NEWS The Voter Browse through current and archived editions of the the LWVMC newsletter, The Voter. Or, read selected articles and other news listed below. League Interviews County Supervisors In January the League held their annual interviews with the five County supervisors. The supervisors answered five questions submitted by the League with League member in attendance.   Full Text Pros & Cons Presentation on February 2008 Ballot Measures Pros & Cons of Props 91, 92, 93, and 94-97 were presented to a full house of League members on January 19.   Full Text Marin League Immigration Study Completed (from The Voter, February 2008) Summary of the Marin League's points of consensus in the Immigration Study, along with details of the study itself.   Full Text Wetlands Restoration on Tomales Bay (from The Voter, February 2008) Purchased by the National Seashore in 2000, the new Giacomini Wetlands Project will require reconfiguring dikes and waterways to create improved and new wetland habitat.   Full Text Redistricting Initiative Drive Launched! LWV of California has joined the California Voters FIRST redistricting initiative drive and is counting on local Leagues to collect signatures.   Full Text Action Notes December 2007 (from The Voter, February 2008) Reports from Voter Services, Telecommunications, Education, Transportation/Land Use/Housing, Healthcare, and Natural Resource Committes   Full Text Immigration Study Consensus (from The Voter, November 2007) LWVMC will have our first consensus meeting on November 5. We will discuss what criteria Federal Immigration Law should take into consideration.   Full Text Transportation/Land Use/Housing Committee Report (from The Voter, November 2007) Updates on the Countywide Plan, LWVMC Actions with respect to CWP and a report on Novato suing the North Coast Railroad Authority re: its effort to reestablish freight rail service along the North Coast.   Full Text Fascinating Facts About Immigration (from The Voter, November 2007) Some facts to ponder as the LWVMC engages in the Immigration Study   Full Text Dorothy Belcher Scholarship Fund To Be Announced (from The Voter, November 2007) A portion of Dorothy Belcher's bequest to the League was directed early in the year by the LWVMC Education Foundation to the Marin Education Fund for scholarships.   Full Text Action Notes for October 2007 (from The Voter, November 2007) Reports from Voter Services, Telecommunications, Education, Transportation/Land Use/Housing, Healthcare, and Natural Resource Committes   Full Text In Memoriam - Dan Beittel Dan Beittel, a director on the League board for many years, died at his home after a long struggle with lymphoma on August 30. He was 79. League members will remember Dan for his gentle, compassionate approach to life.   Full Text League Kickoff and Immigration Study Speaker (from The Voter, October 2007) The LWVMC and the World Affairs Council of Northern California, Marin branch, will host John Trasviña, President and General Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF).   Full Text Education Fund Luncheon With Michael Kirst (from The Voter, October 2007) The Marin Education Fund will co-sponsor a benefit luncheon on November 13 at Giorgio's restaurant in Greenbrae to raise awareness of the continuing inequities in Marin regarding academic achievement and access to college education for ...   Full Text Health Committee Report (from The Voter, October 2007) The guest speakers for our Sept. 14 meeting were Janice Barlow, Executive Director, and Susan Schwartz, Education Director, from ZERO Breast Cancer, formerly Breast Cancer Watch of Marin.   Full Text Report of Transportation/Land Use/Housing Committee (from The Voter, October 2007) The seven-year-old countywide-plan update process is concluding with hearings before the board of supervisors.   Full Text Election Facts and Figures (from The Voter, October 2007) Marin has 140,000 registered voters, 82%, and 76,000 permanent absentee voters. We have 199 precincts and 109 polling places, requiring the hiring of 664 poll workers.   Full Text Action Notes, September 2007 (from The Voter, October 2007) Reports from Voter Services, Telecommunications, Education, Transportation/Land Use/Housing, Healthcare, and Natural Resource Committes   Full Text