The San Carlos School District, which Ballotpedia says served 2,877 students in nine schools in the 2025 school year, has three at-large board seats on the Nov. 3 ballot and four candidates: Boris Lipkin, Megha Chawla, Shivani Tripathi and Richard F. Wahl. Voters pick up to three, and the top three vote-getters win four-year terms.
What the endorsers say
Bay Ballot's tracker shows three voter guides recommending Lipkin, Chawla and Tripathi. The San Mateo Daily Journal, as quoted there, called current trustee Lipkin "by far the most knowledgable and engaged," said Chawla "focuses on data and also making sure she can be a bridge of communication with parents," and said Tripathi "is intimately familiar with all the volunteer positions in which a parent can engage and is well versed in the issues the district faces." We did not find a published endorsement of Wahl.
Also on the ballot
The same district is asking voters to approve a parcel tax: San Carlos Measure K explained.
More races and measures: our 2026 election hub.
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.