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SCHOOL BOARD FORUM SET: Candidates vying for two seats on the San Ramon Valley Unified School District board have been invited to participate in a forum on Oct. 8.
The San Ramon Valley Council of PTAs and the Danville-Alamo-Walnut Creek chapter of the American Association of University Women will sponsor the event. A Contra Costa Times reporter will moderate.
The candidates are incumbent Greg Marvel and challengers Mark Jewett and Dwight Winn.
Candidates will answer questions posed by the moderator and submitted from the audience.
The public event will be held from 7-8:45 p.m. at Iron Horse Middle School multipurpose room, 12601 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon.
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Pinole
FORUM SET: Candidates for two seats on the Pinole City Council have been invited to participate in a forum on Oct. 9.
Co-sponsored by Common Cause and Concerned Citizens of Pinole, the event will be moderated by a Contra Costa Times reporter.
Three candidates are incumbents Roy Swearingen and Peter Murray, and challenger Ivette Ricco.
The open public event will be from 7-9 p.m. in the Pinole City Council chambers, 2131 Pear St., Pinole.
Pinole Community TV will air the forum on Comcast Channel 26 and AT&T Channel 99.
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Stockton
McNerney is seeking re-election in the newly drawn 9th Congressional District, which encompasses the bulk of San Joaquin County and slice of far eastern Contra Costa County.
The event is co-hosted by the League of Women Voters and the college's political science department.
A team of panelists from the community will ask questions of the candidates, who will also make opening and closing statements.
The public event will be held at 6 p.m. at university's Long Theatre, 3601 Pacific Avenue in Stockton,
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Pleasant Hill
COMMISSION HOSTS FORUM: Candidates vying for the Mt. Diablo School District board will participate in a candidates' forum Oct. 18 in Pleasant Hill.
The forum is sponsored by the Pleasant Hill Education/Schools Advisory Commission and moderated by a Contra Costa Times reporter.
It will be held from 7-9 p.m. at Pleasant Hill City Hall, 100 Gregory Lane, in Pleasant Hill.
The five candidates are incumbent Sherry Whitmarsh, and challengers Ernie DeTrinidad, Brian Lawrence, Debra Mason and Barbara Oaks. Incumbent Gary Eberhart is not seeking re-election.
Questions will be a mixed of those prepared in advance and those submitted that evening from the audience. Residents may also submit a question via email to Martin Nelis at mnelis@ci.pleasant-hill.ca.us.
The forum will be broadcast on public access television Comcast Channel 28, ATT U-Verse Channel 99 and Astound Channel 29.
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
Lafayette
COLUMNISTS TACKLE 2012: Contra Costa Times' editorial columnist Daniel Borenstein and Sacramento Bee political columnist Dan Walters will team up on Oct. 24 at the Commonwealth Club.
In "Ballot Box 2012: A Key to the CA Election," the journalists will take a look at the issues facing Californians in the upcoming election.
In November, Californians will consider solutions to the state's budgetary woes, campaign finance reform and a proposed repeal of the three-strikes law, among many other initiatives.
Check-in begins at 6 p.m. followed by the program at 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette Library and Learning Center, 3491 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette.
Tickets are $22 for the general public, $12 for Commonwealth Club members and $7 for students with valid identification.
For more information, visit www.commonwealthclub.org.
-- Lisa Vorderbrueggen
