AIA to host San Diego City Council candidates

Monday, August 9, 2010

The American Institute of Architects San Diego (AIASD) will host a forum for San Diego City Council hopefuls Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Balboa Park. Howard Wayne and Lori Zapf, running for election in District 6, along with District 8 candidates David Alvarez and Felipe Hueso, have agreed to attend and take questions from the group and the public. In a press release, AIA San Diego Volunteer Event Chair Beri Varol said candidates will be asked to weigh in on issues that intersect with the interests of AIA members. "These issues involve a range of crucial matters that include community planning, land use, infrastructure, environmental sustainability, streets and drainage. Then, too, it's about parks and playgrounds, economic development, school construction, historic preservation, cultural enhancements, and public health and safety," said Varol. Moderator Keith York, corporate relations officer for the University of California, San Diego, will ask four questions to which all candidates can respond, and the public and news media will then have a chance to offer their own queries. The event begins at 6 p.m. at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Theater at San Diego’s Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park, 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101.-- Jon CampbellRead article and comments online here: http://www.sddt.com/news/article.cfm?SourceCode=20100809cza#