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Member, City Council; City of Burlingame (2 Elected)

• Terry Nagel
  2,413 votes 26.7%
• Michael Coffey
  2,034 votes 22.5%
• Russ Cohen
  1,862 votes 20.6%
• Mary Janney
  1,808 votes 20.0%
• Dan E. Andersen
  653 votes 7.2%
• Paul Prendiville
  260 votes 2.9%

Member, City Council; City of Half Moon Bay (2 Elected)

• Marina M. Fraser
  1,494 votes 35.2%
• Sid McCausland
  1,417 votes 33.3%
• Dennis Coleman
  1,338 votes 31.5%

Member, City Council; City of Millbrae (3 Elected)

• Marc Hershman
  2,421 votes 27.6%
• Nadia V. Holober
  2,257 votes 25.8%
• Linda T. Larson
  2,067 votes 23.6%
• Janet Fogarty
  2,020 votes 23.0%

Member, City Council; City of Redwood City (4 Elected)

• Ira Ruskin
  4,458 votes 20.5%
• Barbara Pierce
  4,413 votes 20.3%
• Rosanne Foust
  4,247 votes 19.6%
• Ian Bain
  3,725 votes 17.2%
• Paul Sanfilipo
  2,811 votes 13.0%
• Rudy Luca
  1,259 votes 5.8%
• David L. Newgard
  785 votes 3.6%

City Clerk; City of San Carlos

• Christine Dale Boland
  3,140 votes 100.0%

Member, City Council; City of San Carlos (2 Elected)

• Thomas J. Davids
  2,917 votes 45.2%
• Inge H. Tiegel Doherty
  2,729 votes 42.3%
• Edward I. Schutzman
  811 votes 12.6%

City Treasurer; City of San Carlos

• Michael Galvin
  3,197 votes 100.0%

Member, City Council; City of San Mateo (2 Elected)

• John "Jack" Matthews
  5,367 votes 39.2%
• John Lee
  4,946 votes 36.1%
• Pete Tyo
  3,387 votes 24.7%

Member, City Council; City of South San Francisco (2 Elected)

• Joe Fernekes
  4,020 votes 41.7%
• Rich Garbarino
  2,925 votes 30.3%
• Rick Ochsenhirt
  1,691 votes 17.5%
• Keith Koller
  506 votes 5.2%
• Carolyn Presley
  498 votes 5.2%
• Rich Garbarino@ssf net

Member, City Council; Town of Portola Valley (2 Elected)

• Steve Toben
  984 votes 52.4%
• Edward Davis
  895 votes 47.6%

Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 1

• Dave Tanner
  655 votes 100.0%

Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 3

• Susan Boynton
  665 votes 69.0%
• Erik James Corrigan
  299 votes 31.0%

Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 5

• Paul Goeld
  689 votes 100.0%

Member, Town Council; Town of Woodside; District 7

• Pete Sinclair
  676 votes 100.0%

School

Board Member; Jefferson School District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Annette Hipona
  2,836 votes 42.2%
• Anthony Dennis
  2,094 votes 31.2%
• Jon F. Dee
  1,789 votes 26.6%

Board Member; Millbrae School District (2 Elected)

• John P. Darro
  1,742 votes 30.0%
• John J. Lynch
  1,704 votes 29.3%
• Peter Grossman
  1,607 votes 27.6%
• David J. Frey
  762 votes 13.1%

Board Member; Portola Valley School District (2 Elected)

• Karen Shishino Jordan
  787 votes 27.7%
• Teresa Godfrey
  653 votes 22.9%
• J. A. "Andy" Thorson
  612 votes 21.5%
• Kimberly Brown
  269 votes 9.5%
• Joe Androlowicz
  220 votes 7.7%
• Alan Denenberg
  177 votes 6.2%
• Maria M. Geenen
  128 votes 4.5%

Board Member; Redwood City Elementary School District (3 Elected)

• Alicia C. Aguirre
  4,790 votes 27.0%
• Dennis McBride
  4,635 votes 26.1%
• Chris Bohl
  4,343 votes 24.5%
• Katherine Fagin
  3,962 votes 22.3%

Board Member; San Bruno Park Elementary School District (2 Elected)

• Chuck Zelnik, Jr.
  1,576 votes 29.6%
• Christopher Kiely
  1,156 votes 21.7%
• Pam Alva
  1,100 votes 20.6%
• Patricia "Trish" Estelita
  891 votes 16.7%
• Jennifer M. Blanco
  604 votes 11.3%

Board Member; San Carlos School District (2 Elected)

• Eric Von der Porten
  1,849 votes 29.9%
• Valorie Keller
  1,821 votes 29.4%
• Thomas J. Quiggle
  1,782 votes 28.8%
• Sonya L. Sigler
  732 votes 11.8%

