Way back in the day we had two three local papers: The Boutique & Villager-Independent, the San Mateo County Times and the Daily Journal. They often endorsed different candidates providing fodder for the mailers to say "Endorsed by _____". The last rag standing is the DJ, so voters who rely on their local editor and reporters for guidance now look only to the Daily Journal. The DJ's endorsements this cycle are a bit light on detail but seem directionally sound. Endorsing Donna Colson for D4 is a no-brainer. I would go so far as to say the write-up understates her value to the council. Beyond the "she listens to everyone with a smile" and " is not trying to please everyone" lies impressive energy--being out and about all the time--and "hard skills" in finance, regulation, electric service with PCE, labor relations, etc. etc. The fact that she has token opposition gave her a chance to hit the streets and campaign hard anyway.
District 2 is a real race with four candidates. Nirmala is somewhat of a known quantity having run before, but the other three are newcomers. I have interviewed Desiree Thayer and found her to be intelligent and dedicated--she claims to have attended every city council meeting for the last two years. That alone is a big plus. Her work experience resonated with me as showing skills that would benefit the council as well. I would have liked to interview the others, but time is running out. If it happens, I'll let you know. In the meantime, some election information can be found on the city site here. I'm also hunting around for the recording of the D2 candidates' forum from Wednesday night. If you have the link, please post it in comments.
Try this?
https://burlingameca.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=3&clip_id=1807
Posted by: MM | October 05, 2024 at 05:19 PM
Hello! Your friendly Burlingame City Clerk here! I have uploaded both forums to the Election page for everyone's convenience: https://www.burlingame.org/217/Elections---Current-Election
Posted by: Meaghan Hassel-Shearer | October 10, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Thank you Meaghan.
Posted by: Mom | October 10, 2024 at 12:42 PM
Cmon Joe, I interviewed all 4 candidates 2 weeks ago on my podcast. My feelings are hurt. Mark at the Mic
Posted by: Mark Lucchesi | October 14, 2024 at 10:01 AM
You better post the link like Meaghan did! :-)
Did you ask the tough questions (I will watch it to see).
Posted by: Joe | October 14, 2024 at 10:23 AM
https://youtube.com/@markatthemic?si=iHGR0A8XmehSmLT4
Here’s the link to my Channel. 4 individual episodes with good questions. Enjoy
Posted by: Mark Lucchesi | October 15, 2024 at 08:24 AM
Heard on the street, or rather heard on the road--Tower Rd. A source tells me that when they went to Tower Rd. because they had not received their ballot in the mail and were headed out of town, the County Clerk's office (the ballot meisters) told them they are getting "a lot of calls about this from Burlingame".
Did district ballots mess up the sorting and mailing process? Is there a hiccup with the voter rolls? Ballots were mailed Oct. 4th so if you don't have yours, you better call or get down to Tower Rd and cast a provisional one.
Posted by: Joe | October 21, 2024 at 01:49 PM
An official inquiry to the County about missing ballots results in an assertion that there was some confusion about the comment and nothing systemic is happening with ballots. There are always some gone missing due to change of address or the US mail, but the County says, "all normal". The person I heard it from had not moved.......
Posted by: Joe | October 24, 2024 at 12:53 PM