—Updated Sept. 5. —Ballot measures added. *-Incumbent.
NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL ELECTION
CITIES
ALAMEDA
City Council (Choose 2)
Thushan Amarasiriwardena, software product manager
Greg Boller, county prosecutor
Michele Pryor, educator/union executive
Stephen Slauson, small business owner
*Trish Herrera Spencer, councilmember, Alameda
City Auditor
*Kevin Kearney, city auditor, Alameda
City Treasurer
*Kevin Kennedy, city treasurer, Alameda
School Board (Choose 3)
Joyce Boyd, certified public accountant
Meleah Hall, teacher/data analyst
*Heather Little, trustee, Alameda USD
*Jennifer Williams, trustee, Alameda USD
ALBANY
City Council (Choose 3) (Ranked Choice Voting)
Jeremiah Garrett-Pinguelo, longshoreman
*Jennifer Hansen-Romero, appointed councilmember, Albany
Peggy McQuaid, community volunteer
*Jordan Preston, councilmember, Albany
*Aaron Tiedemann, councilmember, Albany
School Board (Choose 2)
*Veronica Davidson, trustee, AUSD
Brian Doss, account executive
Jolene Gazmen, registered behavior technician
Dayna Inkeles, project manager
Ballot Measures
MEASURE C - Special parcel tax for upgrading public sidewalks, pathways. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE L - Albany USD $63.8 million school improvement bond measure. (55% to pass)
MEASURE R - Special business license tax to fund tenant rental assistance programs. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE S - Delegates authority to appoint city officers, except for city attorney, to the city manager. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE T - Charter amendment to eliminate requirement that city officer execute a bond before beginning their duties. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE U - Charter amendment to eliminate exception for school purpose bonds from city’s bonding limits. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE V - Charter amendment to allow 16- and 17-year-olds vote in municipal and school board elections. (50+1% to pass)
BERKELEY
Mayor (Ranked Choice Voting)
Logan Bowie, paralegal
Sophie Hahn, councilmember, Berkeley
Kate Harrison, international mgmt consultant
Adena Ishii, education consultant
Naomi Pete
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 2
Jenny Guarino, union officer/organizer
*Terry Taplin, councilmember, Berkeley
District 3
*Ben Bartlett, councilmember, Berkeley
Deborah Matthews, real estate broker
John “Chip” Moore, entrepreneur/grad student
District 5
Todd Andrew, community volunteer
Nilang Gor, scientist
Shoshana O’Keefe, teacher/zoning commissioner
District 6
Brent Blackaby, businessperson/commissioner/parent
Andy Katz, board director, East Bay MUD
School Board (Choose 2)
*Laura Babitt, trustee, BUSD
Jen Corn, school improvement director
Norma J F Harrison, community volunteer
Abdur Sikder, lecturer faculty
*Ana Vasudeo, trustee, BUSD
Rent Stabilization Board (Choose 4)
Avery Arbaugh, labor commissioner/student
*Xavier Johnson, commissioner, Berkeley Rent Board
*Andy Kelley, commissioner, Berkeley Rent Board
Carole Marasovic, attorney/city commissioner
Alfred Twu, architect/artist
*Dominique Walker, commissioner, Berkeley Rent Board
Ballot Measures
MEASURE W - Increase real estate transfer tax rate for properties valued $1.6 million or higher, and $1.9 million or higher. (50+1 to pass)
MEASURE X - Special parcel tax to maintain Berkeley public libraries. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE Y - Increases special parcel tax for maintaining parks, trees, landscaping. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE Z - Indefinitely remove 2027 sunset date on city’s sugary drink tax. (50+1 to pass)
