Save the Date: Streetsblog and Santa Monica Next Host City Council Candidates Forum on 9/22

On September 22, Streetsblog Los Angeles and Santa Monica Next will host a public forum for the candidates for City Council of the City of Santa Monica.

The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Monica public library, 601 Santa Monica Boulevard, in Santa Monica.

We’re still in the process of adding co-sponsors, inviting candidates, and selecting a moderator, but for now we wanted to get the event on the calendar. The forum will be broadcast and archived at our Live Stream page, StreetsblogTV.

There are currently 10 candidates (an additional five candidates are waiting to hear back from the County Registrar to see if they have qualified for the ballot) who have qualified to run for three open seats on Santa Monica’s seven-member City Council, including Mayor Pam O’Connor and Councilmember Kevin McKeown.

Their colleague, Councilmember Bob Holbrook, opted not to run for reelection after 24 years of service, leaving his seat on the seven-member Council wide open. That means at least one of the non-incumbent candidates will ascend to the dais.

We will continue to post details of the debate as they emerge at both here and at Streetsblog L.A.

The forum is strictly an informational event and neither Streetsblog L.A. nor Santa Monica Next will endorse candidates.

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Damien Newton

Damien is the executive director of the Southern California Streets Initiative which publishes Santa Monica Next, Streetsblog Los Angeles, Streetsblog San Francisco, Streetsblog California and Longbeachize.

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