With the aim of improving our system of government and impacting public policies through citizen education and advocacy, the League of Women Voters of San Diego will be providing League members and the greater San Diego community with a running commentary called the Good Government Checklist. It will deal with public policy decisions and official actions that are shaping San Diego's future.
The objective of these commentaries is twofold: a) to advance the League's principles and positions, and b) to prepare for the upcoming public debate and ballot measure on whether to retain, modify, or repeal our five-year experiment with a strong mayor form of government, due to expire at the end of next year.
The LWV is well suited for this task, given our non-partisan commitment to providing voter information as well as positive civic change across three broad categories:
a) Open, accountable, representative, and responsive government
b) Environmental protection and natural resource management in the public interest
c) Social and economic justice, health and safety, and equal rights and opportunity for all
The guiding question for our Good Government Checklist will be: How well does the city of San Diego measure up to the principles and positions of the LWV?
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Tuesday, April 21, 2009
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Who are we?
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government.
* We work to increase understanding of major public issues and influence public policy through education and advocacy.
* We educate citizens about issues, legislation and candidates.
*We encourage individual participation in the political process.
* We inform through in-depth, objective study.
*We monitor local, state and national government bodies and activities.
* We register voters.
*We sponsor candidate debates and public issue forums.
* Our members include women and men in over 1,000 local Leagues in 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
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