ECM HOSTS LA MESA CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3 ONLINE

by ECM | September 29, 2024 8:45 pm

Photos, top left to lower right: Kristine Alessio, Genevieve Suzuki, Lauren Cazares, and Shawn Townsend.

September 29, 2024 (La Mesa) – East County Magazine will host a forum for La Mesa City Council candidates on Thursday, October 3 at 7 p.m., moderated by ECM editor Miriam Raftery.  You can watch the forum livestreamed on Facebook at this link[1].  The forum, recorded on Zoom, will also be posted later in the Politics section[2] of East County Magazine’s website[3].

All four candidates have confirmed that they will participate in our forum.

There are two open seats, with no incumbents.  The four candidates are:

• Kristine Alessio, former Councilmember, attorney and small business owner with a background in real estate and land use
• Genevieve Suzuki, an attorney, journalist, former editor-in-chief of the La Mesa Courier, and community volunteer
• Lauren Cazares, policy advisor at the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce who has volunteered on the La Mesa Community Police Oversight Board and other groups
• Shawn Townsend, CEO of Reflection Training Gear and a former clinical exercise physiologist at Nellis Air Force Base

View our prior article on the four candidates[4].

If you have suggested issues or questions for candidates, please send them to editor@eastcountymagazine.org by noon on Oct. 3 before the 7 p.m. forum.

 

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