Save the Date: Meet the Candidates Night Jan. 12.

The league announced its Jan. 12 forum for candidates for the Piedmont City Council and the Piedmont school board in the following press release:

The League of Women Voters of Piedmont will host a candidates' forum on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at 7:30 pm in the city council chambers of the .

The community is cordially invited to meet the candidates running for City Council and the Piedmont Unified School District Board of Education.

Attendees will also have a chance to learn about Measure A, the sewer tax measure also appearing on the Feb. 7, 2012 municipal election ballot.

All of the candidates running for office have accepted the invitation to participate: Margaret Fujioka, Bob McBain and Tim Rood are running for two seats on the Piedmont City Council; Nancy "Sunny" Bostrom, Jon Elliott, Sarah Pearson, Richard Raushenbush and Andrea Swenson are running for three spots on the Board of Education.

The candidates will present opening and closing remarks and respond to questions from the audience.

Michael Rancer, chair of the Municipal Tax Review Committee, will provide an overview of Measure A, the special municipal sewer surtax.

Dale Marshall will serve as the evening’s moderator.

Those unable to attend are invited to view a simulcast or repeats of the event on KCOM-TV, channel 27. Please visit www.lwvpiedmont.org for more information.