New Haven Unified runs schools in Union City and part of south Hayward, Trustees are elected by area. Union City voters also pick City Council members on the same ballot.
Trustee Area 4
- Shruti Kumar (incumbent) is a physics professor at Mission College.
- Kashif Wasim is a software engineer with 20 years in the field.
- Charandeep Singh "Vick" Tatlah is listed as an entrepreneur in IT. He is a New Haven Unified alum and has worked at Google and Salesforce.
Trustee Area 5
- Dr. Francis Rojas is an education consultant and was the founding principal of Emerald High School. The New Haven Teachers Association has endorsed him.
- Deepti Garg chairs the Union City Human Relations Commission and works as a cybersecurity program manager.
Area 4 has three candidates and California school board races don't have runoffs, so the top vote-getter wins even without a majority.
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. For more local races and measures, see our 2026 Bay Area election hub.