Half Moon Bay Election Guide 2012

As we look at November’s elections, Half Moon Bay Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Bookmark this page for updates.

Patch asked local candidates running for Half Moon Bay City Council to answer questions about their education, work experience and previous political experience. Click on the links below to view their profiles.

Stay tuned this week for profiles on candidates running for Cabrillo Unified School, Governing Board.

Voting Info

• Sample Ballot: To see your sample ballot, go to the County Clerk's website and enter your address in the Precinct Finder.
• Polling locations: To find polling locations and precincts, click here.
• Early Voting: You may vote early from October 1 to October 31. You can find full information how to do so here.

Races

LOCAL:

• Half Moon Bay City Council Vote for 2: (John Muller, Marina Fraser, Harvey Rarback, John Ullom)
• Cabrillo Unified School, Governing Board, Vote for 2: (Michael Ahern, Mario Vazquez, Charmion Donegan, Kate Livingston)
• La Honda-Pescadero Schoo, Governing Board, Vote for 3: (Peter Bohacek, Kathy Crane, Humberto Perez, Christopher Brancart)

COUNTY:

• San Mateo County Harbor, Commissioner, Vote for 3: (Will Holsinger, Brandon Kwan, Leo Padreddi, Pietro Parravano, Sabrina Brennan, Neil Merrilees)
• San Mato County Board of Education, Vote for 1: (Rod Hsiao, Jim Cannon, Ted Lempert, Jo-Ann Byrne, Joe Ross)

• San Mateo County Supervisors, District 4, Vote for 1: (Shelly Masur or Warren Slocum)

STATE:

• State Senator, District 13 Vote for 1: (Jerry Hill and Sally Lieber)
• State Assembly, District 24 Vote for 1: (Richard Gordon and Chengzhi "George" Yang)

NATIONAL:

• US Congress, District 14 Vote for 1: (Jackie Speier and Deborah Bacigalupi)
• US Senate Vote for 1: (Dianne Feinstein and Elizabeth Emken)
• US President Vote for 1: (Barack Obama and Mitt Romney)

Ballot Issues

Sales tax Measure J for Half Moon Bay residents: Half Moon Bay voters go to the polls in November to decide the fate of Measure J, a half-cent sales tax hike that would provide an estimated $867,000 per year for city infrastructure projects.

San Mateo County Measures:

• Measure A: San Mateo County Sales Tax Increase
• Measure B: San Mateo County Election of Supervisors Charter Amendment
• Measure C: San Mateo County Appointed Controller

Propositions:

Altogether, 11 statewide ballot propositions will be on the November 6, 2012 ballot. They are:

Prop 30, Taxes, Jerry Brown's Tax Increase

Prop 31, State budget, Two-Year Budget Cycle

Prop 32, Labor, Ban on corporate and union contributions to state and local candidates

Prop 33, Insurance, Car insurance rates can be based ona person history of insurance coverage ("persistency discounts")

Prop 34, Death penalty, "End of the Death Penalty"

Prop 35, Law enforcement, Prohibition on Human Trafficking and Sex Slavery

Prop 36, Law enforcement, Repeal of the "Three Strikes" Law

Prop 37, Regulations, Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food

Prop 38, Taxes, Molly Munger's State Income Tax Increase

Prop 39, Taxes, Income Tax Increase for Multistate Businesses

Prop 40, Redistricting, Referendum on the State Senate Redistricting Plan

For more information on California 2012 ballot propositions, go here. Or read the Craig and Lou At the Ballot Box blog on Patch which goes over all the propositions for you.

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