Hello!

My name is Livia V
I am a high school senior in the Bay Area, CA. I enjoy writing and hope this record of my opinions and research on local issues will inspire new thoughts, ideas, or reflections.

My happy place (anywhere with mountains)

Post #1: Seeing Ourselves in History
Post #2: Primaries in the 16th District of California: A Recap
Post #7: What the Pennsylvania Shooting Means for the US
Post #12: The Tech World Awaits Gavin Newsom's Decision for AI
Post #17: The Electoral College
Post #22: School Phone Policies: What California Says
Post #27: Prop 36 Faces Issues With Funding
Post #32: We Need To Talk About Our Veterans
Post #37: How Should California Respond to Immigration Crackdowns?
Post #42: Wildfire Victims Turn to ADUs
Post #47: How Faith is Influencing my Views
Post #52: Our Disaster Response Systems Have Gaps
Post #3: Home Sweet Holme
Post #8: Why are Student Press Rights Overlooked?
Post #13: The Evan Low on Homelessness at the Peninsula Democratic Coalition Forum
Post #18: Grants Pass V. Johnson In Action In Santa Clara County
Post #23: What SB-549 Says about california cities
Post #28: Why Not Everything Should Be Political
Post #33: My Experience at California Girls State
Post #38: A Message to Educators about AI
Post #43: Politics and Daughterhood
Post #48: How Faith is Influencing my Views Pt. II
Post #53: Every Olive Branch Counts
Post #4: East Palo Alto vs. West Palo Alto: what's the difference, why does it matter?
Post #9: Kamala Harris: Who was She as California Attorney General?
Post #14: The Evan Low on Abortion at the Peninsula Democratic Coalition Forum
Post #19: What does the New Republican Party Think of Immigration?
Post #24: A New form of dEI in 2025
Post #29: Why Not Everything Should Be Political Part II
Post #34: Pescadero Residents Face Limited Access to Clean Water
Post #39: The SUPPLY Act
Post #44: A Questionable Court Ruling on Ammunition
Post #49: Personalizing Public Policy: Lessons from CAGS
Post #5: San Mateo County's Pricey Housing Element: Is It Worth the Expense?
Post #10: Pandemonium, But First: Pandas
Post #15: What Happened at the 2024 Vice Presidential Debate
Post #20: The Housing Crisis in 2024: A Reflection
Post #30: An Argument for Human Dignity While Addressing the Homelessness Crisis
Post #35: My Thoughts on the Prison to Homelessness Pipeline
Post #40: CEQA is Gone
Post #45: Kamala Harris won't be running for governor
Post #50: San Francisco Boasts Decreased Housing Population in Light of Grants Pass
Post #6: Grants Pass v. Johnson: Criminalizing Homelessness
Post #11: What Happens In November for Affordable Housing
Post #16: Evan Low's Campaign Faces New Allegations Amid Funding Controversy
Post #21: Homelessness and Mental Illness
Post #26: Mobile Home Parks after the Palisades Fires
Post #31: Odo Amoris
Post #36: California Shelter Conditions Found Lacking
Post #41: "Town Character" in a Global Context
Post #46: Privacy vs Safety – Where Do We Draw the Line?
Post #51: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?