September 15, 2005

Frye, Sanders Will Meet September 30
At UCSD In First Debate Of Run-Off Election

By Barry Jagoda

San Diego Councilwoman Donna Frye and former Police Chief Jerry Sanders will face questioners under the sponsorship of California Common Cause in a two-hour forum on September 30 hosted by the University of California, San Diego. Co-sponsor of the event is the League of Women Voters of San Diego and the entire proceeding will be televised by UCSD-TV in a production to be repeated numerous times right up to election day, November 8.

The debate at UCSD marks the first major engagement between the two candidates of the final election season. A focus of the forum will be the reform of city government, along with fair elections and effective governance. Both candidates will be asked to present their plans for revitalization of the City of San Diego. The debate will be moderated by Michael A. Bernstein, dean of arts and humanities at UCSD.

The public is invited to attend the event which will begin at 6pm in the Price Center Theatre on the UCSD campus. There is no charge to attend, but seating is limited. For more information please contact California Common Cause at (866) 5434-0789 or ca-info@commoncause.org

Media contact, Barry Jagoda, (858) 534-8567