San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa has opened up an 8-percentage point lead in the race for Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder against the second-in-charge in that office, Jim Irizarry.
In the first batch of votes,
Canepa 31,152 — 54.21%
Irizarry 26,316 — 45.79%
While the other members of the board of supervisors supported Irizarry, Canepa had the backing of labor in the campaign. Irizarry decided to spend his own money in the race while Canepa tapped donors who had contributed to his campaigns before.
A handful of employees came out against Irizarry. Management Analyst Alicia Garcia alleged a hostile work environment and being forced to work long hours without pay to meet department deadlines. Canepa described the internal problems of the Assessor-Clerk-Recorders office as a “dumpster fire.”
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