Voter guide for local elections

A look at some of the Post’s election coverage. This page will be updated with additional stories when they’re printed.

Post recommendations

School Board: Post recommends Chiu, Colohan and Salcman
City Council: Post recommends Burt, Stone, Summa and Reckdahl
Liccardo is best choice for Congress

Palo Alto City Council

Candidates divided over whether to shut off natural gas
Candidates say it’s time to reopen City Hall
Candidates have different ideas about how cars should cross Caltrain tracks
Pat Burt, seeking third term on council, provides leadership on transportation
George Lu wants to ‘move the needle’ on traffic safety and housing affordability
Cari Templeton armed with legislative experience to improve Palo Alto
Keith Reckdahl strives for balance between cars and bikes
Anne Cribbs explains Olympic controversy
Henry Etzkowitz wants rent cap for seniors, 10,000 lofts at mall
Katie Causey says she’d favor turning University Ave. into a mall
Greer Stone wants city consultants who are neutral

Los Altos City Council

Candidates square off over police station and other issues

Mountain View City Council

Bold idea on housing emerges at candidate forum

Belmont City Council

Six candidates in two races

Redwood City Council

Races in two districts for city council

Los Altos schools

Los Altos schools Measure EE campaign funded by contractors

Palo Alto School Board

Chris Colohan focused on district budget
Nicole Chiu-Wang was fired by Trump on “Apprentice,” now is focused on schools
Parent activist Rowena Chiu seeks new role on school board
Alison Kamhi emphasizes student safety and addressing bullying
Josh Salcman says school board can improve communication to avoid controversies

Congress — 16th District

Candidate gives his view on national, international controversies
Low, Liccardo differ on progressive issues
Bloomberg supporting Liccardo

County Board of Education

Charter schools a key issue in county ed board race
Profile of candidate Jessica Speiser
Profile of candidate Grace Mah

Foothills-DeAnza College Board

Two candidates want to represent Palo Alto on community college board

Menlo Park

Only one race for city council
One candidate has no opinion on proposed 50-story tower

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors

Lopez way ahead of Gauthier in fundraising

1 Comment

  1. Thank you for posting this guide. The Daily Post seems to be the only publication covering these races, and your work is comprehensive. Sad that the other papers have withered away but I’m glad to see the Post is on the story.

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