MEASURE AA - Increase GANN limit. (50+1 to pass)
MEASURE BB - Limits amount renters can be charged for utilities, limits annual rent increase to 5%; eliminates suspension of rent controls during high vacancy. (50+1 to pass)
MEASURE CC - Uses existing revenue to create rent payment fund to property owners on tenants’ behalf; allow rent increases in exchange for services and amenities; remove some powers from Rent Board. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE DD - Prohibits livestock facilities within city limits for more than 45 days or more in a 12-month period; requires existing facilities to close within a year. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE EE - Special parcel tax for street and sidewalk repair, pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, sunsets in 12 years. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE FF - Special parcel tax for street and sidewalk repair, pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, sunsets in 14 years. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE GG - Natural gas tax for buildings 15,000 sq. ft. or larger, with exception of government buildings, single-family homes and residential buildings with at least 50% affordable units. (50+1% to pass)
MEASURE HH - Sets new indoor air quality standards for city-owned and leased buildings. (50+1% to pass)
CASTRO VALLEY
School Board
Area 5
John Chung, small business owner
*Michael Kusiak, trustee, CVUSD
Castro Valley Sanitary District (Choose 3)
*Daniel Akagi, board director, CVSAN
Joe Grcar, retired laboratory scientist
*Timothy McGowan, board director, CVSAN
Kenneth Owen, retired sewer contractor
*Dave Sadoff, board director, CVSAN
Darshan Saini, program manager
DUBLIN
Mayor
Shawn Costello, game tech
Tom Evans, retired civil engineer
Sherry Hu, councilmember, Dublin
Jean Josey, councilmember, Dublin
City Council
District 1
*Michael McCorriston, appointed mayor, Dublin
District 3
Razi Hasni, small business owner
John Morada, entrepreneur
School Board
Area 1
Kristian Reyes, sales rep/parent
Ramnath Shanbhogue, engineering director/father
Dublin San Ramon Services District
Area 3
*Rich Halket, director, Dublin San Ramon Dist.
Javier Lopez Rivero, asset accounting manager
Ballot Measures
MEASURE II - Accept donation of 1.5 miles of land connecting Dublin Boulevard to North Canyons Parkway. (50+1 to pass)
MEASURE JJ - Ballot measure to extend mayor, city council term limits to 12 years; prohibiting on councilmembers, commissioners from accepting gifts form lobbyists, city contractors. (50+1 to pass)
EMERYVILLE
City Council (Choose 3)
Mia Esperanza Brown, community relations coordinator
Calvin Dillahunty, telecommunications manager
Sam Gould, video game developer
*Sukhdeep Kaur, appointed councilmember, Emeryville
Matthew Solomon, climate change analyst
*Courtney Welch, mayor, Emeryville
Emery School Board (Choose 2)
Brian Donahue, builder/journalist
Elsie Joyce Lee, parent
Walter Pizarro, payroll accountant
*John Van Geffen, trustee, EUSD
FREMONT
Mayor
Vinnie Bacon, software development manager
Rohan K. Marfatia, business executive/parent
Hiu Ng, retired technology executive
Raj Salwan, councilmember, Fremont
City Council
District 1
*Teresa Keng, councilmember, Fremont
Pravesh Kumar, senior DataOps engineer
Ranvir Sandhu, attorney, entrepreneur
District 5
Sterling Engle🆕
Chandra Wagh, senior technical program mgr
Yajing Zhang, trustee, Fremont USD
District 6
*Teresa Cox, councilmember, Fremont
