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County Supervisor, District 2

Brian Colbert
Heather McPhail Sridharan

Belvedere City Council

Sally A. Wilkinson
Incumbent
Kevin Burke
Pat Carapiet

Corte Madera Town Council

Fred Casissa
Incumbent
James H. Andrews
Charlie Kirschner

Fairfax Town Council

Frank Egger
Michael Ghiringhelli
Barbara Coler
Incumbent
Chance Cutrano
Incumbent
Bruce Ackerman
Incumbent
Cindy Swift
Doug Kelly

Larkspur City Council

Gabe Paulson
Incumbent
Scot Candell
Incumbent

Larkspur City Council, short term

Sarah Margulies
Lana Scott

Mill Valley City Council

Katherine Jones
Caroline Joachim
Incumbent
Urban Carmel
Incumbent
Mike Koo
Leah Curtis

Novato City Council, District 1

Kevin Jacobs
James P. Petray

Novato City Council, District 3

Tim O' Connor
Incumbent

Novato City Council, District 5

Mark J. Milberg
Incumbent

San Anselmo Town Council

Eileen Burke
Incumbent
Chantel L. Walker
Yoav Schlesinger
Ford Greene
Kurt Johnson
Guy Meyer

San Rafael City Council, District 1

Maika Llorens Gulati
Incumbent

San Rafael City Council, District 4

Rachel Kertz
Incumbent
Mark Galperin

San Rafael Mayor

Kate Colin
Incumbent
Mahmoud A. Shirazi

San Rafael City Attorney

Robert F. Epstein
Incumbent

San Rafael Clerk and Assessor

Lindsay Lara
Incumbent

Sausalito City Council

Ian Sobieski
Incumbent
Steven Woodside
Melissa Blaustein
Incumbent
Sandra J. Bushmaker
Jacqueline Amrikhas

Tiburon Town Council

Holli Thier
Incumbent
Isaac Nikfar
Incumbent
Andrew Thompson
Chuck Hornbrook

Bel Marin Keys Community Services District

Maria Mercy Angelopulos
Incumbent
Cheryl Furst
Incumbent
Natalia Shorten
James ” Jim” Spaulding
Kevin Dugan
David Bartnicki

Marin City Community Services District

Henry- E. Mims
Incumbent
Lynnette Egenlauf
Incumbent
Royce Y. Mc Lemore

Tamalpais Community Services District

Steven Levine
Incumbent
Matthew Mc Mahon
Incumbent
Steffen Bartschat
Incumbent
Courtney Di Carlo

Southern Marin Fire Protection District

Cathryn A. Hilliard
Incumbent
Ashley Raveche
Incumbent
Clifford Waldeck
Incumbent
Rich Riechel

Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District, short term

Nicholas Lavrov
Barry Nitzberg
Incumbent

Marin Municipal Water District, Division 2

Diana Maier
Robert Sandoval
Jack Kenney

Marin Municipal Water District, Division 5

Larry L. Russell
Incumbent
Dave Keatley
Dawn Matheson

North Marin Water District, Division 1, short term

Kenneth Eichstaedt
Incumbent
Mary Stompe

North Marin Water District, Division 3

Michael H. Joly
Incumbent
Francis Drouillard

Measure AA

PETALUMA JOINT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Local High/ Junior High School Improvement Measure. To repair/ upgrade local high/ junior high school classrooms, science labs, technology/ job training facilities; improve fire/ earthquake safety/ campus security; remove hazardous materials like lead/ asbestos; repair leaky roofs, outdated portable classrooms, HVAC, electrical, plumbing; shall Petaluma Joint Union High School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $159,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, at $30 per $100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($9,100,000 annually), with independent oversight, and no funds for administrators?

Measure B

TAMALPAIS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT

To complete high priority repairs and upgrades at local high schools, including replacing classrooms/ science labs/ technology; repairing/ replacing leaky roofs and inefficient heating/ cooling/ electrical/ plumbing systems; updating art/ music classrooms/ facilities; and replacing outdated portable classrooms, shall Tamalpais Union High School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $289,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $18 per $100,000 assessed value while bonds are outstanding ($20,700,000 annually) with independent oversight, audits, no funds for administrators and all funds locally controlled?

Measure C

BOLINAS-STINSON UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT

To provide competitive salaries, offer instructional programs including Visual and Performing Arts, support diverse learners, achieve educational goals, and fund school operations, shall Bolinas Stinson Union School District’s measure be adopted levying a $390.00 parcel tax, commencing July 1, 2025 for five years, with a 3% annual increase, and exemptions for persons 65 and older, with an estimated $682,500 generated annually from said assessment?

Measure E

KENTFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Kentfield School District Safe, Warm and Dry Schools Measure. To repair and upgrade Bacich Elementary School and Kent Middle School; repair or replace failing roofs; protect safe drinking water; repair deteriorating student restrooms and plumbing; and improve campus fencing, energy and security, shall Kentfield School District’s measure be adopted authorizing $48,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $29 per $100,000 of assessed value ($3,600,000 annually) while bonds are outstanding, requiring independent oversight, annual audits and all funds locally controlled for Kentfield schools only?

Measure G

SAUSALITO MARIN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

To attract and retain highly-qualified teachers and support staff, continue funding critical academic programs in math, science, reading, writing and arts, maintain manageable class sizes, shall Sausalito Marin City School District’s measure levying a parcel tax at $0.15/building area square foot up to 23,000 square feet, and $25/unimproved parcel, be adopted, providing $1,300,000 annually for 8 years, that can’t be taken by the State, with independent citizen oversight, low income senior exemption, and money locally-controlled?

