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VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

STATE

Governor

Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State

Shirley N. Weber

Controller

Malia M. Cohen

Treasurer

Fiona Ma

Attorney General

Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner

Ricardo Lira

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2

Sally J. Lieber

United States Senator (Full term & Partial/Unexpired term)

Alex Padilla

United States Representative

Anna G. Eshoo

Member of the State Assembly, District 23

Marc Berman

NONPARTISAN OFFICES

JUDICIAL

Chief Justice: Patricia Guerrero

Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Goodwin Liu

Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Martin J. Jenkins

Yes

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court: Joshua P. Groban

Yes

Administrative Presiding Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Mary J. Greenwood

Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Charles E. Wilson II

Yes

Associate Justice, Court of Appeal, Sixth District: Cynthia C. Lie

Yes

SCHOOL

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony K. Thurmond

Fremont Union High School District: Governing Board Member

Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto

Rosa Kim

Stanley Kou

Cupertino Union School District: Governing Board Member

Ava Chiao

Satheesh Madhathil

Jerry Liu

COUNTY

Sheriff

Kevin Jensen

CITY

City of Los Altos: Member, City Council

Pete Dailey

Neysa Fligor

DISTRICT

Santa Clara Valley Water District: Director, District 7

Rebecca Eisenberg

MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

STATE

PROP 1: REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

Yes

PROP 26: IN-PERSON SPORTS BETTING IN TRIBAL CASINOS

Yes

PROP 27: ONLINE SPORTS BETTING

No

PROP 28: FUNDING ARTS AND MUSIC EDUCATION

Yes

PROP 29: KIDNEY DIALYSIS CLINICS REQUIREMENTS

Yes

PROP 30: INCOME TAX ON MILLIONAIRES FOR ELECTRIC CARS

Yes

PROP 31: YES OR NO TO BANNING FLAVORED TOBACCO PRODUCTS

Yes

REFERENCES

Los Alto City Council:

https://www.losaltosonline.com/elections/trio-of-candidates-seek-two-spots-on-la-council-in-november-election/article_4f23b7a0-441b-11ed-a5cb-bf57c0dda6ef.html

Cupertino USD:

https://www.losaltosonline.com/opinion/editorial-chiao-liu-madhathil-for-cusd-board/article_50fb6b7a-2e06-11ed-98a6-0b9427350145.html

Fremont UHSD:

https://web.archive.org/web/20221027201916/http://www.sunnyvaledems.org/

Santa Clara Valley Water District
https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2022/10/13/santa-clara-valley-water-district-candidates-focus-on-a-sustainable-water-future

https://brokeassstuart.com/2022/10/13/the-november-2022-bas-voter-guide/

Books List - 2022

Ordered by most recently listened to, first.

Audiobooks 

1. iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It (2006) - Steve Wozniak with Gina Smith
2. The Art of Making Memories (2019) - Meik Wiking
3. The Little Book of Lykke (2017) - Meik Wiking
4. The Little Book of Hygge (2017) - Meik Wiking
5. Educated (2018) - Tara Westover 
6. Allow Me to Retort (2022) - Elie Mystal
7. Ghost in the Wires (2011) - Kevin Mitnick
8. A Promised Land (2020) - Barack Obama
1. "The thing about getting old, Bar,” Toot had told me, “is that you’re the same person inside.” I remember her eyes studying me.... “You’re trapped in this doggone contraption that starts falling apart. But it’s still you. You understand?” I did now.
2. Struck me how he described life at the White House vs. what his successor chose
3. Fired up, ready to go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AhRqg0ADbk 
9. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (2016) - Mark Manson 
10. How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing (2022) - KC Davis
1. This House is a Safe House and I Am Safe In It - poster
2. Inner bullies

Using the Libby app (via Overdrive).

E-Books

1. None

Print

1. 
   

Suggestions

Previously

Note: No books list 2021

Previously (2020), Previously (2019), Previously (2018), Previously (2017)

Local hauler

Dig it Hauling

889 3549

Just noting for my own future reference.

Kevin Voted Today

VOTER-NOMINATED OFFICES

STATE

Governor

Gavin Newsom

Lieutenant Governor

Eleni Kounalakis

Secretary of State

Shirley N. Weber

Controller

Ron Galperin

Treasurer

Fiona Ma

Attorney General

Rob Bonta

Insurance Commissioner

Nathalie Hrizi

Member, State Board of Equalization, District 2

Sally J. Lieber

United States Senator

Alex Padilla

United States Representative

Jimmy Panetta

NONPARTISAN OFFICES

SCHOOL

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Tony K. Thurmond

County Superintendent of Schools

Faris M. Sabbah

COUNTY

Supervisor, 3rd District

Justin Cummings

Assessor-Recorder

Sheri Thomas

Auditor-Controller -Treasurer-Tax Collector

Edith Driscoll

County Clerk

Tricia Webber

District Attorney-Public Administrator

Jeff Rosell

Sheriff-Coroner

Jim Hart

MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS

COUNTY

Measure B — Transient Occupancy Tax

Yes

Measure C — County Disposable Cup Tax

Yes

Measure D — General Plan Amendment - Greenway Initiative

No

CITY

Measure E — At-Large Directly Elected Mayor, Six Council Districts, and Nominating Elections

