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Election 2026

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Reed schools’ Measure O seeks $115 million bond for campus repairs

Voters will decide Nov. 3 on Measure O, a $115 million bond to repair and upgrade the Reed Union School District’s three schools.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Reed schools’ Measure O seeks $115 million bond for campus repairs

Community engagement, fiscal oversight define Strawberry Recreation District race

Doug Twillman, appointed to the Strawberry Recreation District board last year, faces challenger Aliza Hawkins Nov. 3 for the district’s open two-year seat.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Community engagement, fiscal oversight define Strawberry Recreation District race

The Strawberry Recreation District two-year candidates at a glance

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
The Strawberry Recreation District two-year candidates at a glance

Two of five Tiburon Town Council candidates report donors; measures P, CC near $1.2 million

Faris Jafar and Chuck Hornbrook are the only two of Tiburon’s five Town Council candidates to report donations in campaign-finance disclosures due Sept. 24.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·

Measure P childcare tax would raise $12.5 million a year for Marin programs

Measure P, a 15-year countywide parcel tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, would subsidize childcare in Marin and raise pay for providers, about $100 a year for a 2,000-square-foot house.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Measure CC hospital tax would raise $12.4 million a year for MarinHealth ER, ICU

Measure CC, a 30-year parcel tax on the Nov. 3 ballot, would pay for a larger ER and expanded ICU at MarinHealth Medical Center, Marin’s only trauma center.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Strawberry Rec draws rare race for four-year seats

Four candidates are running for three four-year seats on the Strawberry Recreation District board Nov. 3, a rare contested race for a district that has struggled to fill seats.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
Strawberry Rec draws rare race for four-year seats

The Strawberry Recreation District four-year candidates at a glance

By TYLER CALLISTER ·
The Strawberry Recreation District four-year candidates at a glance

Save the date, submit questions for Ark’s Sept. 29 Tiburon council candidates forum

The Ark is hosting a Tiburon Town Council candidates forum, moderated by the League of Women Voters of Marin County, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Town Hall council chambers.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
Save the date, submit questions for Ark’s Sept. 29 Tiburon council candidates forum

Four candidates seek three seats on Richardson Bay Sanitary District board

Incumbents Mark Fitzgerald, Peter McIntosh and Patrick Walravens face challenger John Turnacliff for three Richardson Bay Sanitary District board seats on Nov. 3.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Four candidates seek three seats on Richardson Bay Sanitary District board

The Richardson Bay Sanitary District board candidates at a glance

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
The Richardson Bay Sanitary District board candidates at a glance

Measure Z would extend Paradise Cay dredging tax 10 years

Paradise Cay voters decide Nov. 3 on Measure Z, a parcel tax that pays to dredge the community's canals and its two entry channels to San Francisco Bay.

By TYLER CALLISTER ·

Health benefits and social-media posts add tension to Marin Board of Education race

Two Tiburon residents, incumbent Marilyn Nemzer and challenger Avery Lieberman, are running Nov. 3 for the Marin County Board of Education seat covering the Tiburon Peninsula.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Health benefits and social-media posts add tension to Marin Board of Education race

The Marin Board of Education Area 5 candidates at a glance

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
The Marin Board of Education Area 5 candidates at a glance

Tiburon council race pits five candidates over parks, housing, finances, traffic

Five candidates seek three seats on the Tiburon Town Council Nov. 3: incumbents Alice Fredericks and Jack Ryan, challengers Kathleen Defever, Chuck Hornbrook and Faris Jafar.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
Tiburon council race pits five candidates over parks, housing, finances, traffic

The Tiburon Town Council candidates at a glance

Five candidates are running for three seats on the Tiburon Town Council in the Nov. 3 election.

By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ ·
The Tiburon Town Council candidates at a glance

Tiburon Town Council candidate forum slated for Sept. 29

The Ark is hosting a Tiburon Town Council candidate forum moderated by the League of Women Voters of Marin County from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at Town Hall.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·

Four candidates vying for seats on Reed school board as bond measure looms

Four candidates seek three seats on the Reed Union School District board Nov. 3: incumbents Mike Ghaffary and Shelby Pasarell Tsai, challengers Krupa Antani and Lina Godfrey.

By EMILY LAVIN ·
Four candidates vying for seats on Reed school board as bond measure looms

The Reed Union School District candidates at a glance

Four candidates are vying for three seats on the Reed Union School District board of trustees in the Nov. 3 election.

By EMILY LAVIN ·
The Reed Union School District candidates at a glance

Tiburon Peninsula election field set for Nov. 3

Tiburon Planning Commissioner Kathleen Defever filed on the last afternoon of the extended nomination period, setting a five-way race for three Town Council seats Nov. 3.

By KEVIN HESSEL ·
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