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Tuesday, 2013-11-05 Consolidated Municipal, School & Special Election

Notes by Rick Moen

Last updated 2013-10-26

Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 23:55:35 -0700
From: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
To: Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Cheryl Morris
Subject: Recommendations for Nov. 5 election

Reminder: 1. Mailed-in ballots must be received (not just mailed) by Nov. 5, or they will not be counted.

2. Any voting on election day is possible only by dropping off the ballot at Elections Dept. in San Mateo, or Voting Center in Redwood City, or any city/town hall in this county. There is no voting station for our precinct.

I will be mailing my ballot on Saturday.

I recommend:

San Mateo Community College District, Member, Governing Board
Tom Mohr
Richard Holober

Sequoia Union High School District, Members, Governing Board
Georgia Jack (and nobody else)

Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Members, Board of Directors
Peter F. Carpenter
Chuck Bernstein
Rexford F. 'Rex' Ianson

Measure S (Los Lomitas Elementary District $60M bond measure)
Yes

Stuff about the foregoing:

San Mateo Community College District, Member, Governing Board
Pick two.

Tom Mohr, for many years President of Canada Community College and Supervisor for SMUHSD, now styling himself 'Retired College President'. Lives on Edgewood Rd. in San Mateo.

Endorsements:
Central Labor Council of San Mateo County
The Democratic Party of San Mateo County
Congresswoman Jackie Speier
Leland Yee
Jim Ruane, Mayor, City of San Bruno
Ken Ibarra, Council-member, City of San Bruno
Irene O'connel, Vice-Mayor, City of San Bruno
Pedro Gonzalez, Mayor, City of San Francisco
Karyl Matsumoto, Mayor Pro Tem, City of South San Francisco
Dr. Pradeep Gupta, Council-member, City of South San Francisco
Gina Papan, Mayor City of Millbrae
Robert Gottschschalk, Council-member, City of Millbrae
Pam Friscella, Mayor, City of Foster City
Art Kiesel. Council-member, City of Foster City
Herb Perez, Council-member, City of Foster City
Steve Okamoto, Council-Member, City of Foster City
David Canepa, Vice-Mayor, City of Daly City
Ann Keighran, Mayor, city of Burlingame
Michael Brownrigg, Vice-Mayor,City of Burlingame
Terry Nagel, Council-member, City of Burlingame
Jerry Deal, Council-member, City of Burlingame
San Mateo Daily Journal
AFT local 1493

Seems very capable, very good. Recommend.

Richard Holober, Community College Boardmember.
Lives somewhere in Millbrae.

He's been good in this job. This would be his fifth term.

Endorsements:
San Mateo Daily Journal
California Nurses Association
San Mateo Community College Federation of Teachers
AFT local 1493

Recommend.

George Yang, Environmental Business Advisor
Lives on Madera Ave. in Menlo Park.

Seems like a well-meaning and nice businessman.
Endorsements:
San Mateo GOP.

J. Samuel Diaz, Writer.
This is the fellow who submitted no candidate statement.
('You had one job. One job!')

Sequoia Union High School District, Members, Governing Board
Pick two.

Strangely enough, I agree with the Daily Post's recommendation: Vote for Georgia Jack only, and do not vote for either of the two other candidates.

Christopher Thomsen, Incumbent

Co-founder of Stanford University's Institute for Research in the Social Sciences.
Stanford President's commission on technology, teaching and learning.
Visiting professorship for pedagogical innovation in NL.
Family of three generations of CA public school teachers and administrators.

Endorsements:
Congresswoman Eshoo, State Senator Hill, Assemblymen Mullin & Rich Menlo Almanac & San Mateo Daily Journal
County Superintendent of Schools Anne E. Campbell

Alan Sarver, Trustee, Sequoia Union High School District

SUHSD Board member since 2009, Immediate Past President
Member of SUHSD/Ravenswood/City of EPA 2x2x2 Committee, 4 Corners Traffic Committee (SUHSD, San Carlos School District, Cities of San Carlos, Belmont)
Member of SUHSD Task Forces for CTE and Capacity Planning
Member of Redwood City 2020 Coordinating Council
Chair of Belmont Save the Music Festival, Planning Committee member since Festival started in 2003
Founder/Director of the Carlmont-BRSSD Music Mentor program since 2003

Endorsements:
San Mateo County Democratic Party, San Mateo Daily Journal, The Almanac
Sen. Jerry Hill, Reps. Kevin Mullin & Rich Gordon, former Sen. Joe Simitian
Redwood City Council members Aguirre, Bain, Gee, Ira, Pierce, and Seybert

Georgia Jack, Universary Development / Mother

17-year resident of Redwood City
Current Woodside High School parent and site council member
Past president Redwood City Education Foundation
Past elementary school PTA and site council president
12-year staff member Stanford University
Member RCSD Program Improvement Committee

Endorsements:

Hon. Kevin Mullin, California State Assembly Member, 22nd District
Hon. Barbara Pierce, Council Member and former Mayor, Redwood City
Hon. Ray Mueller, Council Member, Menlo Park

Menlo Park Fire Protection District, Members, Board of Directors
Pick three.

The biggest ongoing issue with the fire district is tough negotiations with the firefighters' union. Lots of commentary here:
http://www.almanacnews.com/news/2013/10/10/tonight-menlo-park-fire-district-candidate-forum-

Peter F. Carpenter, Corporate Officer / Director
Recommend.

Carolyn Clarke, Menlo Park Housing Commissioner
Sort of the big-labour candidate.

Jack Nelson, Incumbent
so-so. Union-endorsed.

Chuck Bernstein, Business Executive, Educator
Recommend.

Rexford F. 'Rex' Ianson
Recommend.

Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 10:42:01 -0700
From: Rick Moen <rick@linuxmafia.com>
To: Deirdre Saoirse Moen, Cheryl Morris
Subject: Election addendum

Forgot the link to the Daily Post's reasoning about why to vote only for Georgia Jack, casting one vote only rather than the allowed two. http://georgiajack.org/Documents/DailyPostEndorsesGeorgia.pdf