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The Davis League of Women Voters will hold a forum on Measure L in the Davis City Council Chambers tonight on Thursday, September 28.

The forum starts at 7PM and will last two hours. Yolo County Registrar Freddie Oakley will begin with an introductory presentation, followed by a 30-minute debate. Steven Hill will represent the pro side, and former Yolo County Registrar Tony Bernhard the con. Jean Canary of the Davis League of Women Voters will moderate. An hour-long question-and-answer period will follow, giving you the opportunity to ask questions.

The Davis City Council Chambers are located in Davis City Hall, which is at the corner of 5th and B Streets. The forum will also be aired live on Davis Government Channel 16.

Steven Hill Bio:

Steven Hill is the Director of the Political Reform Program of the New America Foundation and author of the recently published "Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy" (PoliPoint Press, May 2006, www.10steps.net). His previous books include "Fixing Elections: The Failure of America's Winner Take All Politics" (Routledge Press, 2002), which has been called "the most important book on American democracy that has come out in many years," and co-author of "Whose Vote Counts" (Beacon Press, 2001).

His articles and commentaries have appeared in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Christian Science Monitor, Salon, The Nation, Ms., San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Roll Call, American Prospect, New York Daily News, Miami Herald, Baltimore Sun, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle and many others. He has lectured widely in the United States and Europe, and has appeared on C-SPAN, Fox News, National Public Radio, and numerous radio and TV programs across the nation and in Europe.

He was campaign manager in San Francisco of the successful effort that passed instant runoff voting for local offices, and was one of the organizers of San Francisco's successful efforts to enact public financing of campaigns for local elections. Steven Hill also is the former senior analyst and cofounder of the Center for Voting and Democracy/FairVote.