In This Issue. . .

California League members will have a unique opportunity this June when San Diego hosts the National Convention of the League of Women Voters of the United States at the beautiful and historic Hotel del Coronado.

If you won't be attending the convention as a delegate, you still can experience the energy and observe first hand the decisions made on national program and the future direction of League.

Leaders With Vision is the title of Council and many helpful workshops are geared toward achieving our state League goals for this year.

On Wednesday, May 6, 1998, the League of Women Voters of California Education Fund and the California State PTA are planning to co-sponsor a forum for candidates for the gubernatorial primary.

This popular, simplified election guide is written at the sixth grade level and includes a thumbnail sketch of each ballot measure as well as material on the candidates and the political parties.

Motherhood and apple pie--that is what building citizen participation is to the League.

Mock Election 1998 is off and running with tremendous community support this year!

"I want to thank you all for putting the Smart Voter page together. You performed an invaluable service to the voters of Santa Clara County. I hope you keep doing this for years to come!"

--signed, Fred F. (candidate).

...reasons to strive for a diverse membership can be made by looking at the changing demographics in our state and the decline in our total membership.

The anonymous sponsor of Project Open Door is providing the resources to train League members in each local League how to use the Internet. The goal? All local Leagues online by 2000!

League of Women Voters of California members expressed marked disappointment with the January 6th decision by federal district Judge Lawrence Karlton to place an injunction against Proposition 208, the campaign finance reform measure promoted by the League and passed by 61% of the voters in 1996.

R. Burmaa, founder and chairperson of Women for Social Progress in Mongolia, visited the U.S. for 4 months to research her paper "Women's Role in Democracy Building." When asked which of all the universities and Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) in the United States she wished to visit, she simply replied, "The League of Women Voters."

The California Initiative Process: Struggling Toward Reform was the focus of the LWV Marin County Education Foundation's 1997 Fall Forum on November 18.

Among League's strong points are an early awareness of the interrelatedness of natural systems, and a long history of advocacy for political and social equity.

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