Raymond Liu, engineer
School Board
Area 4
Ganesh Balamitran, marketing manager/parent
Rinu Nair, college student/alumna
Ballot Measures
MEASURE M - Fremont USD $919 million infrastructure bond measure. (55% to pass)
HAYWARD
City Council (Choose 4)
*Angela Andrews, councilmember, Hayward
Ray Bonilla, Jr., appointed councilmember, Hayward
Tom Ferreira, emergency medical technician
Daniel Goldstein, appointed councilmember, Hayward
Joe Ramos, trustee, Hayward USD
Tom Wong, businessman
*Francisco Zermeño, councilmember, Hayward
School Board (Choose 3)
Austin Bruckner Carrillo, community outreach director
*Peter Bufete, trustee, HUSD
Sophia Jauregui, parent/educator
Calyn Kelley, parent/educator
*Sara Prada, trustee, HUSD
Luis Reynoso
Tom Wong
Ballot Measures
MEASURE K1 - Extend current half-cent sales tax for 20 years. (50+1% to pass)
LIVERMORE
Mayor
*John Marchand, mayor, Livermore
City Council
District 3
Steven Dunbar, engineering supervisor
David Farley, physicist/business owner
Jeffrey Kaskey, business owner/CEO
District 4
Thomas Soules, retired physicist
Kristie Wang, trustee, Livermore Valley Joint USD
Livermore Valley Joint School Board (Choose 2)
Tara Boyce, technology architect/parent
Deena Kaplanis, mother/doctor/businesswoman
Jean Paulsen, graphic novel author
Amanda Pepper, parent/author
Maggie Tufts, educator
Christiaan VandenHeuvel, pastor/substitute teacher
Livermore Area Park & Recreation District (Choose 2)
Matthew Bogdanowicz, recreation supervisor
*James Boswell, board director, LARPD
*Jan Palajac, board director, LARPD
Jacob Vital, residential contractor
NEWARK
Mayor
*Michael Hannon, mayor, Newark
Elisa Martinez, trustee, Ohlone Community College Dist.
Jason Miguel, county advisory commissioner
City Council
Four-year seat
Jacinta Arteaga, social services administrator
Julie Del Catancio, educator/planning commissioner
Terrance Grindall, city planner/teacher
Hitendra Gupta, technology management professional
Vinod Kumar, businessman/non-profit chairman
Two-year seat
Phil Bloxom, SW quality engineer
Lucia Gutierrez, academic administration
Eve Marie Little, university professor
Sean Mahanay, IT support manager
Renu Malhotra, mother/entrepreneur/teacher
School Board (Choose 3)
Gabriel Anguiano, Jr., educator/parent
Austin Block, social science teacher
*Aiden Hill, trustee, NUSD
Vikas Minglani, father/AI technologist
*Phuong Nguyen, trustee, NUSD
Ballot Measures
MEASURE O - Newark USD $205 million infrastructure bond. (55% to pass)
MEASURE LL - Increase the Transient Occupancy Tax from 10% to 14%. (55% to pass)
OAKLAND
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 1
Edward Frank, homemaker/business owner
Len Raphael, certified public accountant
Zac Unger, firefighter
District 3
Baba Afolabi, entrepreneur
*Carroll Fife, councilmember, Oakland
Michelle Hailey, community housing assistant
Shan Hirsch, home caregiver
Warren Logan, city planner
Meron Semedar, executive director/educator
District 5
Erin Armstrong, senior policy adviser
*Noel Gallo, councilmember, Oakland
Dominic Prado, restaurant owner
District 7
Merika Goolsby, small business owner
Marcie Hodge, non-profit executive director
Ken Houston, executive director
Iris Merriouns, chief of staff
At-Large
LeRonne Armstrong, public safety advisor
Rowena Brown, state legislative director
Shawn Danino, senior development officer
Kanitha Matoury, small business owner
Mindy Pechenuk, educator/researcher
Fabian Robinson, pastor
Nancy Sidebotham, tax preparer
Selika Thomas
Cristina Tostado, retail supervisor
Charlene Wang, civil rights advisor
