Our Bay Area endorsements for the Nov. 5 election ballot

Here are our recommendations so far for the Nov. 5 election. We will frequently update the list before Election Day. Click on the links to read the full editorials. (If you have trouble reaching the individual articles on our mobile app, click here.) 

U.S. Congress

District 12 – Lateefah Simon

District 16 – Sam Liccardo

California Senate

District 3 – Christopher Cabaldon

District 5 – Jerry McNerney

District 7 – Jesse Arreguín

District 9 – Tim Grayson

California Assembly

District 26 – Patrick Ahrens

Alameda County

County supervisor Dist. 5 – John Bauters

Santa Clara County

County supervisor Dist. 2 – Madison Nguyen

County supervisor Dist. 5 – Margaret Abe-Koga

Superior Court judge – Jay Boyarsky

San Jose City Council Dist. 2 – Joe Lopez

San Jose City Council Dist. 6 – Michael Mulcahy

San Jose City Council Dist. 10 – Arjun Batra

Ballot measures

Statewide

2 – State school bonds – No

3 – Same-sex marriage – Yes

4 – California climate bond – No

5 – Lowering bond vote requirement – No

6 – Inmate work refusal – No

32 – Minimum wage – Yes

33 – Rent control – No

34 – ‘Landlords’ revenge’ – No

35 – Medi-Cal funding – No

36 – Drug treatment, theft crimes – Yes

Originally Published: September 13, 2024 at 10:30 a.m.

Source: www.mercurynews.com