Here’s what you need to get up to speed on local elections.
Post recommendations •
School Board: Post recommends Chiu, Colohan and Salcman
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City Council: Post recommends Burt, Stone, Summa and Reckdahl
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Liccardo is best choice for Congress
Palo Alto City Council •
Candidates divided over whether to shut off natural gas
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Candidates say it’s time to reopen City Hall
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Candidates speak out about plans for tall buildings
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Candidates have different ideas about how cars should cross Caltrain tracks
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Pat Burt, seeking fourth term on council, provides leadership on transportation
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George Lu wants to ‘move the needle’ on traffic safety and housing affordability
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Cari Templeton armed with legislative experience to improve Palo Alto
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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
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Doria Summa wants to preserve existing affordable housing
Palo Alto Ballot Measure • Measure D would allow a portion of El Camino Park to become a bus lane
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
Los Altos City Council •
Ibrahim Bashir wants to focus on projects 80% of residents want
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Larry Lang wants Los Altos to live within the law, avoid lawsuits
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Sally Meadows seeks safer streets, even if it reduces the rural feeling in Los Altos
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Eric Steinle wants to put roofs over downtown sidewalks
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Jonathan Weinberg favors new Los Altos police station
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Candidates square off over police station and other issues
Los Altos School Board •
Los Altos schools Measure EE campaign funded by contractors
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Bullis Charter School comes out against Measure EE
Mountain View City Council •
Council race draws a wide range of candidates
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Bold idea on housing emerges at candidate forum
Mountain View-Los Altos School District Board •
Three immigrant parents with backgrounds in tech seek two spots on school board
Belmont City Council •
Six candidates in two races
Redwood City Council •
Races in two districts for city council
Portola Valley Town Council •
Amid financial crisis, four candidates run for town council
Congress — 16th District •
Candidate gives his view on national, international controversies
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Low, Liccardo differ on progressive issues
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Bloomberg supporting Liccardo
Santa Clara County Board of Education •
Charter schools a key issue in county ed board race
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Profile of candidate Jessica Speiser
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Profile of candidate Grace Mah
Foothill-De Anza College Board •
Two candidates want to represent Palo Alto on community college board
Menlo Park City Council •
Only one race for city council
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One candidate has no opinion on proposed 50-story tower
East Palo Alto City Council •
Profiles of the nine candidates running for council
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors •
Lopez way ahead of Gauthier in fundraising
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Lopez, Gauthier speak out about homeless problem
East Palo Alto Sanitary District •
Race for three board seats removed from ballot
Sequoia Healthcare District •
Two candidates seek seat on board that hands out grants to health charities
Mountain View Whisman School Board •
Seven vie for troubled Mountain View Whisman Board
Las Lomitas School Board •
Strike looming, Las Lomitas School District voters to elect three board members
Mountain View Los Altos School Board •
3 immigrant parents seek spots on high school board
State ballot propositions •
California voters will answer 10 ballot questions
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.
I haven’t seen a printed copy of the Weekly in years. The Post is the paper everybody grabs.
The Weekly is available in boxes throughout Palo Alto – often right beside the Daily Post box. Am so appreciative of both newspapers. Each makes its own unique contribution. Both are invaluable!!!
Hopefully elected candidates will be more pro small business in the next few years. Inflation has made things quite difficult and other factors with the cost of doing business.