In early April, two months before the June election, Fresno City Council and mayoral candidates will participate in two forums focused on Downtown issues. The seven hosting organizations -- the Downtown Association of Fresno, Creative Fresno, Fresno's Leading Young Professionals (FLYP), the Fresno Arts Council, Chinatown Revitalization Inc., the Fresno Coalition for Art, Science and History, and FresnoFusion.com -- have joined forces to ensure that a broad constituency of Downtown interests is represented during this year's important local campaigns.

To be successful, this forum needs your participation! Please help us by sharing your question ideas on our blog at www.FresnoFusion.com. Or feel free to call the Downtown Association office at (559) 490-9966 and tell us what questions are important to you. From all the questions submitted, we'll choose about 25, submit them to the candidates in advance, then pick several from the list to ask live at each forum. We need to receive all suggested questions no later than March 12.

Then please be sure to join us for the mayoral candidates forum on April 2, and the City Council candidates forum on April 9. Both events will begin with a reception at 5 p.m. in the Bankers' Ballroom at 1060 Fulton Mall (the former Security Bank Building), followed by the start of debate at 5:30. Admission is free and open to the public, and light refreshments will be served.

You may RSVP or ask questions about the forum by emailing candidatesforum@downtownfresno.org or calling the Downtown Association office at (559) 490-9966. If you can't make it in person, you can find download video of the forum on kvpt.org. We look forward to seeing you April 2, April 9, and at the polls on June 3!

Location: Bankers Ballroom in the Lofts, 1060 Fulton Mall, Fresno
Starts: 2008 Apr 9 - 5:00pm
Ends: 2008 Apr 9 - 7:00pm
Website: http://www.fresnofusion.com