Join the Desert Trumpet and the Desert Trail for a City Council Candidate Forum
Join the Desert Trumpet and the Desert Trail for a City Council Candidate Forum
September 14 Forum features District 1 and District 2 candidates
City Council Candidate Forum
Saturday, September 14, 2024
3-5:30 pm
Twentynine Palms Community Center
6547 Freedom Way, Twentynine Palms
This event is free. All are invited to participate.
City Council Candidates scheduled to appear1:
District 1: Steven Bilderain and Carrie Williams
District 2: April Ramirez and Paul Razo
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 September 13, 2024.
2. At the event: Question cards will be available from 3:00-3:30 pm and during the discussion.
Note: all questions will be screened for partisan questions, personal attacks, and profane comments.
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.
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 nonprofit 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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Participation contingent on successful filing of nomination papers.