City Attorney
Brenda Harbin-Forte, retired judge
Ryan Richardson, chief city attorney
School Board (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 1
Rachel Latta, nurse/midwife/mother
Benjamin Salop, civil engineering student
District 3
Dwayne Aikens, Jr., educational non-profit leader
*VanCedric Williams, trustee, OUSD
District 5
Patrice Berry, non-profit leader/parent
Sasha Ritzie-Hernández, executive director
District 7
*Clifford Thompson, trustee, OUSD
Dominic Ware, education director
Ballot Measures
MEASURE MM - Special parcel tax for wildfire prevention; sunsets in 20 years. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE NN - Parcel tax and parking tax increase to fund police and fire staffing; sunsets in nine years. (2/3 to pass)
MEASURE OO - Charter amendment to add reforms to the city’s Public Ethics Commission. (50+1% to pass)
PIEDMONT
City Council (Choose 2)
N. “Sunny” Bostrom-Fleming, fmr councilmember
James Green, technology executive/parent
*Conna McCarthy, councilmember, Piedmont
Lorrel Plimier, attorney/data scientist
School Board (Choose 3)
Mark Malione, parent/math instructor
Max Roman, small business owner
Victoria Rosenbaum, educator/parent
Susy Storable, technology director/parent
Ballot Measures
MEASURE P - Piedmont USD parcel tax renewal for eight years. (2/3 to pass)
PLEASANTON
Mayor
Jack Balch, councilmember, Pleasanton
*Karla Brown, mayor, Pleasanton
City Council
District 2
*Valerie Arkin, councilmember, Pleasanton
Craig Eicher, retired police captain
District 4
Matthew Gaidos, deputy district attorney
Vikek Mohan, global business executive
School Board
Area 3
Donalyn Harris, parent/sales coordinator
*Kelly Mokashi, trustee, Pleasanton
Area 4
Jen Flynn, parent/community volunteer
Charlie Jones, teacher/department chair
Ballot Measures
MEASURE PP - Half-cent sales tax increase to maintain city services; sunsets in 10 years. (50+1% to pass)
SAN LEANDRO
City Council (Ranked Choice Voting)
District 2
*Sbeydeh Viveros Walton, appointed councilmember, San Leandro
District 2
*Bryan Azevedo, councilmember, San Leandro
Ed Hernandez, director, Eden Health District
District 4
*Fred Simon, councilmember, San Leandro
District 6
Dylan Boldt, San Leandro Planning/BZA commissioner
Robert Bulatao, community organizer
SAN LORENZO
School Board
Area 5
*Alicia Gonzalez, trustee, SLZUSD
*Penny Peck, trustee, SLZUSD
Ballot Measures
MEASURE Q - San Lorenzo USD $195 million infrastructure bond. (55% to pass)
SUNOL GLEN
School Board
Four-year seat
Erin Choin, parent/teacher
Ryan Jergensen, parent/healthcare provider
UNION CITY
Mayor
Marcus Bourlard, chief executive officer
Emily Duncan, community volunteer
Gary Singh, councilmember, Union City
City Council
District 1
Wendy Huang, real estate investor
Lance Nishihira, trustee, New Haven USD
Erin Robertson, licensed cosmotologist
New Haven School Board
Area 1
Midji Kuo-Rovetta, accountant/mother
Jatinderpal Sahi, parent/non-profit CEO
Pat Urbi, retired teacher
Area 2
Melanie Freeberg, parent/business owner
Michelle Parnala, probation officer
Area 3
*Michael Gonzales, trustee, NHUSD
Lydia Idem, parent/investment adviser
Ballot Measures
MEASURE QQ - Business license tax increase for essential city services. (50+1% to pass)
—KEY: *-Incumbent; D-Democratic Party; R-Republican Party; NPP-No Party Preference; AIP-American Independent Party; LP-Libertarian Party; G-Green Party.
ALAMEDA COUNTY
Board of Supervisors - 5th District (Berkeley-Oakland-Emeryville-Albany)
Nikki Fortunato Bas, Oakland councilmember
John Bauters, Emeryville councilmember.
