www.montereycountynow.com OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6, 2024 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 17 Endorsements Our Editorial Board’s picks in local, state and federal elections for Nov. 5, 2024. By the Weekly Editorial Board FORUM Our endorsements are based on interviews and questionnaires, as well as past records. (You can read more about our reasoning in the Oct. 10 print edition of the Weekly, or at montereycountynow.com.) The list below is not exhaustive of our election coverage, in these races and others. Whether or not you agree with us, we encourage you to vote. To register to vote, find a list of dropbox and in-person voting locations and more, visit montereycountyelections.us. On Election Day (Tuesday, Nov. 5) polls are open from 7am-8pm. Vote-by-mail ballots must by postmarked by that date. The Weekly editorial board is Founder & CEO Bradley Zeve, Publisher Erik Cushman and Editor Sara Rubin. The judgments of our editorial board are made independently of the Weekly’s news reporting team. CARMEL Dave Potter | Mayor Hans Buder and Bob Delves | City Council MARINA Jenny McAdams | District 3 Measure U | Yes MONTEREY Tyller Williamson | Mayor Jean Rasch | District 3 Gino Garcia | District 4 Measures W, X, Y and Z | Yes PACIFIC GROVE Nick Smith | Mayor Chaps Poduri and Tina Rau | City Council Measure Z | Yes SALINAS Chris Barrera | Mayor Alex Ayala | District 1 Jesus Valenzuela | District 3 Orlando Osornio | District 4 Anthony Rocha | District 6 SAND CITY Luke Kilpatrick and Marilee Diaz | City Council SEASIDE Ian Oglesby | Mayor Dave Pacheco and Shanda LeBoeuf | City Council Measure BB | No Measure CC | Yes COUNTY MEASURES Measure AA | Yes Measure DD | Yes MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT DISTRICT Jonathan Ahmadi | District 1 Uwe Grobecker | District 3 MONTEREY PENINSULA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT Rebecca Lindor | Division 3 Amy Anderson | Division 5 MARINA COAST WATER DISTRICT Tom Moore and Stacey Fritz-Smith HARTNELL COLLEGE Alejandra González | Area 1 MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE Chelsea Lenowska | Area 3 Celia Barberena | Area 4 CARMEL UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT Monica Tavakoli | At-large Rita Patel | Area 1 Jeannette Witten | Area 3 Anne-Marie Rosen | Area 5 STATE OF CALIFORNIA Robert Rivas | Assembly District 29 Dawn Addis | Assembly District 30 John Laird | State Senate District 17 Prop. 2 | Yes Prop. 3 | Yes Prop. 4 | Yes Prop. 5 | Yes Prop. 6 | Yes Prop. 32 | Yes Prop. 33 | Yes Prop. 34 | No Prop. 35 | Yes Prop. 36 | No FEDERAL Zoe Lofgren | Congress District 18 Jimmy Panetta | Congress District 19 Adam Schiff | U.S. Senate Kamala Harris | President OPINION Thanksgiving Meal pick ups are available on both Tuesday 11/26 and Wednesday 11/27. THANKSGIVING MENU $130 PER TICKET (TICKET FEEDS TWO PEOPLE) OVEN-ROASTED TURKEY BREAST seasoned with Orange, Black Pepper & Cinnamon (GF, DF) ROASTED TURKEY GRAVY (GF, CONTAINS DAIRY) APPLE-SAGE STUFFING (CONTAINS GLUTEN, EGGS, BUTTER) (NOT VEGETARIAN) STRING BEAN CASSEROLE with Shiitake Miso Cream Sauce & Crispy Shallots (GF, VEGETARIAN, CONTAINS SOY) GINGERED SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE (GF, CONTAINS DAIRY) RAW CRANBERRY-ORANGE RELISH (GF, VEGAN) BUTTERMILK-WHIPPED POTATOES (GF, CONTAINS DAIRY) DINNER ROLLS served with Sorghum-Pumpkin Butter (CONTAINS GLUTEN & DAIRY) To place your order visit www.elroysfinefoods.com or scan this QR CODE! Quantities are limited, so order soon! LIMITED QUANTITIES, SO PLEASE ORDER SOON! Organic, Free-Range & Heritage Turkeys available for pre-order! Please call or visit our Meat Department to place your order now. @ELROYSFINEFOODS WWW.ELROYSFINEFOODS.COM 15 SOLEDAD DRIVE (831) 373-3737 MONTEREY, CA 93940 LET Elroy’s Prepare YOUR THANKSGIVING DINNER. DON’T Wing IT This Thanksgiving.
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