Measure H

TOWN OF FAIRFAX

Shall the office of Fairfax Town Clerk be appointive?

Measure I

TOWN OF FAIRFAX

Shall a measure be adopted to amend the Fairfax Town Code to repeal the Town’s current Just Cause Eviction Ordinance and Rent Stabilization Ordinance and replace them with just cause eviction and rent stabilization standards in the California Tenant Protection Act of 2019 and prior Town Code?

Measure J

TOWN OF FAIRFAX

To repair roads/infrastructure; fix potholes; repave streets; repair retaining walls/bridges; address flooding of roads/buildings; improve bike/pedestrian circulation, safe routes to schools, disabled access; and qualify for federal matching funds/grants, shall the Town of Fairfax’s measure authorizing $18,000,000 of bonds for up to 30 years for each series, at legal interest rates, levying approximately $30/$100,000 of assessed value, raising on average approximately $1,200,000 annually, requiring audits/citizen oversight, be adopted?

Measure K

CITY OF LARKSPUR

Shall the proposed ordinance, prohibiting residential real property rental rate increases for some rental units that exceed sixty percent of the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index or three percent, whichever is lower, defining a base rent for affected units as the rent in effect on August 3, 2022, establishing a process for consideration of additional rent increases, limiting the grounds for evicting tenants of some rental units, enacting additional housing regulations, be adopted?

Measure L

CITY OF MILL VALLEY

To provide funding to maintain city services and facilities, including: wildfire prevention and public safety; roads, bridges, and emergency routes; storm drains; library, recreation, and parks, and general government use, shall the City of Mill Valley enact a one-cent sales tax, providing approximately $4,200,000 annually for ten years, with money staying local, independent audits, and oversight?

Measure M

CITY OF NOVATO

Shall the measure continuing locally controlled funding, that the State cannot take away, and maintaining City of Novato’s services, such as: fixing potholes/ streets; maintaining 9-1-1 emergency response, crime/ gang prevention; attracting/ retaining small businesses; maintaining parks/ recreation facilities; enhancing wildfire prevention; and repair aging storm drains; by establishing a 3/4c sales tax in the City of Novato, until ended by voters, for general government use, providing an additional $10,300,000 annually, with citizens’ oversight, independent annual audits be adopted?

Measure N

TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO

Shall Ordinance No. 2024-1185, establishing a prohibition on residential real property annual rental rate increases (applied only to triplexes and larger) that exceed 60% of the Consumer Price Index or 5%, whichever is lower, and defining a base rent as the rent in effect on June 21, 2023, be adopted?

Measure O

TOWN OF SAN ANSELMO

Shall the measure requiring owners of residential properties of 3 or more units (ADUs exempted) who terminate a tenancy for no tenant fault or lease violation on the tenant’s part, provide measures such as longer notice, payment of relocation benefits if the tenant is required to move, the right to return to the unit upon similar terms if landlord re-rents within 5 years, and requiring payment for temporary tenant displacements, be adopted?

Measure P

CITY OF SAN RAFAEL

Shall the measure, to levy an annual special parcel tax in the City of San Rafael to fund the construction of a new Albert Park main library and community center, at the rate of $0.145 per square foot of improved building area and $75.00 per vacant parcel, estimated to generate $6,370,000 annually, and continuing for thirty years or until construction bonds are satisfied, be adopted?

Measure Q

STINSON BEACH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Shall the appropriations limit established for the Stinson Beach Fire Protection District pursuant to Article XIII B of the California Constitution is adjusted to include the combined total of all revenue Sources for the fiscal years 2023-2024 through 2024-2029 in order to continue funding for the fire protection and ambulance services Provided by the District?

Measure R

STINSON BEACH FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

To preserve local fire and emergency response services; attract and retain qualified local firefighters and paramedics; prepare for and respond to wildfires, floods, earthquakes, and disasters; and maintain rapid 911 response times; shall Stinson Beach Fire Protection District’s measure levying $0.42 per building area square foot, generating $700,000 annually until ended by voters, be adopted, with annual adjustments, citizens’ oversight, independent audits and all funds spent locally?

Board of Education, Area 1

Li Del Pan
Incumbent
Adam Mc Gill
Barbara Clifton Zarate

Board of Education, Area 4

Nancy Mccarthy
Victoria ”Tory” Canby

Board of Education, Area 7

Jill 'Sartori' Manning
Denise Bohman

Marin County College District, Area 2

Crystal Martinez
Incumbent
Mila Schechter

Marin County College District, Area 7

Stephanie O' Brien
Incumbent
Ross Millerick

Tamalpais Union High School District

Jennifer ” Jenny ” Holden
Ida Times-Green
Amos Klausner
Nicholas Ondrejka
A. Ray Chaudhuri

Miller Creek Elementary School District

Alissa A. Chacko
Incumbent
Franco Ruggeri
Incumbent
Sivan Oyserman

Larkspur-Corte Madera School District

Ava Fruin
Beth Blair
Incumbent
Rachel Tarko Hudson
Charles Furcolo

Ross School District

Erin Earls
Kelly Dwinells
Incumbent
Vinay Patel

Ross Valley School District

Rachel Litwack
Incumbent
Shelley Hamilton
Incumbent
Daniel Cassidy
Incumbent
Philip J. Feffer

Sausalito Marin City School District

Danielle Diego
Rebecca Lytle
Sarah Canson
Lester Parham

Shoreline Unified School District

Thomas Tyson
Incumbent
Buddy Faure