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There are 28 seats up for election this year on local town councils, school boards, and special district boards. People interested in running for local public office are invited to a two-hour “how to run” seminar at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 30, in San Mateo.
Conducted by the San Mateo County Elections Office, the seminar will be held at the elections office at 40 Tower Road in San Mateo.
Up for election on the Nov. 3 ballot are three of five seats on the Portola Valley Town Council and three of seven seats on the Woodside Town Council (in districts 2, 4 and 6).
Among school boards, there are two of five seats up for election in the Sequoia Union High School District; three of five in the Portola Valley Elementary School District and the Woodside Elementary School District; and two of five on the San Mateo County Community College District.
Three of five seats are up for election on the boards of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, the Ladera Recreation District, and the Los Trancos County Water District. Two of five will be open on the board of the West Bay Sanitary District, and one of three on the board of the Woodside Fire Protection District.
To RSVP for either seminar, contact elections officer Lupe Sanchez at 312-5293, or e-mail her at lsanchez@smcare.org. Include your name, the office you are interested in, and the number of people you plan to bring to the seminar.
A 70-page candidates’ guide is available on the election office’s Web site, www.shapethefuture.org.
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