San Mateo County to hold candidate workshop ahead of primary race
“I voted” stickers at the Belle Haven Community Center vote center in Menlo Park on Nov. 5, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. San Mateo County elections officials are offering a candidate filing seminar this week for people interested in running for office in the June statewide primary election. The seminar,…
Proposition 50 passed in California. Here’s what it means
Tuesday capped off a whirlwind, hyper-partisan two-and-a-half-month campaign for one of the most expensive ballot measures in state history.
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Menlo Park City Council
Campaign Finance: Menlo Park City Council
With initial campaign financing reports filed, Jennifer Wise, who is running for Menlo Park’s District 5 City Council seat, leads in…
Race at a Glance: Menlo Park District 5 City Council
Two candidates, Greg Conlon and Jennifer Wise, are running for the District 5 seat in Menlo Park’s 2024 City Council…
Meet the Candidates: Menlo Park City Council
Two candidates are seeking the District 5 seat on the Menlo Park City Council. A third candidate, Jeff Schmidt, is…
East Palo Alto City Council
Campaign Finance: East Palo Alto City Council
Final campaign financing reports in, and just three candidates in the nine-candidate race for East Palo Alto City Council raised…
Meet the Candidates: East Palo Alto City Council
With nine candidates running for three seats on the council, we’ve taken the time to understand their background and positions…
Race at a Glance: East Palo Alto City Council
With nine candidates in the race for three seats on the East Palo Alto City Council, we asked each to…
Woodside Town Council
Race at a Glance: Woodside Town Council District 5
Two candidates are competing for the District 5 seat on the Woodside Town Council this November. Check out our Q&A…
Campaign Finance: Woodside Town Council
Spending was low for the initial round of campaign finance filings for the upcoming Woodside Town Council election in November,…
Meet the Candidates: Woodside Town Council
Candidates filled out questionnaires for The Almanac sharing their views on important issues facing the town.
Portola Valley Town Council
Race at a Glance: Portola Valley Town Council
Four are competing for two seats on the Portola Valley Town Council this November. See below for our Q&A comparing…
Campaign Finance: Portola Valley Town Council
In the upcoming November election, Portola Valley Town Council candidates have raised thousands of dollars for their campaigns but Helen…
Meet the Candidates: Portola Valley Town Council
Four are competing for two seats on the Portola Valley Town Council this November. Candidates filled out questionnaires sharing their…
San Mateo County Board Supervisor D4
Campaign Finance: San Mateo County Board District 4
With just a few days left until the Nov. 5 elections, the latest campaign finance disclosures show Lisa Gauthier now…
Meet the Candidates: San Mateo County Board District 4 Supervisor
After a hard-fought primary, two candidates are left in the race for San Mateo County District 4 Supervisor, with neither…
Sequoia Union High School Board
Campaign Finance: Sequoia Union High School Board
Spending was low for the initial round of campaign finance filings for the upcoming Woodside Town Council election in November,…
Race at a Glance: Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees
Six candidates are running for two seats on the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees. Check out candidates’…
Meet the Candidates: Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees
Six candidates are vying for two open seats on the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees this fall.…
Measure CC – Menlo Park Hotel Tax
Voter Guide: Measure CC
Measure CC, A ballot measure that would increase Menlo Park’s transient occupancy tax, also known as a hotel tax, will…
Congressional District 16
Meet the Candidates: Congressional District 16
Following a primary election that was so close it triggered a recount, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and Assemblymember Evan Low…
Campaign Finance: U.S. Congressional District 16
Sam Liccardo and Evan Low are facing off in the race to represent Congressional District 16 to replace outgoing Rep.…
Race at a Glance: U.S. Congressional District 16
After a contentious primary that was so close it triggered a recount, Sam Liccardo and Evan Low advanced to this…
Measure U – Menlo Park City School Bond
Campaign Finance: Measure U
From Sept. 22 to Oct. 19, Menlo Park City School District’s Yes on Measure U campaign received over $30,000 in…
Voter Guide: Menlo Park school district asks voters to approve $123 million facilities bond
Voters who reside in the Menlo Park City School District will decide whether to pass a $123.6 million bond measure,…
Measure Y – Woodside Elementary School Parcel Tax
Voter Guide: Measure Y would extend parcel tax for Woodside Elementary
Backers say Measure Y is necessary to preserve the quality of Woodside Elementary.
Measure S – Ravenswood City School Parcel Tax
Campaign Finance: Measure S
Measure S for Ravenswood City School District received four contributions amounting to $2,246, according to campaign finance reports from the…
Voter Guide: Ravenswood voters to consider $21.6 million parcel tax
On the November election ballot, residents of East Palo Alto and eastern Menlo Park will decide whether to approve a…
More Election posts
Registration for Nov. 4 election ends, but voters can still take part
Midnight on Monday, Oct. 20, is the deadline to register to vote in the upcoming Nov. 4 special election to decide Proposition 50, Measure A…
Ballots stolen from mailboxes in San Mateo County
Several ballots and pieces of mail were stolen in Emerald Hills sometime between Oct. 4 and Oct. 6, according to residents and county officials. Postal…
Ex-ally to challenge San Mateo County Supervisor Mueller
Then-Half Moon Bay Vice Mayor Joaquin Jimenez speaks at a news conference on Jan. 24, 2023, in Half Moon Bay regarding the shooting that killed…
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Candidates for county superintendent get head start in campaign financing
The two candidates for the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools seat, Chelsea Bonini and Héctor Camacho, are taking preemptive action to raise money for…
San Mateo County judge rules election can move forward after Sheriff’s bid to block it
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nicole Healy ruled that the March 4 special election on Measure A — a ballot measure that would allow…
What happens if Sheriff Corpus is removed from office?
Other counties, including Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Francisco, allow their supervisors to remove a sheriff for specific causes with a four-fifths vote.…
Measure A lets voters decide if supervisors can remove sheriff on March 4
Meanwhile, if Measure A doesn’t pass, a recall effort against Corpus could move forward. “We’re on standby,” Jim Hartnett, an organizer for a recall committee…
League of Women Voters to host informational session on March special election
The League of Women Voters of North and Central San Mateo County will host a nonpartisan informational session on pros and cons of the upcoming…
From San Jose to D.C.: How Sam Liccardo is getting ready
Add one more person to the list of employers feeling the Bay Area’s cost of living pains: An incoming Silicon Valley congressman looking for legislative…
How will the 2024 propositions affect Silicon Valley?
This year’s election cycle brought 10 propositions to California voters. Some will either usher in statewide changes or no changes at all.
Evan Low concedes Silicon Valley congressional race to Sam Liccardo
State Assemblymember Evan Low has conceded the race for Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional seat — sending former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo to Washington, D.C.
California shores up its defenses anticipating another Trump presidency
Standing in the Presidio in San Francisco, his shoulders aligned with the Golden Gate Bridge, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that the state…
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