Special districts provide parks, sewer service, fire protection and health grants in unincorporated Alameda County and nearby cities. Here are the contested races in the Hayward-Castro Valley area, from the Alameda County candidate lists.
Hayward Area Recreation & Park District (HARD)
- Area 2: Sara Lamnin (incumbent) vs. Amanda Alysia Daniels, law student and analyst
- Area 4: Paul W. Hodges Jr. (incumbent) vs. Joseph "Joe" Giltner, community advocate
Castro Valley Sanitary District (vote for two)
Incumbents Kristy (Dooman) Woerz and Ralph Johnson face Joseph Grcar, Ken Owen and Darshan Saini.
Oro Loma Sanitary District
- District 1: Shelia Young (incumbent) vs. Tiare Peña, land use planner
- District 3: Fred Simon (incumbent) vs. fellow board member Benny Lee
- District 5: Rita Duncan (incumbent) vs. Koroush "Cyrus" Farsaei, plant operator
Fairview Fire Protection District (vote for two)
Michael D. Justice (incumbent), Michelle Biche and Vandana Singh Gautam.
Eden Township Healthcare District, Area 3
Narges Dillon, nonprofit director and therapist, vs. Joseph Grcar.
Grcar, a retired laboratory scientist, appears in six races in the county lists. Besides the two above, he is running for EBMUD Ward 7, East Bay Regional Park District Ward 3, AC Transit Ward 5 and Castro Valley Unified Area 4.
How to vote
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Polls and vote centers close at 8 p.m., and mailed ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and arrive within seven days. You can check your registration and ballot status at sos.ca.gov/elections. California lets you register and vote the same day at a vote center.