Want to get your local politics on after work today? Swing on by HSU for the annual Schaub Lecture, which goes from 5:30 to 7 p.m. tonight in the BSS Forum building. The topic this year is "Development in Humboldt County," and it will feature a panel discussion between

• Estelle Fennell of the Humboldt Coalition for Property Rights,
• affordable housing advocate Elizabeth Conner,
• yours truly

... with tons of time for audience repartee.

Professor John Meyer, of Humboldt State's Department of Politics, will moderate. Apparently we're going to be talking about sustainable development in Humboldt County, the General Plan Update and the results of the recent election.

I was told that this year's topic was inspired by this "Town Dandy" column -- a contentious one!