LAKE COUNTY – Two public debates for the candidates in the race for the district attorney's office have been set, and the public is invited to participate both by attending and submitting questions in advance.

Challengers Don Anderson and Doug Rhoades, and incumbent Jon Hopkins have agreed to debate in Lakeport in the Board of Supervisors chamber at the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., on Tuesday, March 30, and in Middletown at the Calpine Visitor Center, 15500 Central Park Road, on Thursday, April 15.

Both debates will begin at 7 p.m. and are expected to last no more than an hour and a half.

The debates are sponsored by Lake County News, the Lake County Chamber of Commerce and Calpine. Both events are expected to be broadcast on local television and over the Internet.

The public is invited to submit questions to Lake County News via e-mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ; fax, 707-274-8650; mail, P.O. Box 305, Lakeport, CA 95453-0305; or via Lake County News' Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pages/Lake-County-News/143156775604?ref=mf .

Questions also may be submitted to the Lake County Chamber via e-mail at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , fax, 707-263-5194; mail, P.O. Box 295, Lakeport, CA 95453; or drop them off at the chamber office, 875 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport. The chamber can be reached by telephone at 707-263-5092.

The format used for the debates will put the same questions to all candidates, so as much as possible questions should be broadly applicable. The candidates will not see the questions before they are asked.

A small number of questions will be taken via note cards at the debates themselves.

Organizers ask that all questions be submitted by Friday, March 26, for the Lakeport debate, and Monday, April 12, for the Middletown debate.

Debates for contests including the sheriff's race and Lake County superintendent of schools also are being arranged. Information on those events will be released when the dates are confirmed.

Questions about the debates may be directed to debate moderator Elizabeth Larson, 707-274-9904, or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

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