www.montereycountynow.com JULY 30- AUGUST 5, 2026 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY 43 classifieds Legal Notices NOTICE OF ELECTION (Supplemental) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election shall be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of November 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that additional offices are scheduled for election within the County of Monterey, State of California, United States, for the purpose of electing members as follows. These offices are in addition to those previously published in the original Notice of Election, some offices listed below may have appeared in the original Notice. For the complete list‑ ing of all offices scheduled for election, please visit: www.countyofmonterey.gov/elections. School Districts Greenfield Unified School District, (5) Governing Board Members*** King City Joint Unified School District, (5) Governing Board Members*** *** Offices are scheduled for election of the initial govern‑ ing board members for school districts proposed under the measure for the reorganization of school districts for the South Monterey County Joint Union High School District. Members will take office only if the measure receives majority voter approval. Water Districts Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, (1) Director, Division 5, 2‑year term NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following measures will be voted upon by the qualified electors of the County of Monterey on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. County of Monterey (Majority Voter Approval Required) Measure _ To fund critical County of Monterey services, including programs to improve street, water and sewer infrastruc‑ ture maintenance; repair potholes; enhance emergency services; update libraries, parks and recreation facilities; improve healthcare and job development programs; and reduce homelessness, shall the County of Monterey increase its existing Transient Occupancy Tax paid only by hotel/lodging guests in the unincorporated area from 10.5% to 12.5% providing approximately $7,600,000 annually to be spent locally, until ended by voters? Carmel Unified School District (55% Voter Approval Required) Measure _ To update local schools, replace aging roofs, failing heat‑ ing, cooling, ventilation, plumbing, electrical and sewer with efficient systems; improve student/ school safety; repair/ replace old buildings and aging portables with permanent classrooms; update classrooms/playgrounds; improve disability access; shall Carmel Unified School District’s measure be adopted, authorizing $250,000,000 in bonds at legal rates, levying $36 per $100,000 of assessed value, averaging $17,700,000 annually while bonds are outstanding, with independent oversight/ audits, no money for salaries, exclusively for CUSD? North Monterey County Unified School District (2/3 Voter Approval Required) Measure _ To repair and upgrade older schools to meet current health/safety codes; remove asbestos/lead pipes; fix dete‑ riorating roofs, plumbing, dry rot, HVAC and electrical sys‑ tems; improve school safety/security; and upgrade aging classrooms including science, technology, and skilled trades facilities; shall North Monterey County Unified School District’s measure authorizing $40,000,000 in bonds at legal rates be adopted, levying $32 per $100,000 assessed value ($2,800,000 annually) while bonds are out‑ standing, with citizen oversight, independent audits and all money locally controlled? Paso Robles Joint Unified School District* (55% Voter Approval Required) Measure _ With funds that cannot be taken by the State and spent elsewhere, shall Paso Robles Joint Unified School District’s measure to renovate and expand classrooms and career training facilities; and repair leaky roofs and inefficient heating and air‑conditioning be adopted authorizing $205 million of bonds with legal rates, average levies below $50 per $100,000 of assessed value (raising $12.2 million annually) while outstanding, audits, taxpayer oversight, no funds for administrator salaries, pensions or benefits, and full disclosure of all spending? Pacific Grove Unified School District (2/3 Voter Approval Required) Measure _ With funds that cannot be taken by State or Federal gov‑ ernment officials and spent elsewhere, shall Pacific Grove Unified School District’s parcel tax measure enhancing reading and math programs; improving services for stu‑ dents with disabilities; keeping before‑ and after‑school programs affordable; and supporting student mental health counseling at Forest Grove Elementary School, Robert Down Elementary School, Pacific Grove Middle School, Pacific Grove Adult Education Center, Pacific Grove Community High School and Pacific Grove High School be adopted at $85 per parcel for five years (raising approx‑ imately $800,000 annually), no administrator salaries, pensions or benefits, and full disclosure of spending? South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (Majority Voter Approval Required) Measure _ Measure for the Reorganization of School Districts. Shall South Monterey County Joint Union High School District (SMCJUHSD) be reorganized to form a new unified school district covering the territory of Greenfield Union School District to be known as Greenfield Unified School District, and a second unified school district covering the rest of the territory of SMCJUHSD to be known as King City Joint Unified School District, resulting in the dissolution of Greenfield Union School District, King City Union School District, and SMCJUHSD? Soledad‑Mission Recreation District (2/3 Voter Approval Required) Measure _ Soledad‑Mission Recreation District (Soledad Rec) Affordable Recreation Measure. To maintain park/ recreation programs, such as: helping keep recreation programs afford‑ able; improving accessibility of services/ facilities for people with disabilities; maintaining recreation/ swim programs for all ages; and supporting toddler programs like T‑Ball, soccer, tumbling/ day camp; shall the Soledad‑Mission Recreation District’s measure, levying a tax of 3.5¢ per building square foot, until ended by voters, with annual adjustments, and independent citizens’ oversight, providing approximately $292,000 annually, be adopted? Santa Lucia Community Services District (2/3 Voter Approval Required) Measure _ Shall a special tax to maintain and operate Santa Lucia’s roads (including necessary resurfacing, rehabilitation, preventative treatments, and similar work) be levied annually for 15 years at an initial rate of $2,968 per year for developed and undeveloped estate residential parcels with rates for other parcels shown in Resolution No. 26‑08, with all rates subject to a 2% annual inflation adjustment, initially generating approximately $999,736 and shall Community Facilities District No. 2 (Road Quality) of the Santa Lucia Community Services District have an appro‑ priations limit