Political events in the Bay Area

SUNDAY

Veg fest: The 18th World Veg Fest promotes health, social justice and sustainability through vegetarian eating. The event will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the San Francisco County Fair Building, 1199 Ninth Ave. at Lincoln Way in Golden Gate Park. Tickets $5 to $25, children 12 and younger free. http://bit.ly/2xgD7A9 Grace Cathedral’s Forum: Bay Area novelist and essayist Ayelet Walden will discuss the occupation of the West Bank as she describes in her upcoming book, “Kingdom of Olives and Ash: Writers Confront the Occupation.” The event will also include the photographic exhibit “Palestine: Unlimited.” The free event will begin at 9:30 a.m. in Grace Cathedral’s Gresham Hall, 1100 California St., San Francisco. http://bit.ly/2xLk 1mr

OCT. 5

Health care: OFA East Bay Central and Tri-Valley Progressives for Our Revolution will host a potluck for this month’s meeting on Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. to celebrate saving the Affordable Care Act. The event will be held at IBEW 595 Hall located at 6250 Village Parkway, Dublin. Attendants can bring a drink or dish to share. The meeting will also cover outreach planning for Covered California enrollment. Email KyokoT@ofaebc.us for more information.

OCT. 7

Politics and media: Longtime San Francisco journalist Tim Redmond discusses media coverage and the Trump administration. Event begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Richmond Meeting Room of the Sen. Milton Marks Branch Library, 351 Ninth Ave., San Francisco. http://bit.ly/2wJub72 Future of BART: The BART2Livermore Community Forum on Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. will cover the progress of the BART extension to Livermore, as well as the vision to connect Alameda County to San Joaquin County by mass transit. The event is hosted by OFA East Bay Central and BART2Livermore Coalition and will be held at the Livermore Public Library. http:// bit.ly/2k9cgS1

OCT. 14

Climate change: Monthly meeting of the San Francisco Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will be held in the Mission District of San Francisco and focus on how citizens can get involved in working to solve climate change. The event begins at 9:45 a.m. and seating is limited. To RSVP and find out the location of the event email Dave Massen, the chapter’s leader, at dmassen@citizensclimate.org. Information on the group can be found at www.citizenclimatelobby.org

OCT. 29

Black Panther history: Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr., authors of “Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party,” discuss their book at the San Francisco Main Library’s Koret Auditorium. 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Information about this event and others noting the book’s selection in the One City One Book program: http://bit.ly/2eTr1mz