UA Local 393 Voter Guide – November 3, 2020

Make Your Voice Heard 

By voting and having union voices like ours heard, we can elect leaders and pass policies to kick ass for the working class!

U.S. President

U.S. PresidentJoe Biden

Congress

U.S. House of Representatives, District 17Ro Khanna
U.S. House of Representatives, District 18Anna Eshoo
U.S. House of Representatives, District 19Zoe Lofgren
U.S. House of Representatives, District 20Jimmy Panetta

State

California State Senate, District 13Josh Becker
California State Senate, District 17Dave Cortese
California State Senate, District 24John Laird
California State Assembly, District 24Marc Berman
California State Assembly, District 25Alex Lee
California State Assembly, District 27Ash Kalra
California State Assembly, District 28Evan Low
California State Assembly, District 29Mark Stone
California State Assembly, District 30Robert Rivas

County

Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, District 3CHOOSE 1: Kansen Chu & Otto Lee
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 1Melissa Baten Caswell
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 3Rosemary Kamei
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 4Ketzal Gomez
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 5Victoria Chon
San Benito County Board of Supervisors, District 2Wayne Norton

City

Campbell City Council, District 1Anne Souza
Campbell City Council, District 2Sergio Lopez
Cupertino City CouncilCHOOSE 2: Joseph “J.R.” Fruen and Hung Wei
Gilroy City CouncilCHOOSE 3: Rebeca Armendariz, Zach Hilton, and Fred Tovar
Hollister MayorSal Mora
Los Gatos City CouncilNo Recommendation
Milpitas City CouncilCHOOSE 2: Bob Nuñez and Anthony Phan
Morgan Hill City Council Member, District CRene Spring
Morgan Hill MayorRich Constantine
Mountain View City CouncilCHOOSE 4: Margaret Abe-Koga, Sally Lieber, Lisa Matichak, and Pat Showalter
Purissima Hills Water DirectorSarah “Essy” Stone
Palo Alto City CouncilCHOOSE 3: Rebecca Eisenberg, Greg Tanaka, and Cari Templeton
San Jose City Council, District 4David Cohen
San Jose City Council, District 6Jake Tonkel
Santa Clara City Council, District 1Kathy Watanabe
Santa Clara City Council, District 4Teresa O’Neill
Santa Clara City Council, District 5Bob O’Keefe
Santa Clara City Council, District 6Robert Mezzetti
Santa Clara Unified, Trustee Area 2CHOOSE 2: Albert Gonzalez and Bonnie Lieberman
Santa Clara Unified, Trustee Area 3Andrew Knaack
San Jose Evergreen Community College, Trustee Area 1Bob Livengood
San Jose Evergreen Community College, Trustee Area 5Wendy Ho
San Jose Evergreen Community College, Trustee Area 7CHOOSE 1: Ali Sapirman or Omar Torres
Sunnyvale MayorCHOOSE 1: Larry Klein or Nancy Smith
Sunnyvale City Council, District 2Alysa Cisneros
Sunnyvale City Council, District 4Russ Melton
Sunnyvale City Council, District 6Omar Din

School Board

Alum Rock Union School DistrictCorina Herrera-Loera
Berryessa Union School District, Governing BoardNo Recommendation
Campbell Union High School District, Trustee Area 4Basil Saleh
Cupertino Union School DistrictSylvia Leong
East Side Union High School DistrictCHOOSE 2: Pattie Cortese and Chrystine Villarreal
Evergreen School DistrictCHOOSE 2: Patricia Andrade and Leila Welch
Foothill-De Anza Community College DistrictCHOOSE 3: Laura Casas, Peter Landsberger, and Gilbert Wong
Gilroy Unified School District, Trustee Area 3Michelle Nelson
Luther Burbank School DistrictJesus Salazar
Morgan Hill Unified School District, Trustee, Area 5Pam Torrisi
Mount Pleasant School DistrictCHOOSE 2: Melissa Got-Lopez and Derek Grastly
Oak Grove School District, Trustee Area 1Beija Gonzalez
Oak Grove School District, Trustee Area 4CHOOSE 1: Carla Hernandez or John MacKey
San Jose Unified School District, Area 1Teresa Castellanos
San Jose Unified School District, Area 3Carla Collins
San Jose Unified School District, Area 5Wendi Mahaney-Gurahoo
West Valley Mission Community College District, Trustee Area 2No Recommendation
West Valley Mission Community College District, Trustee Area 4Randi Kinman

