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We are in San Mateo County voting precinct #3402. Unless otherwise noted, elected officials take office the Monday following New Year's Day after their elections.

(1105 Altschul Avenue is on a strip of unincorporated county land called variously West Menlo Park or "University Heights".)

Menlo Park Fire Protection District:

http://www.menlofire.org/
This district covers 30 square miles of southern San Mateo County. Fire Station 4 is at the corner of Alameda de las Pulgas and Valparaiso Ave.
(five elected Board members, staggered four-year terms, in even-numbered years starting Nov. 6, 2018):

Chuck Bernstein, Vice-President, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Virginia Chang Kiraly, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
Jim (James E.) McLaughlin, President, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Robert Jones, next election Nov. 2, 2022.
Robert Silano, next election Nov. 5, 2024.

Meets: third Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Station 1, 300 Middlefield Rd. near USGS and the former Sunset Publishing offices, Menlo Park.

Sequoia Union High School District:

http://www.seq.org/
This district covers about the southern third of San Mateo County, and operates six high schools.
(five board members elected by voters to staggered four-year terms, plus one trustee picked annually by students, elections in even numbered years starting 2017):

Starting 2018, the District switched to Area Elections.

Trustee Area A: Belmont, most of Redwood City, San Carlos. Alan Sarver, next election Nov. 8, 2022. President.
Trustee Area B: Highland regions of Belmont, Redwood City, and San Carlos. Carrie B. Du Bois, next election Nov. 5, 2024. Vice-President.
Trustee Area C: La Honda, Ladera, Portola Valley, Skylonda, West Menlo Park, Woodside. Richard Ginn, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
Trustee Area D: Atherton, Menlo Park, part of Redwood City. Chris Thomsen, next election Nov. 8, 2022. Clerk.
Trustee Area E: Belle Haven, EPA, North Fair Oaks. Shawneece Stevenson, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
student trustee Sathvik Nori, to 2021.

Areas A and D were elected in November 2018. Areas B, C, and E were elected in 2020.

Meets: Approximately fortnightly on dates as scheduled, 5:30 p.m., Birch Conference Room, Sanford Building, 480 James Ave. @ Elwood St., Redwood City.

Las Lomitas Elementary School District

http://llesd-ca.schoolloop.com/
Small district operating two schools serving western Menlo Park and Atherton: Las Lomitas (grades K-3) and La Entrada (grades 4-8).
(five elected Governing Board members, staggered four-year terms)

Jason Morimoto, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
Cynthia Solis Yi (provisional appointment Dec. 11, 2020 to fill a vacancy). Next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Heather Hopkins, next election Nov. 8, 2022. (Dana Nunn resigned effective Oct. 29, 2021. Board appointed replacement a/o Oct. 6, 2021.)
Gautam Nadella, next election Nov. 8, 2022. (John Earnhardt resigned effective Sept. 23, 2021. Board appointed replacement a/o Oct. 6, 2021.)
Molly Finn (provisional appointment Dec. 11, 2020 to fill a vacancy). Next election Nov. 8, 2022.

Meets: Usually 3rd Wednesdays (with exceptions), 7:30 p.m., La Entrada School library, 2200 Sharon Rd. @ Altschul Ave., Menlo Park.

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District

http://www.openspace.org/
Independent special district funded by a parcel property tax starting 1972, divided into seven geographic wards. Acquires open space land; protects, restores, and enhances natural resources; plans for and manages land for low-intensity recreational use by the public. Covers 550 square miles of northwestern Santa Clara County, southern San Mateo County, and a small piece of Santa Cruz County.
(seven elected Board members, staggered four-year terms):

Ward 1 (Cupertino, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Los Gatos): Pete Siemens, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ward 2 (Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Los Altos Hills, Stanford): Yoriko Kishimoto, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ward 3 (Sunnyvale): J. Edmond (Jed) Cyr, next election Nov. 5, 2024. President.
Ward 4 (Mountain View, Los Altos): Curt Riffle, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
Ward 5 (Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Stanford): Karen Holman, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ward 6 (Menlo Park, Woodside, Portola Valley, Atherton): Larry Hassett, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Ward 7 (Redwood City, San Carlos): Zoe Kersteen-Tucker, unopposed in Nov. 3, 2020 election, next election Nov. 5, 2024.

Meets: 2nd and 4th Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m., District Administrative Office, 330 Distel Cir. nr. corner of W. El Camino Real and S. Rengstorff Ave., Los Altos.

Sequoia Healthcare District:

http://www.sequoiahealthcaredistrict.com/
Covers roughly the southern third of San Mateo County.
(five elected Board members, staggered four-year terms)

Starting Sept. 2017, the District switched to district (vs. at-large) representation.

Zone A (Redwood Shores): Arthur J. Faro, next election Nov. 8, 2022. Secretary/Treasurer.
Zone B (Menlo Park, West Menlo Park, Atherton): Kim Griffin (West Menlo Park), next election Nov. 5, 2024. President.
Zone C (Redwood City, Emerald Hills, San Carlos): Aaron Nayfack, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Zone D (North Fair Oaks, a piece of Redwood City): Ivan Martinez, next election Nov. 5, 2024.
Zone E (Woodside, Portola Valley, Belmont, San Carlos hills): Gerald "Jerry" Shefren, next election Nov. 8, 2022. Vice-President.
Lee Michelson (ex-officio in her role as Sequoia Healthcare District CEO).

Board members must reside in their districts; voters pick only their own district's representatives. Zones A, C, and E were elected in 2018. Zones B (ours) and D were elected in 2020.

Meets: first Wednesday in odd-numbered months (with exceptions), 4:30 p.m., Sequoia Room, Sequoia Hospital, 170 Alameda de las Pulgas between Whipple Ave. and Edgewood Rd., Redwood City.

Explanation: The Sequoia Healthcare District is a purposeless political body still eating taxpayer (parcel tax) funds after the 1996 substantive sale of Sequoia Hospital to a non-profit corporation (Sequoia Health Services) managed by Catholic Healthcare West. Board members pledged to dissolve the District (just Jack Hickey, who was dislodged in 2018) keep getting outvoted. More at: http://www.almanacnews.com/morgue/2003/2003_02_05.hospital.html
http://www.sanmateocountytimes.com/Stories/0,1413,87%257E11305%257E2500520,00.html

West Bay Sanitary District:

http://www.westbaysanitary.org/
Serves the southernmost cities and unincorporated areas of San Mateo County.
(five elected Board members, staggered four-year terms)

Roy Thele-Sardiña, next election Nov. 8, 2022. Treasurer.
Edward P. Moritz, next election Nov. 8, 2022.
Fran Dehn, next election Nov. 5, 2024. President.
George Otte (appointed to replace Ronald W. Shepherd), next election Nov. 5, 2024.
David Alexander Walker, next election Nov. 5, 2024. Secretary.

Meets: second and fourth Mondays, 7:00 p.m., district headquarters, 500 Laurel St. @ Burgess Dr., Menlo Park.