Woolsey to have health care town hall meeting Monday

<p>Responding to requests from voters, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey said Wednesday she will hold a town hall meeting on the proposed health care overhaul.</p><p>The meeting will be 6 p.m. Monday at the Petaluma Veterans Memorial Hall.</p><p>Following brief introductory remarks, Woolsey, a former Petaluma City Councilwoman, will spend two hours answering questions and listening to the opinions of voters.</p><p>The five-term Democrat said she had been talking about health care at numerous public events across her 6th district, in a telephone town hall meeting, and in “many of the 5,000 e-mail, letter and phone inquiries our office answers every week.”</p><p>“A town hall, which has been requested by some constituents, is another way to continue the dialogue on this important issue,” she said in a written statement early Wednesday.</p><p>The district includes all of Marin County and most of Sonoma County.</p>