By Daily Press staff
DOWNTOWN — City Council candidates will face off against each other for the final time tonight before Election Day, ascending the dais and squaring off at “Squirm Night,” a political forum aimed at informing the public and making the candidates, well, squirm.
The Santa Monica Daily Press is sponsoring the forum, free and open to all, this evening at the YMCA, 1332 Sixth St.
Each of the 10 council candidates — incumbents Bob Holbrook, Kevin McKeown and Pam O’Connor; and challengers Linda Armstrong, Gleam Davis, Jenna Linnekens, Jonathan Mann, Mark McLellan, Terry O’Day and Terrance Later — have been invited to participate.
The public forum will consist of three rounds,all in efforts to put the hopefuls on the proverbial hot seat. First, a panel comprised of Daily Press staff will ask pointed questions of each of the candidates. The second round will allow the audience to address questions to their candidates (questions can be submitted during the opening round, and will be selected by Daily Press staff). Finally, the candidates will be allowed to ask questions of one another, all in efforts to expand the public discourse and drive the wheels of debate.
The forum is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Santa Monica Family YMCA, in the second-floor Community Room.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 2, 2006. Read the original PDF.