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November 7, 2017 Election

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County Results as of Jan 8 1:43pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (207/207)
27.4% Countywide Voter Turnout (47,173/172,464)
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    City

    Council Member; City of BrisbaneClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • W. Clarke Conway
      669 votes 21.8%
    • Cliff Lentz
      621 votes 20.2%
    • Karen Cunningham
      571 votes 18.6%
    • Jameel Munir
      457 votes 14.9%
    • Dana Dillworth
      427 votes 13.9%
    • Tony Verreos
      326 votes 10.6%

    Council Member; City of BurlingameClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Ann Keighran
      3,654 votes 29.9%
    • Ricardo Ortiz
      3,645 votes 29.8%
    • Michael Brownrigg
      3,517 votes 28.7%
    • Steve Duncan
      1,423 votes 11.6%

    Mayor; City of San BrunoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Rico E. Medina
      4,497 votes 87.4%
    • Annette Zink
      646 votes 12.6%

    Council Member; City of San BrunoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Laura Davis
      3,617 votes 41.5%
    • Michael Salazar
      3,011 votes 34.5%
    • Marco Durazo
      2,098 votes 24.0%

    Council Member; City of San MateoClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Joe Goethals
      7,018 votes 22.4%
    • Rick Bonilla
      6,376 votes 20.3%
    • Eric Rodriguez
      6,266 votes 20.0%
    • Chelsea Bonini
      5,347 votes 17.1%
    • Charles Drechsler
      2,894 votes 9.2%
    • Robert G. Newsom, Jr.
      2,314 votes 7.4%
    • Mark De Paula
      1,143 votes 3.6%

    School

    Board Member; Burlingame School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Elizabeth Kendall
      3,531 votes 28.7%
    • Kay Coskey
      3,100 votes 25.2%
    • Davina Drabkin
      2,906 votes 23.6%
    • Douglas B. Luftman
      2,772 votes 22.5%

    Board Member; Portola Valley School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Karyn Bechtel
      794 votes 30.7%
    • Jeff Klugman
      773 votes 29.9%
    • Michael Maffia
      607 votes 23.5%
    • Karen A. Tate
      410 votes 15.9%

    Board Member; San Carlos School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Carol Elliott
      2,779 votes 30.5%
    • Neil A. Layton
      2,720 votes 29.9%
    • Kathleen Farley
      2,562 votes 28.1%
    • Thomas Vigdal
      1,046 votes 11.5%

    Board Member; San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (3 Elected)

    • Shara Watkins
      10,036 votes 25.7%
    • Noelia Corzo
      8,561 votes 21.9%
    • Rebecca Hitchcock
      5,934 votes 15.2%
    • Shiraz Zack Kanga
      4,993 votes 12.8%
    • Thomas Morgan
      4,271 votes 10.9%
    • Jacob Thiel
      2,740 votes 7.0%
    • Alexander H. Haislip
      2,528 votes 6.5%

    Special

    Board Member; East Palo Alto Sanitary DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites (2 Elected)

    • Dennis C. Scherzer
      471 votes 40.9%
    • Joan Sykes-Miessi
      454 votes 39.4%
    • Luis Vizcardo
      226 votes 19.6%

    Board Member; Highlands Recreation DistrictClick here for more info on this contest including known links to other sites

    • Andrew Aquino
      252 votes 51.9%
    • Rachael Webster
      234 votes 48.1%

    Local Measures

    Measure B Even election year charter amendment -- City of San Mateo (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 9,726 / 81.4% Yes votes ...... 2,219 / 18.6% No votes
    To conform with state law, shall the Charter amendment changing the timing of the city's general municipal elections from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, and extending the terms of the council members elected in 2015 and 2017 for a period of one year, respectively, be adopted?

    Measure C Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, and Renters' Rights Act -- City of Pacifica (Majority Approval Required)
    Fail: 4,354 / 39.6% Yes votes ...... 6,640 / 60.4% No votes
    Shall the Ordinance entitled Pacifica Community Preservation, Rent Stabilization, and Renters' Rights Act which protects certain tenants of multi-family housing from excessive rent increases and no-fault evictions and ensures that Landlords receive a fair and reasonable rate of return on their investment, be adopted?

    Measure D Business License Tax on Soil Recycling Establishments -- City of Brisbane (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 831 / 75.1% Yes votes ...... 275 / 24.9% No votes
    To pay for general municipal expenses, shall the City impose an annual business license fee on a soil recycling establishment of up to twenty (20%) of its gross receipts or up to two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000) whichever is greater?

    Measure E Business License Tax for Recycling Establishments -- City of Brisbane (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 877 / 79.6% Yes votes ...... 225 / 20.4% No votes
    To pay for general municipal expenses, shall the City increase the annual business license tax for certain recycling establishments up to $4,000,000 (plus adjustments) per year?

    Measure F Renew Parcel Tax to fund police and emergency services -- Town of Atherton (2/3 Approval Required)
    Fail: 981 / 52.6% Yes votes ...... 884 / 47.4% No votes
    To continue providing funding to maintain neighborhood police patrols and the Town's ability to respond to emergencies, repairing and maintaining streets, and repairing and constructing storm drains, shall an ordinance be adopted to continue a Special Parcel Tax for four years and allowing for the expenditure of funds derived from such tax?

    Measure G Establishing a Tax on Marijuana Operations -- City of Pacifica (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 8,588 / 78.8% Yes votes ...... 2,316 / 21.2% No votes
    Shall an ordinance establishing a Marijuana Operations Tax at the rate of 6% of a Marijuana Operation's gross receipts, which may be decreased or increased after two years to a maximum of 10% by the City Council, to help fund municipal services, including police and fire protection services, emergency medical services, park, recreation, and street maintenance services, with no sunset date and estimated to generate $360,000 annually in tax revenue be adopted?

    Measure H Charter Language Clean-up -- City of San Mateo (Charter Amendment - Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 9,774 / 81.9% Yes votes ...... 2,167 / 18.1% No votes
    Shall the charter amendment revising the City of San Mateo's charter to: allow for regular council meetings to be held at locations other than City Hall, when necessary; updating the title of Personnel Director to Human Resources Director; and revising the Fiscal Administration provisions to conform with state law and current practices be adopted?

    Measure I Enact a one-quarter cent rate transactions and use tax -- City of Burlingame (Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 3,396 / 63.2% Yes votes ...... 1,977 / 36.8% No votes
    To maintain/improve Burlingame's quality of life, including essential City facilities and services such as maintaining city streets, sidewalks and potholes; enhancing neighborhood police patrols/crime prevention programs; maintaining recreation programs and safe facilities for youth/teens; and other essential city services, shall the City of Burlingame enact an ongoing, 1/4 cent sales tax with authority to incur debt to accelerate infrastructure projects, providing $2,000,000 annually, with annual audits, independent citizens' oversight, and all funds spent locally?

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