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The L.A. City Clerk is reminding residents of Council District 2--that's Sherman Oaks through Shadow Hills--to register by Tuesday in order to participate in the September 22 special election to fill the seat vacated by Wendy Greuel, who left to become City Controller.

When Wendy Greuel became City Controller, her seat in the popular 2nd District of Los Angeles opened, leaving over 10 candidates vying for the spot. Before any debates have occurred, community organizers are bringing together the community this Saturday to "lay down a community based platform that will drive the issues that frame the upcoming election for the open CD2 City Council seat," according to an e-mail blast. "The CD2 Town Hall is designed to put the needs and desires of the community first, to frame the campaign with a real focus on the issues that matter, and to position the candidates so that the debates and forums start with a real foundation of vision and commitment to improving the quality of life in CD2." Greg Nelson, retired General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, will open the town hall. There is also a blog dedicated to the council district race. Info for Saturday's town hall is below:

It will not be until July that Councilmember Wendy Greuel will be vacating her seat to become City Controller, but the list of possible candidates continues to grow. "A lot of people have come to me and said I should look at it," Lisa Sarkin of the Studio City Neighborhood Council told Rick Orlov of the Daily News. She says she's encouraged by David Vahedi, who with his neighborhood council background is in a tight runoff for Council District 5 seat against longtime politician Paul Koretz (that election is on May 19th).