In abstract
CalMatters election occasions sparked energetic discussions in Los Angeles, Riverside, and on-line.
Final week, VotingMatters went to public libraries, faculties, and a museum to speak about California’s poll propositions. To date, VotingMatters has reached greater than 750 individuals throughout 20 occasions, bringing essential election data to voters across the state.
At Cal State Los Angeles, greater than 170 college students and employees joined CalMatters and the Pat Brown Institute to study Propositions 32, 33 and 36. After we requested who within the viewers could be voting for the primary time this 12 months, greater than 20 arms went up.
At two back-to-back VotingMatters occasions on the Los Angeles Public Library, Californians on the Arroyo Seco and Jefferson branches shared private household tales as they mentioned the propositions. When the dialogue moved to Prop 36which might enhance penalties for theft and drug trafficking, librarians additionally shared their very own experiences helping neighborhood members who wanted psychological well being assist.
In Riverside, greater than 60 individuals joined VotingMatters at The Cheech Marin Heart for Chicano Artwork & Tradition. This week, we additionally held three digital occasions, together with our first bilingual English and Spanish occasion, involving round 25 neighborhood members calling in from throughout the state, with the Dad or mum Institute for High quality Training. We additionally held digital occasions with California for the Arts and Faculty of the Desert.
This week, VotingMatters is coming to the Central Coast:
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