Board Member; San Mateo County Community College District (3 Elected)

• Karen Schwarz
  39,168 votes 26.0%
• Patrica H. Miljanich
  33,717 votes 22.3%
• Dave Mandelkern
  25,044 votes 16.6%
• Van Ton Quinlivan
  20,064 votes 13.3%
• Tullio "Til" Bertini
  19,888 votes 13.2%
• Nylda Gemple
  7,071 votes 4.7%
• Hien "Q" Kieu
  5,928 votes 3.9%

Board Member; San Mateo Union High School District (2 Elected)

• Diane Vranes
  15,387 votes 43.2%
• Marcia Cohn-Lyle
  13,962 votes 39.2%
• Joseph A. Granata
  6,309 votes 17.7%

Board Member; San Mateo-Foster City School District (2 Elected)

• Melodie Lew
  6,846 votes 38.1%
• Mark D. Hudak
  5,692 votes 31.7%
• Mel Thompson
  5,418 votes 30.2%

Board Member; Sequoia Union High School District (3 Elected)

• Lorraine Rumley
  14,843 votes 27.4%
• Don Gibson
  14,457 votes 26.7%
• Olivia G. Martinez
  14,170 votes 26.2%
• Karen Leong Clancy
  10,681 votes 19.7%

Special Districts

Board Member; Broadmoor Police Protection District

• J. Wayne Johnson
  311 votes 64.7%
• Jack McCloskey
  170 votes 35.3%

Board Member; Coastside County Water District; 2 Year Term

• Ev Ascher
  1,778 votes 53.9%
• James Marsh
  1,521 votes 46.1%

Board Member; Coastside County Water District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• John "Farmer" Muller
  2,468 votes 25.1%
• Kenneth Coverdell
  1,906 votes 19.4%
• Jim Larimer
  1,828 votes 18.6%
• Deborah Ruddock
  1,392 votes 14.2%
• Laura Stein
  1,145 votes 11.7%
• Ric Lohman
  1,086 votes 11.1%

Board Member; East Palo Alto Sanitary District; 2 Year Term

• Joan Sykes-Miessi
  397 votes 55.0%
• Matias Varela
  325 votes 45.0%

Board Member; East Palo Alto Sanitary District; 4 Year Term (3 Elected)

• Larry James Moody
  336 votes 15.8%
• Hab Siam
  292 votes 13.8%
• Cindy Winterbauer
  279 votes 13.1%
• Samuel Rasheed
  278 votes 13.1%
• Betsy Yanez
  274 votes 12.9%
• Scott Argus
  264 votes 12.4%
• Saree Mading
  253 votes 11.9%
• Dolores M. Lester
  81 votes 3.8%
• Bishop Wethington
  66 votes 3.1%

Board Member; Granada Sanitary District (2 Elected)

• Matthew Clark
  842 votes 39.9%
• Fran Pollard
  672 votes 31.8%
• Charlie Hall
  597 votes 28.3%

Board Member; Half Moon Bay Fire Protection District (3 Elected)

• Bert Silva
  2,149 votes 22.8%
• David Eufusia
  1,726 votes 18.3%
• Jerry Donovan
  1,574 votes 16.7%
• Roger S. Pimentel
  1,552 votes 16.5%
• A. Douglas Mackintosh
  911 votes 9.7%
• David Hosilyk
  850 votes 9.0%
• Rob Carpenter
  660 votes 7.0%

Board Member; Menlo Park Fire Protection District (2 Elected)

• Bart Spencer
  5,128 votes 41.4%
• John Osmer
  2,565 votes 20.7%
• Steven P. Kennedy
  2,546 votes 20.6%
• A. Erwin Ericksen
  1,085 votes 8.8%
• Pete Hammond
  1,056 votes 8.5%

Board Member; Midcoast Community Council (3 Elected)

• Charles M. Gardner
  973 votes 19.8%
• Howard Lieberman
  886 votes 18.1%
• Sara Bassler
  846 votes 17.3%
• Gael Erickson
  776 votes 15.8%
• Neil Merrilees
  753 votes 15.4%
• David Hosilyk
  668 votes 13.6%

Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary District; 2 Year Term

• Jim Harvey
  615 votes 54.7%
• Terrence D. "Terry" Gossett
  305 votes 27.1%
• Reuben Gallegos
  106 votes 9.4%
• Peggy Flynn Ruse
  98 votes 8.7%

Board Member; Montara Water and Sanitary District; 4 Year Term (2 Elected)

• Scott Boyd
  733 votes 33.7%
• Kathryn Slater-Carter
  652 votes 30.0%
• Charles M. Gardner
  507 votes 23.3%
• Lane WM Lees
  283 votes 13.0%

Board Member; West Bay Sanitary District (3 Elected)

• Ronald W. Shepherd
  4,193 votes 31.0%
• David A. Walker
  3,964 votes 29.3%
• John B. Lomax
  3,605 votes 26.6%
• Finn T. Halbo
  1,774 votes 13.1%

Measure A Special Tax -- Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Special Tax - 2/3 Voter Approval Required)
4,133 / 80.6% Yes votes ...... 994 / 19.4% No votes

To renew a community commitment to quality education by maintaining smaller class sizes for all students and to avoid the loss of funding for 21 teaching positions, shall the Menlo Park City Elementary School District continue levying its educational special tax at the current rate of $97/year per taxable parcel beginning 7/1/2004, adjusted annually for Consumer Price Indexchanges, and increase the appropriations limit annually according to statute, with an exemption available to individuals aged 65 and older?

