Oroville Mercury-Register

Candidate forums set around Butte County

- By LauraUrsen­y lurseny@chicoer.com Contact reporter Laura Urseny at 530-896-7756.

Several candidate events and forums are planned in Butte County over the next several weeks, including ones for Biggs, Chico, Durham, Gridley, Oroville, and Paradise.

The League of Women Voters of Butte County have several forums planned, which are being announced and accessible through its website https://my.lwv.org/california/ butte- county

Informatio­n on the league’s website is listed in the calendar section, with links.

On Sept. 22 at 6 p.m., the league will host a forum over Zoom for Gridley City Council candidates.

On Sept. 23 at 6 p.m., the Biggs City Council Forum will be offered on a Zoom webinar by the league.

On Sept. 29, at 6 p.m. the Oroville City Council Forum is planned by the league.

On Sept. 30 at 6 p.m. the Chico Area Recreation and Park District candidates will be in a Zoom.

For the Chico City Council race, because there are so many candidates, the league will pre-record the interviews and then post themto its website as they are done.

On Sept. 24 at 6 p.m., the Chico Chamber of Commerce will host a Chico City Council forum via Zoom. The forum is free, but registrati­on is required and can be made online at www.chicochamb­er.com, by calling 8915556 or emailing info@ chicochamb­er.com

On Sept. 26, starting at 8 a.m. the league will host a voter registrati­on and census informatio­n table at the Chico Certified FarmersMar­ket, East Second and Wall streets Saturdays.

On Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. the California 3rd Assembly District forum is planned by the league.

On Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. the Chico Unified School District forum is planned.

On Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. the Durham Unified School District forum is planned.

On Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. the pros and cons of the ballot measures will be presented by the league.

On Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. the Oroville City Elementary Unified School District forum is planned.

On Oct. 11 at 4 p.m. the Paradise Irrigation District forum is planned.

Candidates from Paradise campaigns are being recorded in advance and will be placed on the Paradise Chamber of Commerce website www.paradisech­amber.com in early October.

For more informatio­n about the events, contact the League of Women Voters in Butte County at 895- 8683, by email at lwvbutte@gmail.com or at https://my.lwv.org/california/ butte- county.

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