of $1,350,000? City of Salinas** (Majority Voter Approval Required) Measure _ Shall Ordinance No. 2687, which repeals the Residential Rental Registration Ordinance, the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the Tenant Protection and Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, and the Tenant Anti‑Harassment Ordinance, be adopted? City of Salinas** (Majority Voter Approval Required) Measure _ Without raising taxes, shall the City of Salinas renew Measure G maintaining the existing 1¢ local sales tax pro‑ viding approximately $30,000,000 annually until ended by the voters to continue funding street and sidewalk repairs and other long‑term infrastructure projects, parks, youth and senior programs, police, fire, and emergency response, homeless reduction, and other general city services, with independent citizen oversight, annual audits, and all funds dedicated to and remaining in Salinas? *NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that primary arguments in favor of or against the Paso Robles Joint Unified School District measure must be filed with the San Luis Obispo County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, 1055 Monterey Street, San Luis Obispo, CA 93408. Deadlines may differ; contact the San Luis Obispo County Clerk/Registrar of Voters for more information. **NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that primary arguments in favor of or against City measures must be filed with the respective City Clerk. Deadlines may differ and that all required notices are made by the city, contact the corre‑ sponding City Clerk for more information. Printed arguments submitted to voters shall be titled “Argument in Favor of Measure ___” or “Argument Against Measure ___”, as applicable, and “Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure ____” or “Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure ___” respectively. All arguments concerning the above measures must be accompanied by the following form statement to be signed by each author and proponent, if different, of the argument: The undersigned proponent(s) or author(s) of the _________ (primary/rebuttal) argument _________ (in favor of/against) Ballot Measure ___ at the ____________________ (title of election) for the ____________ (name of jurisdiction) to be held on ______________ (date of election), hereby state that such argument is true and correct to the best of ______________ (his/her/their) knowledge and belief. Signed Date ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that declarations of candidacy and other required nomination documents for eligible can‑ didates seeking to run for elected office may be obtained and filed at the Monterey County Elections Department, located at 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building, Salinas, CA, on or after July 13, 2026, and must be filed at the same location, not later than 5:00 pm on August 7, 2026. If an eligible incumbent does not file a declaration of candidacy by 5:00 pm on August 7, 2026, any eligible person, other than the incumbent, shall have until 5:00 pm on August 12, 2026, to file a declaration of candidacy for the elective office. Interested candidates are encouraged to schedule an appointment via email at CandidateServices@county‑ ofmonterey.gov or by phone (831) 796‑1499. Any candi‑ dates seeking municipal office will file with the respective City Clerk. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that appointments to each elective office will be made as prescribed by California Elections Code section 10515 in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees and a petition for an election is not filed with the elections official within the time period prescribed. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the statutory deadline to submit a measure to be voted on at the General Election is 5:00 pm, August 7, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline to submit arguments for or against any Measures submitted to the Monterey County Elections Department is 5:00 pm, August 13, 2026. Arguments are limited to 300 words and may be signed by up to five persons. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the last day to submit rebuttal arguments in response to arguments for or against any Measures submitted to the Monterey County Elections Department is 5:00 pm, August 20, 2026. Rebuttal argu‑ ments are limited to 250 words. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that measures from jurisdic‑ tions whose boundaries include multiple counties may have different deadlines that will be established by the lead county. Deadlines and requirements may also vary for any Measure related to a city, in which case, the city clerk is the election official and primary contact. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ballots will be mailed to all active voters beginning no later than October 5, 2026, and the last day to request a ballot by mail is October 27, 2026. In‑person voting opportunities will be available beginning October 5, 2026 through Election Day, November 3, 2026. Voting hours October 5th through November 2nd will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday and 7:00 am to 8:00 pm on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Weekend vot‑ ing will be available from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday, October 24th, at the Monterey County Elections Office, 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building, Salinas, CA 93901 and on Saturday, October 31st and Sunday, November 1st from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at both the Monterey County Elections Office and at the Embassy Suites Satellite Office located at 1441 Canyon Del Rey Boulevard, Seaside, CA 93955. Additional early voting locations and hours will be published on the Monterey County Elections website: www.countyofmonterey.gov/elections. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the last day to register to vote for the Election is Monday, October 19, 2026. Conditional Voter Registration, also known as Same Day Voter Registration, is available from Tuesday, October 20, 2026, through Tuesday, November 3, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, the last day of voting, the Elections Department, Satellite Office and polling places will be open for voting from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm, on the day thereof. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all voted ballots, including polling place ballots, vote by mail ballots, and provisional ballots for the General Election held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, shall be tallied at the location given below: Monterey County Elections Department 1441 Schilling Place ‑ North Building Salinas, CA 93901 Dated: July 24, 2026 _____________________________________ Gina Martinez, Registrar of Voters
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