Measure B Special Tax -- Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Special Tax - 2/3 Voter Approval Required)
3,964 / 77.2% Yes votes ...... 1,171 / 22.8% No votes

To restore programs lost due to state budget cuts, including funding for redemial math and reading, textbooks and materials, and preparing teachers in the most effective techniques in math, reading, and science, shall Menlo Park City Elementary School District levy a supplemental special tax of $73/year per taxable parcel beginning 7/1/2004, adjusted annually for Consumer Price Index changes, and increase the appropriations limit annually according to statute, with an exemption available to individuals aged 65 and older?

Measure C School Bond -- Brisbane Elementary School District (55% Voter Approval Required)
646 / 65.1% Yes votes ...... 347 / 34.9% No votes

To ensure student health and safety, modernize aging facilities and accommodate expected enrollment growth, shall Brisbane School District issue $11,000,000 in bonds bearing interest at lawful rates to repair, renovate, and furnish its three schools, including electrical, heating, lighting, and plumbing upgrades, seismic retrofitting, handicapped access improvements, computer wiring and equipment, and to match up to $1,500,000 in State grants with a Citizens' Oversight Committee, annual audits, and no funds for administrator salaries?

Measure D Ordinance -- City of Half Moon Bay (Majority Voter Approval Required)
1,222 / 45.8% Yes votes ...... 1,444 / 54.2% No votes

Shall the Ordinance entitled The Build Our School Now Initiative be adopted to amend the Wavecrest Village draft specific plan and the City of Half Moon Bay Local Coastal Land Use Plan to change the location where these plans provide for a new middle school to be constructed from the Wavecrest Village to the downtown area east of Highway 1?

Measure E Ordinance -- City of Millbrae (Majority Voter Approval Required)
1,563 / 43.5% Yes votes ...... 2,032 / 56.5% No votes

Shall the Downtown Zoning Initiative submitted and circulated by the Alliance for a Better Downtown Millbrae establishing a 25% limitation on the number of restaurants in the Downtown Improvement Area, as well as prohibiting specific uses and requiring conditional use permits for other specified uses in said Area, be enacted as an amendment of Millbrae Municipal Code Section 10-1.407?

Measure F Special Tax - Municipal Code Amendment -- City of Redwood City (Majority Voter Approval Required)
3,916 / 64.5% Yes votes ...... 2,155 / 35.5% No votes

Should Section 32.75 of the municipal code of the City of Redwood City be amended to increase the uniform transient occupancy tax by 2%?

Measure G Charter Amendment -- City of Redwood City (Majority Voter Approval Required)
4,362 / 73.2% Yes votes ...... 1,593 / 26.8% No votes

Shall specified sections of the City Charter be amended to update amounts requiring public bid procedures for public works contracts, to conform the City's tort claim procedures to state law, to give the City flexibility in selecting its official advertiser, to restrict appointed board and commission members from interfering in the administration and management of city departments, and to set the maximum payment period of bonds at thirty-five (35) years?

Measure H Ordinance -- Town of Portola Valley (Majority Voter Approval Required)
758 / 46.2% Yes votes ...... 881 / 53.8% No votes

Shall Ordinance 2003-350 be adopted to add a Special Residential District to the Zoning Ordinance that conforms with General Plan policies for three parcels in the Nathhorst Triangle Area to reduce potential office development and encourage residences smaller and less expensive than typical residences in Town?

Measure I Special Tax -- South County Fire Protection Authority Paramedic and Fire Fighting Services Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 (2/3 Voter Approval Required)
4,515 / 61.2% Yes votes ...... 2,858 / 38.8% No votes

To maintain emergency medical (ambulance and paramedic) services and fire protection services, purchase fire safety and fire fighting equipment, shall South County Fire Protection Authority Paramedic and Fire Fighting Services Community Facilities District No. 2003-1 levy special taxes in the maximum amount of $88 per dwelling unit and $0.11 per square foot for non-residential uses per annum for not to exceed seven (7) years to pay for such services, facilities, maintenance, and incidental expenses, as provided in Resolutions 2003-14 and 2003-17 of the Authority?