Upcoming political events in the Bay Area. Events take place online unless otherwise noted:
WEDNESDAY
Debate watch party: Online watch party for vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris. Hosted by Manny’s. 5:30 p.m. More information is here.
Ballot measures: A nonpartisan analysis of San Francisco and state ballot measures, hosted by the League of Women Voters. 6 p.m. More information is here.
THURSDAY
Rep. Ro Khanna: Fremont Democrat holds a town hall meeting. Noon. Submit questions in advance here; join meeting here.
Eric Holder: Former U.S. attorney general on voter suppression and the election. Hosted by Mother Jones. 1 p.m. More information is here.
Immigration and public health: Writer Giuli Alvarenga shares his accounts as a volunteer at the U.S.-Mexican border in discussing how conditions there among immigrants is a public health concern. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 3 p.m. More information is here.
Boozy ballot breakdown: A rundown of everything that’s on the ballot, with Luna Reclipse and Tonya Turmeric. Hosted by Manny’s. 7 p.m. More information is here.
FRIDAY
RBG vigil: In honor of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Hosted by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. 7 p.m. in person at Market and Castro streets, San Francisco; online here. More information is here.
MONDAY
Oakland City Council race: A virtual town hall forum with candidates for the Oakland City Council’s at-large seat. Hosted by Project Inquire. 4 p.m. More information is here.
TUESDAY
Reuniting the U.S.: The authors of “The Upswing: How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again,” Harvard public policy Professor Robert Putnam and social entrepreneur Shaylyn Romney Garrett, talk about the lessons the U.S. can draw from earlier eras of reform. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here.
Ibram X. Kendi: Antiracism author in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
Antiracism rally in Martinez: Hosted by Together We Stand and East Bay Resistance. Noon, Contra Costa County courthouse, 725 Court St., Martinez. More information is here.
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier: Concord Democrat hosts a town hall meeting. 1 p.m. Submit a question in advance here. Join meeting here.
OCT. 14
John Judis: Editor-at-large of Talking Points Memo and author of “The Socialist Awakening: What’s Different Now About the Left,” in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here.
OCT. 15
Debate watch party: For the second debate between President Trump and Joe Biden. Hosted by Manny’s. 5:30 p.m. More information is here.
OCT. 17
Women’s march: “March for Our Rights” social distance march. Hosted by Women’s March San Francisco, League of Women Voters San Francisco chapter, NARAL Pro-Choice California, Planned Parenthood Norther California, San Francisco Women’s Political Committee and the Women’s Building of San Francisco. 11 a.m., Civic Center Plaza, 335 McAllister St., San Francisco. More information is here.
OCT. 19
Who gets to vote? A forum on voter suppression and how to fight it. Panelists include California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and Ari Berman, senior reporter at Mother Jones. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 3 p.m. More information is here.
Fareed Zakaria: Host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS” and Washington Post columnist on lessons for a post-pandemic world. Hosted by the Commonwealth Club. 6 p.m. More information is here.
OCT. 20
Gov. Andrew Cuomo: New York governor in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. Noon. More information is here.
OCT. 21
Sean Spicer: Former White House press secretary under President Trump in conversation at the Commonwealth Club. 10 a.m. More information is here.
OCT. 27
Driving while Black: Gretchen Sorin, director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of New York, discusses her book, “Driving While Black, African American Travel & the Road to Civil Rights.” Hosted by Marcus Books and KPFA-FM. 7 p.m. More information is here.
NOV. 10
Chris Hedges: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Chris Hedges in discussion with Project Censored Director Mickey Huff on the culture of despair. Hosted by Project Censored and KPFA-FM. 7 p.m. More information is here.
To list an event, please email Chronicle politics editor Trapper Byrne at tbyrne@sfchronicle.com