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San Mateo County Political Endorsements

Election Date: November 4th, 2008

Candidates Endorsed Ballot Measures

Colma City Council
(3 Seats):
- Diana Colvin - Endorsed

Daly City City Council (2 Seats):
- David "DJ" Canepa –Endorsed
- Sal Torres (I) - Open
- Judith Christensen (I) –Open

East Palo Alto City Council (3 Seats):
- A. Peter Evans (I) – Endorsed
- Bernardo "Huerta" Gonzalez – Endorsed
- Douglas Fort – Endorsed
- Goro Mitchell – Endorsed

Menlo Park City Council (2 Seats):
- Andrew "Andy" Cohen (I) – Endorsed
- Kelly Fergusson (I) – Endorsed

Pacifica City Council (2 Seats):
- Cal Hinton (I) – Endorsed
- Mary Ann Nihart – Endorsed

Redwood City:

 Measure W – Land use: No.

 County Board of Education – Area 4 (1 Seat):  Rod Hsaio (I) – Endorsed 

 County Board of Education – Area 7 (1 Seat):
Memo Morantes (I) – Endorsed 

 South San Francisco Unified School District (2 Seats):
- Ronald Burgess – Endorsed
- Judy Bush – Endorsed 

 Sequoia Health Care District (2 Seats):
- Kathleen Kane (I) – Endorsed
- Malcolm MacNaughton (I) – Endorsed   
           
- Measure Q – 8% tax on commercial parking - Support

- Measure R – 2.5% tax on car rental - Oppose

- Measure S – Replace San Carlos School District parcel tax - Support

- Measure T – Brisbane tax on businesses with receipts in excess of $10 million - Open

- Measure U – Belmont/Redwood Shores Elementary School District parcel tax - Support

- Measure W – Land use in Redwood City - Oppose

- Measure X – Millbrae School District bonds - Open

- Measure Y – Bayshore School District parcel tax – Support