Public Events from LWVA

City Manager John Russo will offer updates on Alameda Point, city hall, and the "State of the City" during the League of Women Voters of Alameda's (LWVA's) free public forum on Thursday, May 23, from 7:00 - 8:30 pm.

The forum is in Conference Room A (on the second floor) at Alameda Hospital, an accessible facility at 2070 Clinton Avenue (at Willow Street).

City Manager Russo will review the City of Alameda's recent achievements (Alameda Landing plus other progress at Alameda Point, adopting a two-year budgeting cycle, adopting a state-compliant Housing Element, etc.).

Russo will discuss challenges facing Alameda: rising pension and benefit costs, low sales tax revenues, funding development at Alameda Point, and more...

A time for questions and a discussion will follow his presentation; Russo encourages questions and feedback from the community. The public is welcome.

The Alameda Chamber of Commerce is cosponsoring this free public forum.

There is ample free parking in the hospital parking lot (enter from Willow).

More event information is here.

MYPO: Thursday, April 25 at the Alameda Elks Lodge from 5:30 - 7:30 PM

The League of Women Voters of Alameda Meet Your Public Officials (MYPO) reception and fundraiser is Thursday, April 25, 2013, from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Alamedans can mingle and speak informally with local elected and appointed officials in a relaxed social atmosphere at this annual event.

Appetizers from local restaurants and wine (cash bar) will be available, along with a raffle and silent auction.

MYPO is a fun, rewarding way to support the League's year-round work of providing nonpartisan voter information and resources: Candidate Forums, Ballot Measure Pro-and-Con panels, youth outreach, and other educational programs in our community.

The Alameda Chamber of Commerce is cosponsoring this event as part of its civic partnership with the League of Women Voters of Alameda.

The Alameda Elks Lodge Rathskellar is at 2255 Santa Clara Avenue, next to City Hall. (The Rathskellar is in the basement.) The accessible parking lot. entrance, and elevator are behind the lodge. The Alameda Elks Lodge is "the liveliest lodge in Elkdom."

Please invite your family, friends, and neighbors to enjoy good food and drink in the company of those who represent us. Suggested donation is $10.

The MYPO Event Flyer is here.

For more information contact:

- Alice Fried (510-593-9572; alicefried@comcast.net) or
- Ruth Dixon-Mueller (510-865-2439; dixonmueller@yahoo.com)

Board of Education President Niel Tam and Superintendent Kirsten Vital of the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) will present "the State of Alameda's Public Schools" during the League's free community forum at Cardinal Point on Thursday, March 28, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.

President Tam and Superintendent Vital will outline the district's 2012 accomplishments and the challenges facing AUSD in 2013: rising student test scores and graduation rates, complex district finances, facilities upgrades, combining schools, and more. A Q & A session will follow their presentation.

The public is welcome at this free program. Cardinal Point, at 2431 Mariner Square Drive, is a wheelchair-accessible facility near Pasta Pelican, on the estuary in west Alameda (888-271-7115).

The event flyer is available here.

WHAT WILL 'OBAMACARE' MEAN FOR ALAMEDA RESIDENTS? BUSINESSES?

Are you ready for the new health care options that will be implemented this fall as part of Obamacare?

Find out more about the new Health Insurance Marketplace at a free and public forum:

WHEN: Thursday, February 28, 2013, from 7:00 - 9:00 PM

WHERE: Mastick Senior Center Social Hall at 1155 Santa Clara Avenue in Alameda.

View the February 28 event flyer

The LWVA is pleased to offer this free panel discussion and public forum with:

- David Sayen, Regional Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services
- Deborah Stebbins, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda Hospital
- David Brown, Area President, San Francisco Branch, Gallagher Benefit
Services

The Mastick Senior Center is an accessible, ADA-compliant facility. Free parking is available: the parking lot entrance s on Santa Clara Avenue between Bay Street and St. Charles Street.

The Health Insurance Marketplace mandated by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("Affordable Care Act") will be implemented later this year. This new way of purchasing health insurance will drastically change how we obtain and use health insurance.

You can also read more about the Healthcare Insurance Marketplace from the US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services here.

Additional information is available from the US Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at HealthCare.gov.

The League of Women Voters of Alameda has offered community events for over 30 years. You can see descriptions of some of them on the pages below.

Click here to view our Public Events from 2012

Click here to view our Other Past Public Events