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I will be one of three questioners at Tuesday evening's debate for candidates running for the Merced County Board of Supervisors, which is sponsored by News-Talk 1480 KYOS.

Here's the drill:

I'll have three questions to ask.

I have some pretty tough ones ready to go, but I'd bet readers out there can do me one better.

Respond to this blog entry to send me your questions.

Joe Kieta

Of all the City Councils that Livingston Police Chief Bill Eldridge has worked with, he said the current one is the most dysfunctional.

He gets along with each of the five members, but told me that he's never seen a group so divided by politics.

"I feel like we're not going forward," he said Monday. "It just creates so much of a demise for the city."

The latest frustration for the chief is an ordinance he hoped to have the council approve that would let tow trucks be parked in residential neighborhoods. I missed the spirited debate earlier this month because the meeting was running late and I had to file a story for the next day's Sun-Star. However, I read the meeting minutes, which showed it to be rather contentious.