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Mayor Sam's Sister City is sponsoring a Mayor Debate on Sunday, Feburary 22nd in Sunland-Tujunga. Attendance is limited to an invited audience only, however if you wish to be invited and attend please register here (limited seating - no guarantee of an invitation).

You can submit a question to be asked at the debate by clicking here.  You can also vote in a candidates poll and see the results here.

Candidates confirmed are David Hernandez and David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg.  Candidate Walter Moore has declined to participate in the debate.  Candidates Antonio Villaraigosa, Phil Jennerjahn and Bruce Darian have not yet responded.  Former Daily News editor Ron Kaye is confirmed as our debate moderator with other panelists (bloggers and local journalists) to be announced soon.

The debate will be streamed live on the Internet and taped for playback on YouTube. For more information on the candidates and panel members currently scheduled (with updates as they happen) visit the debate website at http://debate.mayorsam.org/.

Let them debate!

Steve Lopez says that Mayor Villaraigosa should debate Walter Moore.  I agree.

He should also debate Zuma Dogg, David Hernandez, Phil Jennerjhan, Bruce Darian and the rest all here on Gilligan's Island.

Oh sure we know what some of you are going to say.  Especially Moore supporters.  But the crux of Moore's argument four years ago was that he should have been included in debates with candidates Jim Hahn, Villaraigosa, Richard Alarcon, Bob Hertzberg, Bernie Parks, et al.  And he was right.

So you can't be consistent with an argument that some animals are more equal than others and cut out candidates especially Zuma Dogg who has received nearly as much media coverage as Moore as well as Hernandez who has a following.  And for sure, as tough as it is for you some of you, the remaining candidates should be included.

Democracy is not pretty.