No

Measure F — Half-Cent Sales Tax Increase

Yes

04/23/2022 San Francisco Golden Gate Park Day Trip

Celebrated Dawn's birthday Saturday. Left home around 10:00 a.m. Stopped for to-go coffee, scone, and morning bun at Companion Bakeshop Westside Santa Cruz. Weather: sunny, blue skies, comfortably warm. Dressed in light sweaters and tee shirt and pants. Drove up Highway 1. Cut across at Half Moon Bay to 280 North--was distracted a bit by music and had a few hiccups getting to the northbound onramp.

Saw the Flintstone House. Reconnected with Highway 1 near Daly City. Waze directed us away from congested traffic, so we tracked Highway 1 in parallel on 15th/16th/17th for a stretch, passing Stern Grove. Reconnected to 19th/Highway 1 at some point and entered Golden Gate Park. Dropped off the car at the Music Concourse Parking Garage (Underground). 

Emerged by the de Young Museum. Walked short distance to the Japanese Tea Garden. Purchased tickets via the mobile app. Waited in line with others. At the ticketing window, the attendant looked up our tickets digitally using our name and waved us through. 

We've visited once before. The pagoda was enclosed in a white, opaque protective plastic barrier. Originally "constructed for the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915 and brought to the Garden at the fair’s conclusion. Built as an indoor structure, it has not fared well outdoors."

Koi fish kept to the shadows of bridges and overhanging grasses. The atmosphere was relatively calm but touristy.  At the tea house, we ordered matcha with a wagashi (traditional Japanese confection) of mochi and red bean paste, as well as an order of dango which came with two types: 1) Goma (black sesame); and 2) Anko (red bean). The tea house also sells mitarashi dango (sweet soy sauce syrup). We also bought warabimochi, another wagashi confection, "made from warabiko (bracken starch) and covered or dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour). It differs from true mochi made from glutinous rice."

Mochinut SF location was next--"a donut that originated from Hawaii which is a combination of American doughnuts and Japanese mochi." We ordered five types of donuts--one of every type they had available in the display case: 1) Churro; 2) Smore (with graham cracker and marshmallow on top); 3) Strawberry Cheesecake (with three popped popcorn kernels on top); 4) Strawberry Funnel; and 5) Ube. We also ordered a Potato Half & Half hot dog (half mozzarella stick, half hot dog, with French fry bits on the outside), and a mango Izzy drink. The Mochinut location looked a bit tired. Food was decent. Donuts were the best; don't think we'd order the hot dog again.

Across the street, we noticed a block-long wait to get into Pineapple King Bakery.

We spent the rest of our afternoon walking back across Golden Gate Park. Decided to skip the San Francisco Botanical Garden due to time. Other sights: 6th Avenue Skate Park, Conservatory of Flowers, Golden Gate Park Tennis Courts (playing pickle ball, looked like), San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club, Sharon Art Studio, Koret Playground, Carousel, Big Rec baseball fields--where we watched drunk teams playing kickball with red cups in hand, and a small dog chase crows. We stopped at the SkyStar Wheel and got a frozen fruit bar and strawberry mint tea while Dawn's knee took a rest. 

That was it--12,000 steps roughly. Uneventful drive home--did note driving over the SLAC (Stanford Linear Accelerator Center). 

The Book of Boba Fett Run

 Watched The Book of Boba Fett:

• 2021-12-29: Chapter 1: Stranger in a Strange Land
• 2022-01-05: Chapter 2: The Tribes of Tatooine
• 2022-01-12: Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa
• 2022-01-19: Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm
• 2022-01-26: Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian
• 2022-02-02: Chapter 6: From the Desert Comes a Stranger
• 2022-02-09: Chapter 7: In The Name of Honor

Peacemaker Run

Started a run of Peacemaker (TV series).

Season One (2022)

1. 2022-01-19: A Whole New Whirled
2. 2022-01-19: Best Friends, For Never
3. 2022-01-19: Better Goff Dead
4. 2022-01-20: The Choad Less Traveled
5. 2022-01-27: Monkey Dory
6. 2022-02-04: Murn After Reading
7. 2022-02-10: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
8. 2022-02-17: It's Cow or Never