POLITICAL CALENDAR

AUGUSTMONDAY: The Orange County Young Republicans will hold a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse restaurant in South Coast Plaza. Information: Andrew Patterson at internal-vp@ocyr.org.

TUESDAY: A reception will be held in support of Jessica’s Law, with guest Mark Lunsford, father of the 9-year-old who the law is named after. Other speakers include Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle and state Assemblyman Todd Spitzer. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the office of Buck Johns, 3501 Jamboree Rd., South Tower Suite 606, Newport Beach. Event sponsors are $1,200. Individual Tickets are $150 or $250 per couple. Information: Julie Paule at (951) 325-8040 or e-mail to julie.paule@adelphia.net.

30: There will be a Costa Mesa City Council candidates forum at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The event will be at the Neighborhood Community Center at 1845 Park Ave. in Costa Mesa.

SEPTEMBER7: The Orange County Federation of Republican Women will hold its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. at the Costa Mesa Golf Course, 1701 Country Club Drive. The speaker will be Tom Karako, director of programs for the Claremont Institute and editor of MissileThreat.com. For information, call Sally Connolly at (949) 454-0600.

10:The Democracy for America-Orange County and Progressive Democrats for America-Southern California Chapter will host a forum on immigration issues from noon to 2:00 p.m. at 1125 Dana Drive in Costa Mesa. The speakers will be Ruben Rumbaut, Professor of Sociology at the University of California-Irvine and Jim Brandt, the Democratic nominee for Congress in the 46th district. The forum is open to the public.

Information: Sarah Purch (714) 594-5244 or visit brandtforcongress.org