Menlo Park City Council – District 1
There are two candidates vying to represent District 1 on the Menlo Park City Council, which sets policies and the overall direction of the city. District 1 stretches from the Bay to U.S. Highway 101 and encompasses the Bayfront and Belle Haven neighborhoods. There are five council members in total.
Candidate Comparison Grids: Where do Menlo Park City Council District 1 candidates stand?
Newcomers Wonman Lee and James Rohr are running to replace Cecilia Taylor to represent District 1 on the Menlo Park City Council. See their answers to the questions that matter.
Campaign Finance
Menlo Park District 1 council candidates aren’t asking residents for donations
Candidates for the District 1 seat on the Menlo Park City Council are largely self-funding their campaigns, in contrast with candidates in other districts who are raising tens of thousands of dollars.
Menlo Park City Council – District 2
There are two candidates vying to represent District 2 on the Menlo Park City Council, which sets policies and the overall direction of the city. District 2 encompasses Flood Park Triangle, Lorelei Manor, Suburban Park, the Willows and parts of the South of Seminary-Vintage Oaks neighborhood. There are five council members in total.
Candidate Comparison Grids: Where do Menlo Park City Council District 2 candidates stand?
Incumbent Drew Combs is facing challenger Vamsi Velagapudi to represent District 2 on the Menlo Park City Council. See their answers to the questions that matter.
Campaign Finance
Challenger outraises Menlo Park City Council District 2 incumbent
Finance and Audit Commissioner Vamsi Velagapudi has raised almost $2,000 more than incumbent Drew Combs in the Menlo Park City Council District 2 race, according to campaign filings detailing donations made through Sept. 19.
Menlo Park City Council – District 4
There are two candidates vying to represent District 4 on the Menlo Park City Council, which sets policies and the overall direction of the city. District 4 is west of El Camino Real and encompasses the downtown, Allied Arts, Stanford Park and Stanford Hills neighborhoods. There are five council members in total.
Candidate Comparison Grids: Where do Menlo Park City Council District 4 candidates stand?
Newcomers Charlotte Reed and Laura Melahn seek to replace Betsy Nash to represent District 4 on the Menlo Park City Council. See their answers to the questions that matter.
Campaign Finance
Menlo Park District 4 hopeful outraises opponent by over $10K
Singer and communications professional Charlotte Reed is far outraising her opponent in the District 4 race — and all other Menlo Park City Council district candidates on the Nov. 3 ballot — in her bid to succeed Mayor Betsy Nash.
Measure P – Menlo Park downtown parking lots
Menlo Park’s Measure P would change city rules to require voter approval if and when the city plans to sell, lease or otherwise change its downtown parking lots in a way that would limit the amount of available parking. It needs a simple majority to pass.
Measure P: Menlo Park’s downtown parking lot ballot initiative
On the Nov. 3 ballot, Menlo Park voters will weigh in on Measure P, a citizen initiative that would bar the city from selling or making significant changes to its downtown parking lots without first holding an election to get voter approval.
Campaign Finance
As election nears, Menlo Park Measure P campaigns spend big
Menlo Park City Council candidates’ spending is being dwarfed by proponents and opponents of Measure P, which reported spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the final stretch of the campaign.
Menlo Park downtown lot measure race gathers almost $478,000 before ballots go out
Nearly half a million dollars has been raised in November’s ballot measure over whether Menlo Park should have housing on its downtown city-owned parking lots.
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Menlo Park City School Board
There are four candidates vying for three seats on the Menlo Park City School District Board of Trustees, which oversees the school district and its superintendent. The school district includes parts of Menlo Park and Atherton, and some of unincorporated San Mateo County. There are five school board members in total.
Sequoia Union High School Board – Area A
There are two candidates vying to represent Area A on the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees, which oversees the school district and its superintendent. District A includes Redwood Shores, Belmont, San Carlos and parts of Redwood City. There are five school board members in total.
Candidate Comparison Grids: Where do Sequoia Union High School District candidates stand?
The Sequoia Union High School District will have two seats on the Nov. 3 ballot, representing Areas A and D on the school board.
Sequoia Union High School Board – Area D
There are two candidates on the ballot to represent Area D on the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees, which oversees the school district and its superintendent, but only one is still in the race. District D includes central Menlo Park, North Fair Oaks and Atherton. There are five school board members in total.
Candidate Comparison Grids: Where do Sequoia Union High School District candidates stand?
The Sequoia Union High School District will have two seats on the Nov. 3 ballot, representing Areas A and D on the school board.
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Woodside Town Council
There are two candidates running uncontested for the District 2 and 3 seats on the Woodside Town Council, which sets policies and the overall direction of the city. District 2, includes neighborhoods near Kings Mountain Road and a small portion of Emerald Lake Hills. District 3 includes areas south of Woodside Road, along Whiskey Hill and Mountain Home roads. There are five council members in total.
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Portola Valley Town Council
There are three candidates running uncontested for three seats on the Portola Valley Town Council, which sets policies and the overall direction of the city. There are five council members in total.
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Measure N – Portola Valley charter town
Portola Valley’s Measure N would turn Portola Valley into a charter town, and establish a real property transfer tax of $10 per $1,000 of a property’s sale price. It needs a simple majority to pass.
Measure N asks voters to make Portola Valley a charter town
In November, Portola Valley voters will decide whether their small town will adopt a charter, an initiative aimed at increasing revenue through a real property transfer tax. If approved, Measure N would establish a tax of $10 per $1,000 of a property’s sale price.
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San Mateo County Measures
San Mateo County has placed four measures on the ballot: AA and L would update language in the county charter; J would double the timeline for replacing an election official from 30 to 60 days; and U would create an independent redistricting commission for redrawing Board of Supervisor district maps.
