With two months to go before the Nov. 8 election and plenty of seats on local governing bodies up for grabs, civic organizations — including the Palo Alto Weekly — are organizing in-person and virtual events through which voters can learn about the candidates.

The first forum is on Sept. 13, and events continue into October. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters expects to send out mail-in ballots to residents no later than Oct. 10.

Here's a list of the upcoming voter-education events, all of which are free and open to the public. For a list of candidates for office, go to the article, "Who's running for office in the Palo Alto area?"

Palo Alto City Council

(Seven candidates for three open seats)

• Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7-9 p.m.: Candidate forum by Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com on Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube.com/paweekly. Moderated by City Hall reporter Gennady Sheyner and Editor Jocelyn Dong. Register at PaloAltoOnline.com/pacc. To submit questions for the candidates, go to surveymonkey.com/r/Campaign2022.

• Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.: Candidate forum (both City Council and Board of Education candidates) by Friends of Cubberley on Zoom. No registration required; event will be at us02web.zoom.us/j/81590633586.

• Thursday, Sept. 15, 6-7:30 p.m.: Candidate forum on housing by SV@Home Action Fund, Palo Alto Forward and the Palo Alto Renters Association on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/PAHousingForum2022. Live Mandarin and Spanish interpretation will be provided for this event.

• Thursday, Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m.: Candidate forum by Palo Alto Neighborhoods in person at City Hall as well as broadcast on Channel 20 and livestreamed by the Midpen Media Center and on Zoom at cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/83449066800. Moderated by Hillary Freeman.

• Sunday, Sept. 25, 1-4 p.m.: "Meet the Candidates" ice cream social by Midtown Residents’ Association, with Sky Posse, Avenidas, Canopy, Palo Alto History Museum and a host of other civic groups. In person at Hoover Park, 2901 Cowper St.

• Thursday, Sept. 29 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum by League of Women Voters of Palo Alto on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3CJh9rR.

Palo Alto Unified Board of Education

(Four candidates for two open seats)

• Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m. Candidate forum. See Friends of Cubberley, above.

• Tuesday, Sept. 20, 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum by Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com on Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube.com/paweekly. Moderated by education reporter Zoe Morgan and Editor Jocelyn Dong, with student journalists from Palo Alto and Gunn high schools. Register at PaloAltoOnline.com/pausd. To submit questions for the candidates, go to surveymonkey.com/r/Campaign2022.

• Thursday, Sept. 22, 7-8:30 p.m.: Candidate forum by League of Women Voters of Palo Alto on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3R5ybEZ.

• Thursday, Oct. 6, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Secondary education forum cosponsored by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs and Gunn PTSA on Zoom. Moderated by the Gunn and Paly speech and debate clubs. Translation will be available in Spanish and Mandarin. Register at tinyurl.com/659fxced. For more information, visit gunn.paloaltopta.org.

• Saturday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m.-noon: Educational equity and access forum cosponsored by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs, Palo Alto Community Advisory Committee, Parent Advocates for Student Success and Latino Parent Network on Zoom. Moderated by the Gunn and Paly speech and debate clubs. Translation will be available in Spanish and Mandarin. Register at tinyurl.com/4zs39d2u. For more information, visit ptac.paloaltopta.org.

• Thursday, Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m.: Elementary education forum sponsored by the Palo Alto Council of PTAs. Moderated by the Gunn and Paly speech and debate clubs. Translation will be available in Spanish and Mandarin. Register at tinyurl.com/2cak582a. To submit questions, email advocacyvp@paloaltopta.org. For more information, visit ptac.paloaltopta.org.

East Palo Alto City Council

(Seven candidates for two open seats)

• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7-9 p.m.: Candidate forum by Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com on Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube.com/paweekly. Moderated by reporter Sue Dremann and Editor Jocelyn Dong. Register at PaloAltoOnline.com/epacc. To submit questions for the candidates, go to surveymonkey.com/r/Campaign2022.

County and federal races

(Two candidates for one position)

• Wednesday, Sept. 21, 6-7 p.m.: Santa Clara County sheriff candidate forum by League of Women Voters of San Jose/Santa Clara on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3AAaYnm.

• Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7-8 p.m.: Santa Clara County sheriff candidate forum by Palo Alto Weekly/PaloAltoOnline.com on Zoom and livestreamed on YouTube.com/paweekly. Moderated by reporter Sue Dremann and Editor Jocelyn Dong. Register at PaloAltoOnline.com/sheriff. To submit questions for the candidates, go to surveymonkey.com/r/Campaign2022.

• Friday, Oct. 7, 7 p.m.: Congressional District 16 Candidate Forum (Anna Eshoo and Rishi Kumar) by League of Women Voters of Southwest Santa Clara County on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3q0uhBg.

Ballot measures

• Saturday, Oct. 8, 11 a.m. to noon: Pros and cons of state and local measures appearing on the Palo Alto ballot by League of Women Voters of Palo Alto on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3q0hW04.

• Tuesday, Oct. 11, 7-8 p.m.: Pros and cons of state and local measures appearing on the Palo Alto ballot by League of Women Voters of Palo Alto on Zoom. Register at bit.ly/3Qa3xst.

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