STATE SENATE
5th District (San Joaquin County-Livermore-Dublin-Pleasanton-Sunol)
Jerry McNerney-D, former congressmember
Jim Shoemaker-R, trucker/tradesman/businessman
7th District (Berkeley-Richmond-Oakland-Alameda)
Jesse Arreguin-D, Berkeley mayor
Jovanka Beckles-D, AC Transit board director
9th District (Contra Costa County-San Leandro-Castro Valley-San Lorenzo)
Tim Grayson-D, assemblymember
Marisol Rubio-D, San Ramon councilmember
ASSEMBLY
14th District (Richmond-Piedmont-North Oakland-Berkeley)
Margot Smith-D, social scientist
*Buffy Wicks-D, assemblymember
16th District (Lamorinda-Walnut Creek-Pleasanton-Livermore-Sunol)
*Rebecca Bauer-Kahan-D, assemblymember
18th District (Oakland-Alameda-Berkeley)
*Mia Bonta-D, assemblymember
Andre Sandford-AIP, housing program manager
20th District (San Leandro-Hayward-Dublin)
*Liz Ortega-D, assemblymember
Sangeetha Shanbhogue-R
24th District (Fremont-Milpitas-San Jose)
Bob Brunton-R, businessman/electronics/finance
*Alex Lee-D, assemblymember
CONGRESS
10th District (Concord-Brentwood-Walnut Creek-San Ramon-Dublin)
*Mark DeSaulnier-D, congressmember
Katherine Piccinini-R, retired businesswoman
12th District (Oakland-Berkeley-Alameda-San Leandro)
Lateefah Simon-D, BART board director
Jennifer Tran-D, professor/chamber president
14th District (Tri-Valley-Hayward-Tri-Cities)
Vin Kruttiventi-R, business owner/community advocate
*Eric Swalwell-D, congressmember
17th District (Fremont-Milpitas-San Jose-Santa Clara)
Anita Chen, educator/entrepreneur
*Ro Khanna-D, congressmember
DISTRICTS
AC TRANSIT
Board of Directors
Ward 6 (Hayward-Fairview-parts of Fremont)
Shonda Goward, public university administrator
Jesse Gunn, public school teacher
A. Curtis Silva, transportation engineer
ALAMEDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
Board of Directors
Ward 5
*Aziz Akbari, board director, ACWD
Raymond Ojeda, retired probation officer
BART
Board of Directors
District 5 (Tri-Valley-Hayward-Castro Valley)
Joe Grcar, retired laboratory scientist
Melissa Hernández, appointed BART director
District 7 (Oakland-Alameda-Bayview Dist. (SF))
Dana Lang, transportation funding advisor
CHABOT-LAS POSITAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Board of Trustees
Area 1
Hector Garcia, public school educator
*Luis Reynoso, trustee, CLPCCD
District 4
Joe Grcar, retired laboratory scientist
*Maria Heredia, trustee, CLPCCD
EAST BAY MUD
Board of Directors
Ward 5
John Lewis, construction manager
Jim Oddie, technology executive
Alex Spehr, parent/tech support
Ward 6
Richard de Vera, entrepreneur
Valerie Lewis, attorney
EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT
Board of Directors
Ward 2
Lynda Deschambault, former Moraga mayor
Casey Farmer, policy advisor/parent
Ward 4
Taryn Edwards, librarian/writer
Luana España, community affairs representative
Susan Gonzales, retired HR manager
Tim McMahon, attorney
EDEN HEALTH DISTRICT
Board of Directors
Area 4
Sabrina Aranda, educator/programs director
Luis Reynoso, trustee, Chabot-Las Postitas Community College Dist.
HAYWARD AREA RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT
Board of Directors (Choose 3)
*Louis Andrade, board director, HARD
Joe Grcar, retired laboratory scientist
*Rich Hatcher, board director, HARD
Kenneth Owen, attorney
Luis Reynoso, trustee, Chabot-Las Postitas Community College Dist.
*Peter Rosen, board director, HARD
ORO LOMA SANITARY DISTRICT
Board of Directors (Choose 2)
Mimi Dean, environmental studies educator
Bob Glaze, small business owner
*Benny Lee, board director, Oro Loma
Luis Reynoso, university professor
Damaris Villalobos-Galindo, water resources engineer
PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
Board of Trustees
Area 2
Sinead Anderson, educator
*Paulina Gonzalez, appointed trustee, Peralta