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Fort Bragg City Council

Lindy Peters
Incumbent
Scott Hockett
Ryan Bushnell
Bethany Brewer
Mel Salazar

Point Arena City Council

Jim Koogle
Incumbent
Dan Doyle
Incumbent
Jeffery Hansen
Incumbent

Ukiah City Council

Heather Criss
Douglas F. Crane
Incumbent
Josefina Duenas
Incumbent
John Strangio
Jacob S. Brown
Kristina Mize

Ukiah City Treasurer

R. Allen Carter
Incumbent

Willits City Council

Thomas D. Allman
Gerardo "Gerry" Gonzalez
Incumbent
Matthew Alaniz
Robin Leler
Saprina Rodriguez (w)
Bradley Thomas (w)

Measure S

Shall the Albion-Little River Fire Protection District, by Ordinance, (1) Repeal the existing special tax of $75.00 per unit, (2) Replacing it with a special tax of $300.00 per unit, increasing 2% annually; this special tax shall be used for: maintaining and improving fire protection, suppression, prevention, medical, and rescue activities; maintaining and procuring equipment, apparatus, and infrastructure; and paying for personnel training and salaries; (3) Adjust appropriations based on increased revenue from the tax?

Measure T

Shall the measure providing Fort Bragg funding for city services, such police and fire protection; 911 emergency medical response; natural disaster preparation; providing affordable workforce housing; addressing homelessness; storm drain maintenance for clean water; recreation programs; and general government services by establishing a locally controlled 3/8c sales tax providing approximately $800,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring independent audits and public disclosure of all spending, be adopted?

Measure U

Shall the measure providing Fort Bragg funding to reduce tourist impacts; keep public spaces, parks, beaches, and bathrooms safe, clean, and free of litter; support local businesses; and other general government services by increasing a locally controlled transient occupancy (hotel) tax by 2% (paid only by hotel/lodging guests), providing approximately $400,000 annually until ended by voters; requiring independent audits and public disclosure of all spending, be adopted?

Measure V

To adequately fund firefighter/paramedic emergency responses to house fires, wildfires, medical emergencies, car accidents; to hire/train firefighters/paramedics; upgrade aging firefighter equipment and life-saving tools, shall the Fire District enact a $33.50/unit annual parcel tax using the schedule of units in voter-approved Ordinance 97-1 (annual adjustments not to exceed 2%), raising approximately $987,000/year until ended by voters; annual public reporting; all money used exclusively for local fire and emergency medical services?

Measure W

Shall Ukiah City Code Section 1752 be amended to increase from the current 10% to 13% the transient occupancy tax imposed on the room rate charged to customers of hotels and motels and vacation rentals in the City of Ukiah?

Measure X

Shall the measure providing Point Arena funding for city services, such as public safety, pier operations, and general government services by establishing a 7/8-cent or 0.875% sales tax providing approximately $90,000 annually until ended by voters, and requiring independent audits and public disclosure of all spending, be adopted?

Mendocino County Board of Education

Michelle Hutchins
David R. Strock
Nancy J. Bennett

Mendocino-Lake Community College

Jay Epstein
Gabriel Baca Meza
Noel O'Neill
Incumbent

Fort Bragg USD, full term

Kathy Babcock
Incumbent
Sage Statham
Cristal Munoz

Mendocino USD, full term

Michael Schaeffer
Incumbent
Jim Gagnon
Mark Morton
Incumbent

Round Valley USD, full term

Zoe George
Incumbent
Steve McCormack
Cindy Nelson

Ukiah USD

John Bailey
Jaimie Jacobsen
Carolyn Johnson
Incumbent
Zoey Fernandez
Incumbent

Willits USD

April Lamprich
David Lilker
Dianne M. McNeal
Incumbent

Covelo Fire Protection District Director - Vote For No More Than Three

Lindon A. Duke
Leanne G. Durham
Cindy Nelson
Bryant Earl Hale
Edward Wilson

Mendocino Coast Health Care District Director - Vote For No More Than Two

Lynn Finley
Paul Katzeff
Mikael Blaisdell
Gabriel Quinn Maroney