, only the ballot measure. The SAMPLE BALLOT for Measure M is on the County Elections website. This is an ALL MAIL BALLOT - see the Sample Ballot for details.

Information on STATE and LOCAL CANDIDATES and LOCAL BALLOT MEASURES

For information on YOUR ballot, see Smartvoter.org.

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ACTION ALERTS

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LWV's 90th Birthday

LWV'S 90th BIRTHDAY WAS ON VALENTINE'S DAY!!!

Our Gala Luncheon was a great success. We honored 23 of our members who have been in League for 50 years or more. Larry Nimmer's 90th birthday gift was to record our speaker, Prof. Gayle Binion, plus interviews with most of the 50-year members. It was shown on Channel 17 in April.

We'll upload some pictures of the event here as well.

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