On the backdrop of a contentious presidential election and with a number of the Bay Space’s native and congressional races drawing nationwide consideration, the West Valley’s native races had been quiet by comparability.
Probably the most thrilling factor to occur within the space on Election Day was arguably a collection of public security energy shutoffs by PG&E triggered by crimson flag fireplace situations, which affected polling areas together with Los Gatos’s Lakeside Elementary Faculty.
Metropolis council races in Los Gatos, Saratoga and Monte Sereno had been canceled earlier this 12 months as a result of an absence of candidates, and with largely incumbents pulling papers to run for these seats, some candidates had been straight appointed to their positions.
Saratoga’s solely two contested native races had been for seats on the Saratoga Union Faculty District and West Valley Mission Group School District boards. A Los Gatos Union Faculty District amenities bond measure appeared to have the help it wanted to move as of Friday, Nov. 8, on the identical time that residents throughout California voted largely in favor of a statewide college amenities bond measure.
The West Valley-Mission Group School District had three open seats on its board of trustees. Paul Fong was within the lead for trustee space 2, which covers components of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara, with 54.98% of the vote, in comparison with Robert T. ‘Bob’ Owens’ 45.02%. Candidate Adrienne Gray comfortably led the race for trustee space 6 with 59.75% in comparison with Rebecca Wong’s 40.25%. Trustee space 6 encompasses a part of Campbell and San Jose’s Cambrian neighborhood.
Diane Lamkin remained within the lead for trustee space 5’s short-term seat with 61.43% of the vote. Lamkin confronted off towards candidate Mary-Lynne Bernald, a former Saratoga mayor, who was appointed to the seat in March after longtime trustee Jack Lucas died in late January.
Los Gatos Union Faculty District’s Measure CC is a bond measure that may safe $163 million to enhance college amenities at its elementary and center colleges. The measure appeared to have the greater than the 55% of the vote it wanted per the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, with 65.97% of voters approving it as of Friday, Nov. 8.
Although supporters of the measure felt assured that it might get the votes it wanted, the neighborhood’s approval comes after a parcel tax improve measure that was put earlier than voters within the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union Excessive Faculty District’s attendance space narrowly handed by only a handful of votes in a particular election this Could.
4 candidates confronted off within the race for 2 four-year board seats within the Saratoga Union Faculty District, however three days out from the election, Melissa Stanis and Ramya Vasu maintained a cushty lead. Stanis had 35.88% of the vote and Vasu adopted with 27.74%. Jingyuan Huang and Yacoub Elziq trailed with 22.72% and 13.66% of the vote, respectively.
Three West Valley entities noticed open seats on their boards this 12 months however had an equal variety of candidates and open seats.
Incumbents Theresa Bond and Katherine Tseng are the one two trustees who pulled papers for his or her seats on the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union Excessive Faculty District board Within the Los Gatos Union Faculty District board race, incumbent Daniel B. Snyder and newcomer Andrew Howard had been the one two who certified for the poll this 12 months.
The Saratoga Hearth District, which gives fireplace and emergency providers for 12.5 miles of the town of Saratoga and unincorporated land to the south of the town, had two open seats on its board of administrators. Chiiming Kao and Eugene Louis Zambetti had been operating uncontested.
These races didn’t seem on the poll, and as such the candidates are more likely to be appointed to their seats by the top of the 12 months.
