Sebastopol City Council Candidate Forum

• WHAT: Sebastopol City Council Candidates Forum and Meet-and-Greet
• DATE: Friday, Oct. 16
• TIME: Doors open at 5:30 PM | Program: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
• LOCATION: Sebastopol Grange Hall, 6000 Sebastopol Road (Hwy 12)
• HOSTS: Co-presented by the Sebastopol Times and Sebastopol Grange #306

With ballots arriving in mailboxes and key decisions ahead for Sebastopol, join your neighbors at the Grange Hall for an in-person City Council Candidates Forum, followed by a candidate meet-and-greet. This evening offers community members an unfiltered opportunity to hear directly from the candidates on important local issues and the questions that matter most to you.

Candidates confirmed: Ian Hoff, Kyreen Jorgensen, Sandra Maurer, Jill McLewis, Erin Mitchell, and James Woodruff. Brandie Solavay, who cannot attend because of a work event in San Francisco, will answer some of the questions beforehand and send a representative to the event.

Evening Schedule:

• 5:30 PM: Doors Open (Candidates arrive backstage)
• 6:00 – 6:05 PM: Welcome & Ground Rules
• 6:05 – 6:15 PM: Brief Candidate Opening Statements (1 minute each)
• 6:15 – 6:45 PM: Host questions
• 6:45 to 7:15 PM: Audience Q&A (submitted on index cards)
• 7:15 – 7:50 PM: Informal Meet-and-Greet. Visit individual candidate tables stationed around the hall.
• 7:50 – 8:00 PM: Wrap-up & voting reminders

Free admission — all Sebastopol and West County community members are welcome.