def METHOD_NAME(self):
    """
    convert release_dt to the corresponding local time
    example:
    if
        release_dt: 2014-05-09 03:30:00
        timezone: US/Pacific
        settings.TIME_ZONE: US/Central
    then
        the corresponding release_dt_local will be: 2014-05-09 05:30:00
    """
    now = datetime.now()
    now_with_tz = adjust_datetime_to_timezone(now, settings.TIME_ZONE)
    if self.timezone and self.release_dt and self.timezone.zone != settings.TIME_ZONE:
        time_diff = adjust_datetime_to_timezone(now, self.timezone) - now_with_tz
        self.release_dt_local = self.release_dt + time_diff
    else:
        self.release_dt_local = self.release_dt