Hi John,

The Special Election is quickly approaching and I want to make sure you, your staff, and your residents are ready to vote!

All active registered voters should have received their ballot in the mail starting last week. You can check your registration status here and use this handy voting checklist to get ready to vote!

Important Election Milestones

✅ Oct 6 - Nov 4: Voting period to return vote-by-mail ballot

✅ Oct 7: Vote-by-mail secure drop boxes open

✅ Oct 20: Last day to register to vote online*

✅ Oct 25: In-person early voting: refer to your county election office for specific dates

✅ Nov 4: Election Day! 

*Same-day voter registration is available at your county elections office or voting location after the voter registration deadline, up to and including Election Day.

We know that EVERYONE’S voice matters when it comes to electoral outcomes. See below for our electoral endorsements and how they can impact local communities for the better.

Santa Clara County 🌇

Santa Clara’s Measure A

Our position: Support

Why NPH Supports Measure A: Measure A is a local, five-year ⅝-cent sales tax that would generate $330 million annually to protect healthcare access in Santa Clara County. It's a temporary but essential response to massive federal healthcare cuts that threaten to shut down emergency rooms, trauma centers and local clinics. This measure will protect essential access to healthcare for Santa Clara County community members, including tens of thousands of affordable housing residents who depend on quality healthcare to thrive.

→ Learn more! Check out the Yes on Measure A website and the Santa Clara County Voter Guide.

Santa Cruz County 🏄

Santa Cruz’s Measure C

Our position: Support

Why NPH Supports Measure C: Measure C (Workforce Housing Affordability Act of 2025) would make it easier for teachers, healthcare workers, service workers and other essential workers to afford housing nearby, closer to work that supports our community. The two-part measure would establish a parcel tax of $96/parcel with exemptions, and a transfer tax on properties valued greater than $1.8 million. 87% of revenues would be dedicated to affordable housing programs and projects, 10% would be dedicated to homelessness prevention, and a maximum of 3% could be used for community oversight and administrative expenses in implementation.

→ Learn more! Check out the Yes on Measure C website and the Santa Cruz County Voter Guide.

Santa Cruz’s Measure B

Our position: Oppose

Why NPH Opposes Measure B: Measure B (Workforce Housing and Climate Protection Act of 2025) is a voter-led initiative proposed by the Santa Cruz County Association of Realtors, introduced with the intention to compete with Measure C and reduce its chance of passage. Measure B would establish a parcel tax of $50/parcel with exemptions and a lower-rate property transfer tax, which would only apply to properties valued above $4 million. View Santa Cruz County info on Measure B. (If both Measure B and C are approved by a simple majority of voters, the measure that receives a greater number of votes will take effect.)

Marin County 🌉

Sausalito’s Measures J & K

Our position: Support

Why NPH Supports Measures J & K: Measure J would approve the rezoning of 12 commercial lots identified as opportunities for housing development in the city’s Amended Housing Element. Measure K would rezone a two-acre portion of the City-owned Martin Luther King Jr. property, which is identified as an opportunity site for housing development in the Amended Housing Element, to allow for 50 units of senior housing. To remain in compliance with state housing law, Sausalito must approve both rezonings.

→ Learn more! Check out the Marin County Voter Guide.

Onward,

Bill Barnes,
NPH Director of Campaigns & Community Engagement