THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
South Valley library encourages girls in tech
A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times
Girls Who Code
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South Valley chapter to enhances STEM learning
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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
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A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance
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Hollister-born Zach Freitas’s next big thing $1 • Friday, November 9, 2018 • Vol. 124, No. 45 • morganhilltimes.com • Serving Morgan Hill since 1894
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Breaking Away
Election 2018: New mayor, council Hollister’s Zach Freitas dreams big
Morgan Hill Mayor Kirk Bertolet
628, 10.8%
Rich Constantine
2,741,47.50%
Greg Sellers
2,402,41.62%
Constantine
City Council DISTRICT B Yvonne Beltran
608, 51.14%
Matt Loewenstein
351, 29.52%
Kenneth Murray
230,19.34%
Beltran
DISTRICT D Marilyn Librers
483, 27.15%
Julie Hutcheson
676, 38%
John McKay
620, 34.85%
Hutcheson
Education
NEW TO ASSEMBLY San Benito County Supervisor Robert Rivas was headed to a solid victory in his first bid
for the 30th Assembly District, which includes Morgan Hill and Gilroy. He is a student support manager at San Benito High School and instructor at Gavilan College.
GAVILAN MEASURE X (55 percent required to pass)
ELECTION RESULTS
16,332
56.1 Percent
No
12,778
43.9 Percent
GAVILAN DISTRICT 3
The unofficial results of the Nov. 6 election in Morgan Hill with up to 64 percent of precincts reporting early in the morning Nov. 7, from the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office:
Sheriff
Yes
Edwin Diaz
2,578
Walter Glines
1,499
Congress
John Hirokawa
87,274
Laurie Smith
114,156
Diaz
35% of vote reporting
SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT 7
19TH DISTRICT
Smith
Zoe Lofgren (D)
50,525, 68%
Justin Aguilera (R)
23,773, 32%
Lofgren
30th District Assembly
State Propositions (Selected)
Neil Kitchens (R)
37 Percent
PROP 3 WATER FUNDS
Robert Rivas (D)
63 Percent
Rivas
Yes
47% State
No
53% State
Gino Borgioli
13,234
Claudia Rossi
15,774
Rossi
Morgan Hill Unified School District TRUSTEE AREA 1 Peter Mandel
568
Emma Nunez
396
Wendy Sullivan
575
PROP 5 SENIOR TAX BREAK
Morgan Hill Measures MEASURE H
Yes
43% State
No
57% State
Sullivan TRUSTEE AREA 2
PROP 6 GAS REPEAL
Tara Bevington
Yes
47% State
James Dill
185
53% State
John Horner
580
No
Enrique Navarro-Donnellan 194
(HOTEL TAX INCREASE)
Yes No
5,259 1,351
(CANNABIS BUSINESS TAX)
5,190 1,316 Michael Moore
MEASURE J (APPOINTED CITY CLERK)
Yes No
3,843 2,333
Horner
TRUSTEE AREA 4
MEASURE I Yes No
482
VOTE IS CAST Morgan Hill voter Larry Meehan drops off his wife’s ballot at Morgan Hill City Hall on Peak Avenue the morning of Nov. 6.
See sccvote.org for the latest detailed election results. Visit www.morganhilltimes.com for local election news.
Carol Gittens
632
Robert Guynn
143
Jill Provencal
369
Carol Gittens TRUSTEE AREA 5 Angelica Diaz
398
Vanessa Sutter
706
Vanessa Sutter