District 1 & 2 City Council Candidate Forum Is Saturday, September 14 - Tomorrow!
Email your questions for the candidates to editor@deserttrumpet.org
The first in-person City Council candidate forum since 2018 is tomorrow, Saturday, September 14, at the Twentynine Palms Community Center and gym in Freedom Plaza.
District 1 Candidates:
Steven Bilderain
Carrie Williams
District 2 Candidates:
Jim Krushat
April Ramirez
Paul Razo
Check out what the candidates have to say!
District 2 candidates on storm response, sewer, STRs, infrastructure and priorities
Bios and statements from all candidates
Envisioning Twentynine Palms Town Hall transcript (with Carrie Williams and Paul Razo, prior to running for Council)
Moderators:
Cindy Bernard, Editor, The Desert Trumpet
Kurt Schauppner, Editor, The Desert Trail
Schedule:
3:00 Doors open, public fills out question cards
3:30 Q&A begins
5:00 Informal meet and greet with the candidates at conclusion of Q&A
Format:
Each candidate will make a two-minute opening statement, followed by questions from the moderators and the public. Public questions will be asked by the moderators. Candidates will each be given equal time to answer questions.
Two ways to submit questions for the candidates!
1. By email: editor@deserttrumpet.org. Be sure to include your full name and City Council District number. Email questions must be received by 10am, September 14.
2. At the event: Question cards will be available from 3:00-3:30pm.
Note: all questions will be screened for partisan questions, personal attacks and profane comments. Questions should not be directed at any one candidate and should be on a topic that all candidates are able to speak to. Anonymous questions are not allowed.
The Twentynine Palms City Council Candidate Forum is supported by our Desert Trumpet paid subscribers, the Desert Trail, a fee waiver from the City of Twentynine Palms Department of Parks and Recreation, and Aha Projects, our fiscal sponsor. Thanks to Rediscover 29 for media support.
Disclosures: Paul Razo is the graphic designer for the Desert Trumpet and Steven Bilderain is currently serving as Mayor for the City of Twentynine Palms, which is the landlord of the Desert Trail. The Desert Trumpet operates as a 501c3 non profit under the auspices of Aha Projects, our fiscal receiver. Per federal tax code, 501c3 nonprofits are “prohibited from directly or indirectly participating in – or intervening in – any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to any candidate for elective public office.”
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