The Election is just a few weeks away
Posted October 23, 2024
The Election is just a few weeks away. I am sure everyone is sick of hearing about it but it is crucial that we get labor friendly candidates in office to keep us working and to hold the rights that the generations before us fought so hard for us to have. Below is a complete list of Building Trades endorsed candidates. On top of the Building Trades, the Local Representative has met with most of these candidates and the Local has elected to give them 913’s endorsement as well. Aside from the Presidential race, we have some key races going on locally. The most important probably being the SF Mayor Race. If you are a SF resident we urge you to Vote for Mark Farrell and Ahsha Safai. SF does ranked choice voting so either of those candidates 1 & 2 will be good for labor. If you are not yet registered, you still have time to do so by following the link below.
Classification – Voter Registration Application – California Secretary of State
San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council’s OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENTS
CANDIDATES FOR CALIFORNIA STATE OFFICE
CA Assemblymember, District 17…………………………… Matt Haney
CA Assemblymember, District 19……………………Catherine Stefani
CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE BALLOT PROPOSITIONS
⮿ Yes on 2: School bond
⮿ Yes on 3: Marriage equality (constitutional amendment)
⮿ Yes on 4: Climate bond
⮿ Yes on 5: 55% approval for local affordable housing and infrastructure projects
⮿ Yes on 6: Ends involuntary servitude in prisons (constitutional amendment)
⮿ Yes on 32: Raises state minimum wage
CANDIDATES FOR SF CITY/COUNTY OFFICE
⮿ Mayor ………………………….Ahsha Safaí, Mark Farrell (rank both)
⮿ City Attorney ……………………………………………………. David Chiu
⮿ City Treasurer/Tax Collector ……………………………José Cisneros
⮿ BART Board of Directors………….. Joe Sangirardi, Victor Flores
⮿ City College Trustees…….. Aliya Chisti, Alan Wong, Louis Zamora
⮿ SF Board of Education…. Matt Alexander, Jaime Huling, John Jersin
⮿ District 1 Supervisor…………………………….. Connie Chan (No. 1)
⮿ District 3 Supervisor………………………………….Moe Jamil (No. 1)
⮿ District 5 Supervisor….. Dean Preston (No. 1), Bilal Mahmood (No. 2)
⮿ District 7 Supervisor…………………………….Myrna Melgar (No. 1)
⮿ District 9 Supervisor…………………… Roberto Hernandez (No. 1)
⮿ District 11 Supervisor …..Ernest Jones (No. 1), Michael Lai (No. 2)
If you’re returning your ballot by mail, it must be postmarked on or before November 5, 2024. You can return your ballot in-person to your county elections office or any polling or ballot drop-off location in California by 8 p.m. on November 5. To locate an early voting or ballot drop-off location near you, visit caearlyvoting.sos. ca.gov or contact your county elections office.
SF CITY/COUNTY QUALIFIED MEASURES
⮿ Yes on A: School bond
⮿ Yes on B: Community health
⦸ No on C: Inspector general
⮿ Yes on D: City commissions and mayoral authority
⦸ No on E: Create a task force on city commissions
⮿ Yes on F: Police staffing and deferred retirement
🞆 No position on G: Rental subsidies for affordable housing
⮿ Yes on H: Retirement for firefighters
⮿ Yes on I: Retirement for 911 operators and nurses
🞆 No position on J: Funding programs serving children, youth, and families
⦸ No on K: Permanently close Great Highway
⮿ Yes on L: Business tax on TNCs
⮿ Yes on M: Changes to business tax
⮿ Yes on N: First responder student loans and training
⮿ Yes on O: Supporting reproductive rights
San Mateo County Building Trades Endorsements.
If a candidate’s race or measure is not listed, it is because the building trades did not take a position.
Candidates:
U.S. President
Kamala Harris
U.S. Congressional District 15
Kevin Mullin
U.S. Congressional District 16
Evan Low
CA State Senate District 13
Josh Becker
Member of the State Assembly, 19th District
Catherine Stefani
Member of the State Assembly, 21st District
Diane Papan
Member of the State Assembly, 23rd District
Marc Berman
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors District 4
Lisa Gauthier
San Mateo County Community College District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area 1.
Lisa Petrides
San Mateo County Community College District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area 3.
Wayne J. Lee
San Mateo County Community College District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area 5
John Pimentel
South San Francisco Unified School District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area A
Patricia “Pat” Murray
Sequoia Union High School District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area C
Richard Ginn
San Bruno Park School District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area 1
Jennifer Blanco
San Mateo – Foster City School District Member, Governing Board, Trustee Area 5
Gene Kim
City of Belmont Mayor
Julia Mates
City of Belmont, Member, City Council, District 4 (only 1 Seat.)
Tom McCune
City of Belmont, Member, City Council, District 2 (only 1 Seat.)
Cathy Jordan
City of Brisbane, Member, City Council (3 seats)
Cliff Lentz
City of Burlingame, Member, City Council, District 2 Full Term (1 Seat.)
Desiree Thayer
City of Burlingame, Member, City Council, District 4 Full Term (1 Seat.)
Donna Colson
City of Daly City, Member, City Council, Short Term (1 Seat.)
Teresa Proano
City of Daly City, Member, City Council, Full Term (2 seats)
Juslyn Cabrera Manalo
Glenn Sylvester
City of East Palo Alto, Member, City Council, (3 seats)
Deborah Lewis-Virges
City of Foster City, Member, City Council, (3 seats)
Richa Awasthi
Phoebe Shin Venkat
Patrick Sullivan
City of Menlo Park, Member, City Council, District 3
Jeff Schmidt
City of Millbrae, Member, City Council, District 1 (1 Seat.)
Ghassan Shamieh
City of Millbrae, Member, City Council, District 3 (1 seat)
Reuben D. Holober
City of Millbrae, Member, City Council, District 5
Anders Fung
City of Redwood City, Member, City Council, District 1
Jeff Gee
City of Redwood City, Member, City Council, District 3 (1 seat)
OPEN
City of Redwood City, Member, City Council, District 4
Elmer Martinez Saballos
City of Redwood City, Member, City Council, District 7
Open
City of San Bruno Mayor
Rico E. Medina
City of San Bruno, Member, City Council, District 2 (1 seat)
Tom Hamilton
City of San Carlos, Member, City Council (2 seats)
Neil Layton – Uncontested
City of San Mateo, Member, City Council, District 2 (1 seat)
Nicole Fernandez
City of San Mateo, Member, City Council, District 4
Danielle Cwirko-Godycki
City of South San Francisco, Member, City Council, District 2
Mark Nagales
City of South San Francisco, Member, City Council, District 4
James Hsu Coleman
In SUPPORT of the following School Bond Measures:
Measure HH – Bayshore Elementary School District: $12.5 million construction bond – 55% threshold
Measure P – Belmont-Redwood Shores School District: $171 million construction bond – 55% threshold
Measure K – Cabrillo Unified School District: $153.4 million construction bond – 55% threshold
Measure U – Menlo Park City School District: $123.6 million construction bond – 55% threshold
Measure J – Millbrae Elementary School District: $95 million construction bond – 55% threshold
City Measures:
Measure Q – City of San Bruno: Bond Measure – $102 million infrastructure bond – 55% threshold – Support
Measure T – City of San Mateo: City General Plan Amendment Measure – allow height limit/density adjustments in targeted city areas around transit to support construction of affordable housing – Majority threshold – Support