The proper path for a removal of an elected official should be the recall, however, the timeline for such an effort is too long when it comes to the people of San Mateo County who rely on the Sheriff’s Office for law enforcement.

When we endorsed Christina Corpus for sheriff in 2022, it was because she represented a fresh start and an era of opportunity. This era, we hoped, was to be marked by progress, open communication, community engagement and transparency.

Proposition 2: $10 billion in general obligation bonds for repair, upgrade and construction of K-12 and community college facilities. Voting yes will cost the state about $500 million annually for 35 years. With so many public schools needing assistance meeting new facilities standards and g…

In what is now an anomaly for most councils on the Peninsula, Foster City voters will decide amongst five candidates for three positions on the City Council. Two current councilmembers, Jon Froomin and Sam Hindi, are not running, which leaves the sole incumbent in the race as Patrick Sullivan.

Yes on Measure T

Two challengers for two seats on the Half Moon Bay City Council bring their unique and very coastside perspectives to the conversation on whether they should replace two incumbents.

South San Francisco is having some budget issues, as are many cities on the Peninsula. The reasons are manifold — a development slowdown, fewer office workers means less spending in its retail areas and visitors to its hotels, inflation and an overall reduction in taxes.

In smaller cities like Millbrae, district elections don’t mean as much as in other cities with more diversity of neighborhoods and economic status. In fact, one could argue they hurt the city’s ability to elect its leaders because you may get two candidates in one district who would be good …

The Millbrae School District is once again asking for a bond measure to update its facilities. This year, it is Measure J, which seeks $95 million in bonds. This is just more than Measure E, a $90 million bond measure in 2022 that fell just short of the 55% needed to pass.

Schools throughout the state must rely on their own financing for facilities. Though some may argue that money should come from its own revenue streams, the Byzantine and always-shifting school funding formulas in this state since Proposition 13 passed in 1978 means it’s an impossibility. Th…

San Bruno Park School District is the only elementary school district in San Mateo County without a voter-approved parcel tax. But that’s not because there is no need; in fact, the needs are pronounced.

Teachers in the Burlingame School District received a much-needed and well-deserved pay increase, which is key to attracting and retaining talent and maintaining quality classroom sizes. Because of the vagaries of the state’s school finance rules, Burlingame has some of the lowest funding of…

Both Marty Medina and Rico Medina are well known in the San Bruno community for their commitment to service on the City Council. Rico Medina has served on the City Council since 2005, and as mayor since 2022. Marty Medina has served on the City Council since 2015.

San Bruno residents have an important question ahead of them this election — if they are willing to spend $30 per $100,000 of their home’s assessed value to authorize $102 million in bonds that would help replace the outdated Fire Station 52 and make street, sidewalk and stormwater system re…

San Bruno has been stuck for a while. Whether it’s stuck in the past, or thinking small, the city itself needs a new way of looking at things to emerge better than it is now.

District elections are intended to allow for more candidates to run for office because the area is smaller, but there have been some unintended consequences. Case in point is in Belmont, where two trusted and talented incumbents are running against each other in District 4.

Balancing the varied needs — whether it be maintaining charm or ensuring a sufficient housing supply — of a community like Burlingame is no small task. But Donna Colson, its current mayor, could teach a class on it. For two terms, the people of Burlingame have been fortunate to have Colson o…

The people of San Mateo, and its District 2, have an excellent opportunity to elect a representative on the council who will be a leader for all. Someone who will listen and learn, and act in the best interests of everyone in the district, the city and the region.

The creation of council districts in Redwood City meant incumbent Diana Reddy was left out, and she has decided to return to run for the District 7 seat left vacant by the retiring Alicia Aguirre. Marsella Padilla is running too, and is backed by Aguirre.

The San Bruno Park Elementary School District is seeing a bit of stability after years of always leaving superintendents, declining enrollment and revenue, and board dysfunction.

Though Pat Murray is just finishing her second term on the South San Francisco Unified School District, her tenure has the mark of someone who has been around for a long time.

There are no shortage of engaged candidates to replace the departing Carrie Du Bois in Area B and Shawneece Stevenson in Area E on the Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees.

When Lisa Petrides first ran for the community college district board four years ago, her emphasis was on the student. That’s still the case, and she consistently seeks ways to support the student both in and out of the classroom while also ensuring teachers have what they need to give them …

There are three open seats on the San Mateo County Board of Education, a behind-the-scenes entity that oversees court and community schools, and acts as an appellant body for expulsions and transfers.

Mullin for District 15 Congress

Voters in two Millbrae districts will soon be receiving ballots for the recall of their duly elected councilmember.

San Carlos schools are aging. And anyone who knows anything about kids knows the facilities are being used hard every day. Not only that, but the schools in San Carlos have limited electrical capacity, dilapidated roofs and plumbing, and all need to be modernized.

• California Proposition 1: Yes

Sometimes when it comes to imperfect propositions, the answer lies in the question: Will it make it better?

Dave Pine has filled the District 1 seat on the Board of Supervisors for three terms, its legal limit. He has been an able, thoughtful, congenial and intelligent member of the board, who has moved the needle on a number of key issues — most notably environmental. He was the primary mover whe…

The hands-free cellphone law, the put on your lights if your wipers are on law, the prohibition of texting while driving law, data breach, identity theft and privacy laws, cruise ship pollution laws, pharmaceutical waste disposal laws, tire recycling laws, sharps recycling laws, CEQA reform …

It wasn’t the most important political story in California this year, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s headlong plunge into national – and international – politics was the most interesting.

Though the United States is moving toward being a more secular nation, the tradition of Christmas is strong and shows little movement toward abatement.

Each year, millions of Americans celebrate the winter holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Years. Students have just finished with finals and are excited for winter break, which will bring rest, fun and festivities. As the students are finishing projects and tests, many adults …

Proposition 1: Amends the California Constitution to expressly include the fundamental right to privacy in personal reproductive decisions, which includes the right to an abortion or contraceptives. Prohibits the state from denying or interfering with those rights. Though this is current law…

The South San Francisco Unified School District has 15 schools. The oldest was built in 1936, and most of the others were constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. They need to be modernized. There is flooding. The district pays $6 million to $8 million a year simply to repair and maintain its fac…

Everyone knows there is a huge need for high-quality child care. It can be incredibly costly, difficult to obtain, and not flexible enough for the average working family. More work needs to go into providing resources to make it more accessible, flexible and affordable.

Measure X in Burlingame just makes sense, to be blunt. Taxing marijuana delivery companies and increasing business taxes just slightly to provide a small amount of new city funding in a time when hotel tax hasn’t come back from pandemic lows is a creative way to raise money away from residents.

Every city on the Peninsula was hit hard by the pandemic. Revenue dropped, and even the most well-run cities had to dip into reserves to make the balance sheet work.

The state’s Article 34 is a relic of the past and should be eliminated. It states that additional affordable housing units can only be built with public funds if passed through a voter initiative. The original intent of the legislation was to provide a way for voters to approve since such ho…

In San Bruno’s District 4, there are two qualified, intelligent and well-intentioned candidates running for one seat. Incumbent Marty Medina is being challenged by Planning Commissioner Auros Harman and both bring much to the table, but in slightly different ways. Medina has long been known …