On October 15, at 11:30 a.m., John Laird, California Secretary of Natural Resources, will conduct a free community forum to discuss and explain the 17 statewide measures on the November 8 ballot.  This forum is particularly important this year because several of the measures are overlapping, duplicative, and/or confusing. The forum will be held at Park Hall, 9400 Mill Street, Ben Lomond, next to the Ben Lomond Market.  Light refreshments will be served, and kids are welcome. The event is being sponsored by the Valley Women’s Club of the San Lorenzo Valley.