Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce to host online forum for Mayor, City Council candidates

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce plans to host an online forum for Mayor and City Council candidates on September 17.

This virtual event is an opportunity to hear from the candidates for Mayor and City Council for the City of Santa Maria.

Attendees will rotate through breakout rooms and will take questions from the online audience.

This year's candidates for Mayor are Alice Patino, Will Smith and Alberto Ugalde.

This election's City Council District 1 candidates are Brian Billone, Christopher Diaz, Carlos Escobedo, Osvaldo Sotelo.

District 2 candidate Mike Cordero is running unopposed.

The event will take place online on the Zoom platform on September 17. The session opens at 5:15pm and the forum is scheduled to begin at 5:30pm.

It is free to attend, however, registration is required. Click here to register for the 2020 Candidate Forum.