What activity were candidate for Charlottesville City Council Alexandria Searls and Charlottesville City Councilor Meredith Richards attending at 12:30 p.m. on February 6, 2002?

And why were the other city councilors and candidates for city council not at the same event?

Waldo Jaquith says he couldn't attend because of a 9 to 5 job [but that he does support unions] (electronic mail, February 6, 2002).