Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Voters will see several business-related taxes and a handful of school parcel tax and bond measures in the June 5 primary.
San Mateo County voters will consider several business-related taxes and a handful of school parcel tax and bond measures in the June 5 primary. Among the most contentious measures on the ballot are a proposed transient occupancy tax increase and business license taxes for commercial parking and car rental businesses in unincorporated areas of the county. Proponents of all three measures include Board of Supervisors President Adrienne Tissier, Supervisor Carole Groom and San Mateo County Schools Superintendent Ann Campbell. Opponents include the citizens' group Taxpayers for a Strong Economy and the general managers of the Best Western Grosvenor and San Francisco Airport Marriott hotels. Measure U would raise the transient occupancy tax …
Thursday, May 10, 2012
The measure moves nearly 50 properties to San Mateo school districts.
Residents in San Mateo County appear to have passed Measure R with more than 90 percent voter approval Wednesday. Measure R will transfer 47 properties in the Fairmont Drive neighborhood from the Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary School District and Sequoia Union High School District to the San Mateo-Foster City School District and the San Mateo Union High School District. -- Bay City News Service Follow us on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Measure R is on the ballot to determine whether 47 homes in the Fairmont Drive neighborhood should be transferred from Belmont school districts to San Mateo ones.
Special elections related to school districts are being held today in Santa Clara, San Mateo and Contra Costa counties. Measure A in Contra Costa County would impose a $225 parcel tax on residents living within the Moraga School District. The parcel tax would benefit the three elementary schools in the district and would remain in effect indefinitely. The election is being conducted by mail, though ballots can be dropped off at various locations listed on the county's elections website at www.cocovote.us. Two parcel tax measures are on the ballot in Santa Clara County. Measure A would impose an $84 parcel tax on properties within the Santa Clara Unified School District. The tax would remain in effect for five years. Measure B would benefit…
Monday, May 7, 2012
Not surprisingly, Prop 29 is opposed by the tobacco industry. What do you think?
Two statewide measures will be included on the June ballot; one adds $1.00 to the cost of a pack of cigarettes, the other limits the term of new legislators heading to Sacramento to 12 years, down from the present 14. Most controversial is the battle over Proposition 29, already being fought on television sets and radio channels around the state and here in San Mateo County. It imposes an additional tax on cigarettes to fund additional cancer research. "It's a do-good thing," said Gene Mullin, a public policy consultant. "You want to stop cancer, and you want to stop smoking, particularly with youngsters. By increasing the cost of cigarettes it's going to dissuade many youngsters from starting." According to the California Secretary of …
Saturday, May 5, 2012
You'll be able to vote at two different locations in the county prior to the June 5 election.
Beginning Monday, San Mateo residents will be able to vote for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election. According to Mark Church, San Mateo County Chief Elections Officer, the early voting period begins in the 29 days immediately prior to Election Day. During this period, any eligible voter may cast a ballot at one of two voting center sites that will be set up: In a press release issued by the county, Church states, “As a convenience to voters, we provide several options for early voting: voters may join our Vote by Mail program; or they may go to one of our two Voting Centers, where they can vote on a voting machine or vote by paper ballot or drop off a voted mail ballot.” Hours of operation for the two Voting Centers are as follows: …
Thursday, May 3, 2012
The president plans to attend three fundraisers in the Bay Area.
For less than a Lady Gaga VIP concert ticket, you can attend a rally with President Barack Obama at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, May 23. Tickets start at $250 for general admission, confirmed the Obama campaign. With re-election up for grabs in November, the President is making his way around the Bay Area with three fundraisers in one day, reported the San Jose Mercury News. The president will begin with a campaign roundtable at Palo Alto’s Garden Court Hotel at 4:30 p.m. to support the Asian-American/Pacific Islander community. The cost? $35,800, much steeper than the Fox Theatre rally. He’ll then stop for dinner at Lisa and Douglas Goldman’s home in Atherton at 5:30 p.m. with tickets also costing $35,800. Douglas Goldman is a well-known…
Monday, April 30, 2012
Supervisor candidate Andy Cohen says the extra property taxes generated would benefit the county's poor.
Virtually to a person, candidates for the open San Mateo County Board of Supervisor District 4 position believe the answer to traffic congestion on the Peninsula is by creating more housing near our transportation corridors. “We have to make it easy for people by creating this housing, and make people want to do it,” said Ernie Schmidt, a Redwood City Planning Commissioner, at a Saturday morning breakfast in Millbrae hosted by the North Peninsula Democratic Club. “Let’s have smart growth, and create a smart, reliable system,” said Memo Morantes, a member of the San Mateo County Board of Education. But one candidate stepped away from the pack with his own ideas. Andy Cohen, a Menlo Park City Council member, wants local homeowners to build…
Monday, April 23, 2012
Deputy Mayor David Lim accompanied Masur on the walk Thursday.
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Editor's Note: The following article was submitted to San Mateo Patch by Greg Leifer. To submit an article or Letter to the Editor, please e-mail laura.dudnick@patch.com. San Mateo County supervisor candidate Shelly Masur and Deputy Mayor David Lim visited several businesses in downtown San Mateo on Thursday afternoon, discussing a number of issues with area residents, including issues critical to business owners and average voters. They talked about ways that the county can collaborate with local businesses to improve government efficiency and support local communities, as well as resources available from the county to help local businesses. One of the key county resources available for local businesses is a result of the Affordable …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
The pay is $100 a day.
The San Mateo County Elections Office is seeking workers to fill election day jobs for the June 5 Presidential Primary Election. Individual applicants are welcome and service clubs members are asked to consider using the money paid for the jobs to raise funds for their organizations. One must be a registered voter in State of California. First-time workers are required to attend a three-hour training class held various places. Classes will take place in May and will have a selection from which to choose. On election day, workers are on duty from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. with two one-hour breaks for meals. An effort is made to assign workers to precincts close to home. Pay is $100 a day. An additional training stipend is awarded if you serve on …
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Republican presidential candidate came to town for a fundraising dinner early this evening at the Hotel Sofitel.
Protesters from three groups were waiting for Presidential candidate Mitt Romney when he arrived for an exclusive fundraising dinner tonight in Redwood City. Activist groups protesting outside the 5:30 p.m. reception included Occupy Redwood City, Raging Grannies and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment. Raging Grannies member Ruth Robertson said her group adopted "billionaire personas" as they stood outside the event with signs mocking people who were driving in to attend. Protesters wore fake fur and held signs reading "Corporations are People, Too," she said. "We think by mocking them it might bring them down a rung or two," Robertson said. Members of Occupy Redwood City also attended the protest as "pretend" …
Mariska
8:07 pm on Monday, May 14, 2012
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