West Los Angeles Democratic Club hosts first political forum featuring candidates in an eight-way race

Questions about how to protect the environment, whether to legalize marijuana use and whether to tweak Proposition 13 came to the forefront during the first public forum for candidates seeking an open Westside state Assembly seat.

Sponsored by the West Los Angeles Democratic Club, the March 13 forum at St. Bede's Episcopal Church in Mar Vista was one of the first public events introducing a field of hopefuls seeking state office for the first time in the June primary election.

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