The Palo Alto Weekly plans to host election forums with candidates in several races this fall and also will provide coverage of the candidates and their positions leading up to the election. This year, mail-in ballots should be arriving the week of Oct. 10.
Here's a list of those who will be trying to earn voters' approval in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto in November.
PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL - 3 seats open
Alex Comsa, Realtor
Brian Hamachek, entrepreneur/software engineer
Lisa Forsell, creative technology professional
Ed Lauing, executive recruiter
Julie Lythcott-Haims, author/educator
Doria Summa, community volunteer
Vicki Veenker, mediator/patent attorney
PALO ALTO BOARD OF EDUCATION - 2 seats open
Ingrid Campos, businesswoman/mother
Nicole Chiu-Wang, parent/operations strategist
Shounak Dharap, incumbent/attorney
Shana Segal, teacher/school consultant
EAST PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL - 2 seats
Ruben Abrica, incumbent/community college instructor
Jeffrey L. Austin, coach
Martha Barragan, teacher
Mark Dinan, public works commissioner
Webster Lincoln, scientist
Q Smith, planning commissioner
RAVENSWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - 3 seats
Mele Kasavu Latu, incumbent
Manuel R. Lopez, aerospace engineer
Laura Nunez, educator
Tamara Sobomehin, incumbent
MENLO PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT - 3 seats open
Chuck Bernstein, incumbent
Gary L. Bloom, community volunteer
Robert Jones, incumbent
Dionis Papavramidis, software engineer
EAST PALO ALTO SANITARY DISTRICT -- 2 seats
Ofelia Bello, nonprofit executive director
Dennis Scherzer, incumbent
Vanessa Alexandra Smith, nonprofit program manager
Joan Sykes-Miessi, incumbent
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SHERIFF
Kevin Jensen, retired captain, Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office
Robert Jonsen, retired chief of Palo Alto Police Department
FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COLLEGE DISTRICT - District 2
Patrick Ahrens, governing board member, FHDA
FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COLLEGE DISTRICT - District 4
Pearl Cheng, governing board member, FHDA
SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER - District 7
Rebecca Eisenberg, attorney/sustainable investor
Gary Kremen, incumbent
MIDPENINSULA OPEN SPACE DISTRICT - District 2
Frank Hattler (included in unofficial candidates' roster but not yet certified as an official candidate by the Registrar of Voters)
Yoriko Kishimoto, incumbent
MIDPENINSULA OPEN SPACE DISTRICT - District 5
Karen Holman, incumbent
STATE ASSEMBLY - District 21
Diane Papan - San Mateo Deputy Mayor
STATE ASSEMBLY - District 23
Marc Berman, incumbent
Tim Dec, businessman/environmental advocate
U.S. CONGRESS - 16th District
Anna Eshoo, incumbent
Rishi Kumar, council member/high-tech executive
U.S. CONGRESS - 15th District
David Canepa, San Mateo County Supervisor
Kevin Mullin, California State Assemblymember
In addition, Palo Alto is mounting a measure to institute a business tax and a utility transfer tax; East Palo Alto is proposing an increase in its business tax on residential rental property.
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