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Agenda item: Adopt a resolution: A) Consolidating the Statewide Direct Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 with elections called by Brisbane School District, Ravenswood City School District, and Redwood City Elementary School District; and B) Authorizing the County’s Chief Elections Officer to provide specified election services and supplies in conjunction therewith.. Board of Supervisors recently discussed this issue.

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6/1/2026, 9:22:24 PM
Foster City is making a historic governance transition in 2026 — its first-ever district-based elections after decades of at-large Council seats. At a public hearing on December 2, 2025, the City Council adopted a distr…
NewsRedwood City Pulse
6/1/2026, 6:12:08 PM
Retaliation, discrimination and a workplace culture driven by fear are among the allegations former and current employees have raised against San Mateo County elections chief candidate Jim Irizarry.
NewsThe Almanac
6/1/2026, 6:12:08 PM
Retaliation, discrimination and a workplace culture driven by fear are among the allegations former and current employees have raised against San Mateo County elections chief candidate Jim Irizarry.
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May 2026
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
17.: Adopt a resolution: A) Authorizing the County Executive, or designee, to execute a Trilateral Memorandum of Understanding between the County, the City of East Palo Alto, and East Palo Alto Community Alliance and Neighborhood Development Organization to facilitate the potential exchange of real property, interim site control, and future development of a 100% affordable housing project on University Avenue and the expansion of Martin Luther King Jr. Park in East Palo Alto; and B) Authorizing and directing the Director of the Department of Housing, or designee, in consultation with the East Palo Alto Community Alliance and Neighborhood Development Organization, to conduct a competitive process to select a developer for the proposed University Avenue affordable housing development
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
21.: Adopt a resolution accepting the summary report on countywide Mitigation Fees through December 31, 2025
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
8.: Adopt a resolution authorizing and directing the Office of Labor Standards and Enforcement (OLSE) and the Environmental Health Services Division (EHS) to implement a pilot program to enforce final judgments for labor law violations through food service permitting
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
20.: Accept The Probation Department’s Report On Immigration Detainers, Pursuant To Chapter 2.48 Of Title 2 Of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
24.: Accept the Sheriff’s Office Report on interactions with Immigration Authorities, pursuant to Chapter 2.48 of Title 2 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-04-07
14.: Adopt a resolution: A) Consolidating the Statewide Direct Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026 with elections called by Brisbane School District, Ravenswood City School District, and Redwood City Elementary School District; and B) Authorizing the County’s Chief Elections Officer to provide specified election services and supplies in conjunction therewith
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San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
4.: Adopt a resolution authorizing a third amendment to the agreement with Our Common Ground, Inc. for substance use disorder treatment services, for the term June 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027 to an amount not to exceed $23,538,644
San Mateo County Board of Supervisors
2026-03-10
13.: Adopt a resolution authorizing agreements with Allied Transportation Services LLC and Serra Medical Transportation Inc., to provide paratransit services for County Health clients in an amount of $390,000 for each contract and a total aggregate amount not to exceed $780,000 for the two agreements for the term of March 15, 2026 through March 14, 2029

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District Elections — A New Democratic Era Begins • Featured
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Foster City is making a historic governance transition in 2026 — its first-ever district-based elections after decades of at-large Council seats. At a public hearing on December 2, 2025, the City Council adopted a distri…
The November Supervisor Races — Moderates vs. Progressives for the City's Direction • Featured
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The 2026 San Francisco Supervisor elections are among the most consequential local races anywhere in California. Five Supervisor races will be on the November ballot — and whether moderates can maintain their slim Board …