Election Day 2024: Castro Valley, Hayward, Alameda County Voter Guide

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — Election day is here, and some 8 million Californians have already cast their ballots in early voting — both by mail and at Vote Centers that began opening on Oct. 26.

The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Click here to find the nearest voting location in your area by visiting the Vote Center Map. If you already have your ballot filled out, you may drop it off at any Vote Center, at ballot drop-off locations listed here, or send it by USPS mail. It must be postmarked no later than Tuesday to be counted.

Still have questions about Election Day protocol? Call county elections staff at 510-272-6973.

Hayward is voting on a tax hike, both Castro Valley and Hayward voters are deciding whether Alameda Country District Attorney Pamela Price should be recalled, and are choosing local, state and federal leadership. Here's a look at the ballot, from most to least local:

CASTRO VALLEY

Castro Valley Unified School District Governing Board Members, Area 5

• JOHN CHUNG, Small Business Owner
• MIKE KUSIAK, Governing Board Member, Castro Valley Unified School District

Castro Valley Sanitary District Directors — Vote For: 3

• DANIEL M. AKAGI, Incumbent
• JOSEPH GRCAR, Retired Laboratory Scientist
• TIMOTHY MCGOWAN, Castro Valley Sanitary District Director
• KENNETH OWEN, Retired Sewer Contractor
• DAVE SADOFF, Member, Board of Directors, Castro Valley Sanitary District
• DARSHAN SAINI, Program Manager

HAYWARD
Hayward Voters To Decide On Measure K1 Sales Tax Hike

Hayward City Council — Vote For: 4

• ANGELA ANDREWS, City Councilwoman/Manager
• RAY BONILLA JR, Appointed Hayward Councilmember
• TOM FERREIRA, Emergency Medical Technician
• DANIEL GOLDSTEIN, Appointed Councilmember/Engineer
• JOE O. RAMOS, HUSD Board Trustee
• TOM WONG, Businessman
• FRANCISCO ZERMEÑO, Educator/Businessman/Councilmember

Hayward Unified School District Governing Board — Vote For: 3

• AUSTIN BRUCKNER CARRILLO, Community Outreach Director
• SIMON "PETER" GUTIERREZ BUFETE, Hayward Unified School District Governing Board Trustee
• SOPHIA JAUREGUI, Parent/Educator
• CALYN KELLEY, Parent/Educator
• SARA PRADA, Incumbent
• LUIS REYNOSO, Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Trustee, Area 1
• TOM WONG, Businessman

ALAMEDA COUNTY

Alameda County District Attorney Recall

• (Pamela Price yes/no recall question) This is a recall election. You will choose whether the candidate should continue to hold office.

California Propositions

There are 10 statewide propositions on the ballot, including two $10 billion bond measures for school construction and renovation and to address climate change. There are also two amendments to the state constitution, one which would repeal the unenforceable ban on same-sex marriage and another that would make it easier for bond measures to pass by lowering the voter threshold from the current supermajority needed to approve bond measures.

However, the most hot-button measure on the ballot is Proposition 36, which seeks to reverse some of the criminal justice reforms passed when voters approved Proposition 47 a decade ago. If Prop 36 passes, it could significantly increase prison time for some drug and theft offenses that are currently misdemeanors.

Click here for Patch’s in-depth reporting on all 10 propositions.

California Legislature

5th State Senate District

• JERRY MCNERNEY, Democratic Party
• JIM SHOEMAKER, Republican Party
• 7th State Senate District
• JESSE ARREGUÍN, Democratic Party
• JOVANKA BECKLES, Democratic Party

9th State Senate District

• TIM GRAYSON, Democratic Party
• MARISOL RUBIO, Democratic Party

14th Assembly District

• MARGOT SMITH, Democratic Party
• BUFFY WICKS, Democratic Party

16th Assembly District

• REBECCA BAUER-KAHAN, Democratic Party
• JOSEPH A. RUBAY, Republican Party

18th Assembly District

• MIA BONTA, Democratic Party
• ANDRE SANDFORD, American Independent Party

20th Assembly District

• LIZ ORTEGA, Democratic Party
• SANGEETHA SHANBHOGUE, Republican Party

24th Assembly District

• BOB BRUNTON, Republican Party
• ALEX LEE, Democratic Party

Federal Offices:

President of the United States

• KAMALA D. HARRIS, Democratic Party
• DONALD J. TRUMP, Republican Party

United States Senator

• STEVE GARVEY, Republican Party
• ADAM B. SCHIFF, Democratic Party

United States Senator - Partial/Unexpired Term

• STEVE GARVEY, Republican Party
• ADAM B. SCHIFF, Democratic Party

United States House Of Representatives
10th Congressional District

• MARK DESAULNIER, Democratic Party
• KATHERINE PICCININI, Republican Party

12th Congressional District

• LATEEFAH SIMON, Democratic Party
• JENNIFER TRAN, Democratic Party

14th Congressional District

• VIN KRUTTIVENTI, Republican Party
• ERIC SWALWELL, Democratic Party

17th Congressional District

• ANITA CHEN, Republican Party
• RO KHANNA, Democratic Party