Bay Area political events: climate action, nuclear weapons

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Political events

in the Bay Area

Climate action: “Climate Action in the City,” a panel discussion on adapting to climate change in San Francisco, sponsored by San Francisco Tomorrow. Event is from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Richmond District Police Station community room, 461 Sixth Ave., San Francisco. Information: www.sftomorrow.org

Nuclear weapons: Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, on the need for continuing and updating U.S. nuclear deterrence. The event, sponsored by the World Affairs Council, is from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Lafayette Library, 3491 Mount Diablo Blvd. Admission is $15 for noncouncil members, free for students. Information: http://bit.ly/2gJvLzq

DACA rally: Pro-DACA demonstration from 4 to 6:30 p.m Wednesday at Ygnacio Valley Boulevard and Civic Drive in Walnut Creek, sponsored by United We Dream. Information: http://bit.ly/2weA6Nj.

Single-payer care: California Nurses Association hosts a town hall meeting in Santa Rosa on California legislation to create a single-payer health care system. Event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Steele Lane Community Center, 425 Steele Lane.

Town hall: Rep. Jared Huffman, D-San Rafael, holds a town hall at 7 p.m. Friday at West Marin School Community Gym, 11550 Shoreline Highway, Point Reyes Station. Information: http://bit.ly/2vpinSI

Cap-and-trade forum: Oil industry experts and activists in the climate and environmental justice movement will explain California’s cap-and-trade law and its recently approved extension. Hosted by Sunflower Alliance and 350 Bay Area. Event runs from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday at 155 Grand Ave. in Oakland. Information: www.sunflower-alliance.org/the-cap-and-trade-scam-sept-17

Maxine Hong Kingston: The author in conversation with KPFA-FM’s Kate Raphael on her career, immigration and activism. The free event is from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline St. in Berkeley. Information: http://wilpfeastbay.org/blog

Improving cities: Dan Doctoroff, former New York deputy mayor for economic development, discusses his Sidewalk Labs company and ways to improve urban life. The event, hosted by SPUR, is at 6 p.m. Monday at 654 Mission St. Admission is $10 for nonmembers. Information: http://bit.ly/2xROsoA

Iraq after Islamic State: Peter Bartu, expert on Middle East political transitions, discusses the future of post-Islamic State Iraq in a forum sponsored by the World Affairs Council. Event is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at 312 Sutter St., Suite 200 in San Francisco. $20 for nonmembers, $7 for students. Information: http://bit.ly/2vSZFYO

Peace in the Park: Peace in the Park features speakers, live music, poetry, visual artists, tai chi, hatha yoga and “meditation experiences where individuals can explore a variety of ways to unplug, unwind, tune in and connect in peace.” Free, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park. Information: https://peaceintheparksf.org.

No-hate march: No Hate in the Bay march, protesting “fascists, the alt-right and all white supremacists.” Sponsors include the National Lawyers Guild and the Anti Police Terror Project. March starts at noon Sept. 23 at 63rd and Adeline streets in Berkeley. Information: http://bit.ly/2ffI5E8

Indivisible Marin: Mill Valley Mayor and human rights attorney Jessica Jackson Sloan discusses criminal justice reform in California and nationally. Indivisible Marin’s meeting is from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin, 240 Channing Way in San Rafael. Information: http://bit.ly/2gZc9Ue.

Town hall: Assemblywoman Catharine Baker, R-San Ramon, holds a town hall meeting at the Orinda Library auditorium, 26 Orinda Way, Orinda, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25.

Politics and media: Longtime San Francisco journalist Tim Redmond discusses media coverage and the Trump administration. Event begins at 2 p.m. Oct. 7 in the Richmond Meeting Room of the Sen. Milton Marks Branch Library, 351 Ninth Ave. in San Francisco. Information: http://bit.ly/2wJub72

Black Panther history: Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr., authors of “Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party,” discuss their book at the San Francisco Main Library’s Koret Auditorium at 1 p.m. Oct. 29. Information about this event and others noting the book’s selection in the One City One Book program: http://bit.ly/2eTr1mz.

To list an event, email Trapper Byrne at tbyrne@sfchronicle.com.