Thrive, in partnership with other nonprofits,hosted a series of candidate forums to elevate the most pressing issues of nonprofits and their communities in San Mateo County.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors oversees county departments, programs, and property, with an annual budget of over $3 billion dollars.

Featuring: Steven Booker, Virginia Chang Kiraly, Ray Mueller, and Laura Parmer-Lohan.

Hosted by: Leadership Council San Mateo County,

Co-hosted by: Puente, Coastside Families Taking Action, Abundant Grace Coastside Workers, Pacific Coast TV, Coastside Hope, and Thrive Alliance.

All districts have changed since the 2020 census report and the redistricting process that followed. District 3 includes the cities of Atherton, Southeast Belmont, Half Moon Bay, Pacifica, Portola Valley, San Carlos, and Woodside, Unincorporated Devonshire Canyon, El Granada, Emerald Lake Hills, Harbor Industrial Park, La Honda, Ladera, Loma Mar, Los Trancos Woods, Miramar, Montara, Moss Beach, Palomar Park, Pescadero, Princeton By-The-Sea, San Gregorio, Skyline, Skylonda, Stanford Lands, Vista Verde, and West Menlo Park.

Note: If any candidate receives 50% plus one of the votes, the race will be decided in June.