Clockwise from top left, moderator Brian Connors and Temecula City Council candidates Adam Ruiz, Jessica Alexander, Mark Gular, James Stewart and Alisha Wilkins, pictured in a screenshot of the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce's Temecula City Council candidates forum, Oct. 26. Valley News/courtesy photo
Five candidates for the two Temecula City Council seats up for grabs this year took part in a virtual forum hosted on Zoom by the Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce Monday, Oct. 26.Moderated by former chamber board chairman Brian Connors, questions for the forum were solicited from the community and had a focus on Temecula’s business environment and candidates’ plans to improve the city.Temecula City Council District 4 candidates who took part in the forum were Mark Gular, Adam Ruiz and James “Stew” Stewart, and District 2 candidates in the forum were Jessica Alexander and Alisha Wilkins.Absent from the event was District 2 candidate Andy Black, who has withdrawn himself from the race and endorsed Alexander although his name remains on the ballot, as well as District 4
