The Grant Neighborhood Association and North Long Beach Community Action Group are jointly hosting a 9th District City Council candidate forum next month.
The forum will take place March 7 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Community Presbyterian Church, 6380 Orange Ave. The event is free and open to the public, and should be a great chance for voters to hear from the four candidates in what may be a very tight race.
Vice Mayor Val Lerch is running a write-in campaign for a third term representing North Long Beach's 9th District. Running against him are Brad Shore, a therapist and airline employee; Steve Neal, who works for a union; and Dan Pressburg, a financial consultant who happens to be a former staffer of Lerch.
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