Special District

El Camino Healthcare DistrictCHOOSE 3: Megan Fraley, Julia Miller, and Carol Ann Somersille
Santa Clara Valley Water Board, District 3Richard Santos

CA State Propositions

Prop 14Authorizes Bonds to Continue Funding Stem Cell and Other
Medical Research
No Recommendation
Prop 15Increases Funding for Public Schools, Community Colleges, and Local Government Services by Changing Tax Assessment of Commercial and IndustrialYes
Prop 16Authorizes California Repeal Proposition 209 Affirmative Action AmendmentYes
Prop 17Authorizes California Voting Rights Restoration for Persons on Parole AmendmentYes
Prop 18California Voting for 17-Year-Olds AmendmentYes
Prop 19Property Tax Transfers, Exemptions, and Revenue for Wildfire Agencies and Counties AmendmentYes
Prop 20Restricts Parole for Non-violent Offenders. Authorizes Felony Sentences for Certain Offenses Currently Treated Only as MisdemeanorsNo
Prop 21Expands Local Government’s Authority to Enact Rent Control on Residential PropertyNo Recommendation
Prop 22Changes Employment Classification Rules for App-based Transportation and Delivery DriversNo
Prop 23Authorizes State Regulation of Kidney Dialysis Clinics. Establishes Minimum Staffing and Other RequirementsYes
Prop 24Amends Consumer Privacy LawsNo Recommendation
Prop 25End Cash BailYes

Local Measures

Measure CCity of Mountain View: Prohibition on Oversized Vehicles
Bans oversized vehicles from parking on streets less than 40’ wide
No
Measure JSan Jose-Evergreen Community College District School:
$858M bond for infrastructure improvements
Yes
Measure NSan Benito County: Strada Verde Innovation Park Voter Initiative – Authorizes a responsible development project that will create good jobsYes
Measure PEvergreen Elementary School District:
$80M bond for infrastructure improvements
Yes
Measure QMt. Pleasant Elementary School District:
$12M bond for infrastructure improvements
Yes
Measure RCambrian School District:
$88M bond for infrastructure improvements
Yes
Measure SSanta Clara Valley Water District: Annual parcel tax for flood and water supply protectionsYes
Measure TSanta Clara Valley Open Space Authority:
Extension of parcel tax to protect unincorporated parts of the county to preserve more of our natural ecosystem
Yes
Measure RRCalTrain: $100M annually for upkeep of CalTrain services and infrastructure projectsYes

Important Information About Voting

Expanded Voting Access!

In order to expand voting access due to COVID-19, Santa Clara and San Benito County voters can access any voting location in your county. Santa Clara County has about 100 Vote Centers and San Benito County has four polling places.

Vote centers & polling places are open for four days
from Oct. 31st – Election Day on November 3rd.

You can vote in person. 

You can securely return your paper ballot.

If you missed the voter registration deadline, you can do same-day conditional voter registration and voting.


Vote or Drop Off Your Ballot In Person
(at any of over 100 vote centers)

Santa Clara Voters: Fri, Oct. 31st–Mon, Nov. 2nd | 9am-5pm

San Benito Voters: Fri, Oct. 31st–Monday, Nov. 2nd | 8am-5pm

Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd | 7am-8pm 


Vote or Drop Off Your Ballot In Person
(County Offices)

Santa Clara County voters can vote at the Registrar of Voters at 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, in San Jose.

Monday Oct. 19th – Monday Nov. 2nd | 8am-5pm

Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd | 7am-8pm

San Benito County voters can vote at the Hall of Records at
440 Fifth St, 2nd Floor, Room 205, in Hollister. 

Monday Oct. 5th – Nov. 2nd | 8am-5pm

Election Day: Tuesday, November 3rd | 7am-8pm