LAKEPORT, Calif. – Candidates for district attorney, Don Anderson and Douglas Rhoades, and for sheriff, Rod Mitchell and Francisco Rivero, will participate in a public forum at the Soper-Reese Community Theatre on Wednesday, Sept. 29, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The public is invited to attend the event that is being sponsored by the Lake County Bar Association.

Lakeport attorney Judy Conard will moderate the forum.

“The actions of the district attorney and sheriff can have a major impact on the local legal community,” said Mary Heare Amodio, president of the Lake County Bar Association. “Members felt we should host a forum that would allow local attorneys to ask questions about issue that effect the members and their clients.”

The association chose to have the event at the Soper Reese Theatre in order to accommodate public attendance at the event.

“We didn't want the event to be an 'attorney-only' event,” said Amodio. “The Soper-Reese will allow plenty of seating for both members of the legal community and the public, and will allow the local, community radio station, KPFZ, to broadcast the event live from the venue.”

The Lake County Bar Association is an unincorporated business association comprised of active members of the California State Bar Association who live or work in Lake County.

For questions about the Bar Association or the Candidates forum, contact Mary Heare Amodio at 707-263-5759.