Review note: Jennifer Blanco's own campaign site, Jennifer Blanco's own campaign site (jennifermblanco.com): describes her as a lifelong San Bruno resident with 17 years on the San Bruno Park Elementary School District's Board of Trustees, running on transparent government, fiscal responsibility, public safety, and 'thoughtful growth'; footer publishes Committee ID 1479842, and Kingsley Ma's own campaign site (votekingsleyma.com): a client-rendered, image-heavy page from which this dataset could not extract readable biography or platform text despite repeated attempts at its root page, likely 'About Me' and 'Endorsements' sub-paths, and its linked Donorbox donation page may have more bias because they are advocacy voter guides compared to other formal government and nonprofit journalism sources.

smcacre.gov (opens in a new tab)San Mateo County ACRE -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: the county's own certified candidate list, naming all five qualified San Bruno candidates -- Mayor and City Council Districts 1 and 4 -- their filed occupations/ballot designations, and qualification dates, each flagged 'On Ballot: Yes, Vote for 1'
sanbruno.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Bruno -- official "Elections" page (City Clerk's Office): confirms the Nov. 3, 2026 general municipal election covers Mayor and City Council Districts 1 and 4, lists the nomination period (July 13 -- Aug. 7, 2026), and names all five candidates with their filing and qualification dates -- Rico Medina (Mayor, filed 08/03/26), Jennifer M. Blanco and Kingsley Ma (District 1, filed 08/10/26 and 08/12/26), and Auros Harman and Marty P. Medina (District 4, filed 08/05/26 and 07/30/26) -- and links the city's NetFile campaign-finance disclosure portal
sanbruno.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)City of San Bruno -- official "Elected Officials" page: confirms the five-member City Council structure, that Ordinance 1907 established the city's first by-district council map, that Districts 1 and 4 were first elected by district in November 2022 (four-year terms, up again in 2026) while Districts 2 and 3 were first elected in November 2024 (up in 2028), and that the Mayor is 'elected every two years' at-large rather than chosen by the council; names current officeholders by district
en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia's San Bruno, California article -- confirms San Bruno is 'one of the few cities in San Mateo County with an independently elected mayor' (rather than one chosen by the council), its council-manager government with an appointed City Manager, a 2020 census population of 43,908, and an incorporation date of December 23, 1914
netfile.com (opens in a new tab)This dataset's own documented record of a dedicated, unsuccessful attempt to retrieve campaign-finance filings for all five San Bruno candidates: the city's own NetFile public portal (public.netfile.com/pub2/?AID=BRU, redirecting to netfile.com/public/BRU/campaign) is a client-rendered single-page app that returned only the static application shell for every fetch attempted this session, including its search-entities sub-page, with no live browser session available in this worktree to work around it. Documents the absence of a reachable financial-disclosure source for these five candidates, not any of their actual finances.
jennifermblanco.com (opens in a new tab)Jennifer Blanco's own campaign site (jennifermblanco.com): describes her as a lifelong San Bruno resident with 17 years on the San Bruno Park Elementary School District's Board of Trustees, running on transparent government, fiscal responsibility, public safety, and 'thoughtful growth'; footer publishes Committee ID 1479842
jennifermblanco.com (opens in a new tab)Jennifer Blanco's own campaign site -- dedicated endorsements page: lists outgoing District 1 incumbent Vice Mayor Sandy Alvarez, County Supervisor David J. Canepa (District 5), and the North Coast States Carpenters Union as official endorsers, plus a list of named District 1 resident endorsers
votekingsleyma.com (opens in a new tab)Kingsley Ma's own campaign site (votekingsleyma.com): a client-rendered, image-heavy page from which this dataset could not extract readable biography or platform text despite repeated attempts at its root page, likely 'About Me' and 'Endorsements' sub-paths, and its linked Donorbox donation page -- confirms only that the site exists and names the candidate; documents a genuine, unresolved depth gap on this candidate, not an unattempted one

Last updated September 1, 2026.

City of San Bruno

San Bruno City Council, District 1

This person would hold one of San Bruno's four district-elected City Council seats. A separately elected, citywide Mayor also serves on the council. An appointed City Manager runs day-to-day operations. They vote on city laws, the budget, and land use. The term is four years.

Vice Mayor Sandy Alvarez is not running again, so District 1 is an open seat. She has endorsed one of the two people running to replace her. They are Juvenile Justice Commissioner Jennifer Blanco and School Board President Kingsley Ma.

The winner serves a 4-year term as one of four district representatives on San Bruno's City Council, alongside a separately, citywide-elected Mayor. They vote on city ordinances, the budget, and land use on a council-manager government with an appointed City Manager. San Bruno council races have no primary -- Blanco and Ma go straight to the November 3 ballot, and whoever gets the most votes wins outright.

Alvarez -- the outgoing Vice Mayor -- has endorsed Blanco, along with County Supervisor David Canepa and a carpenters' union. Both candidates draw on years of local governance experience, but in different arenas: Blanco's is 17 years on the local school board, while Ma's filed ballot designation identifies them as a sitting school board president. This dataset could confirm real, sourced detail on Blanco's record and platform; it could not, despite genuine effort, independently confirm comparable detail on Ma beyond their name, filed occupation, and qualification date -- see Financial info and the note below.

Jennifer Blanco

Jennifer Blanco has served 17 years on the San Bruno Park school board. She runs on transparent government, fiscal responsibility, public safety, and thoughtful growth. Sandy Alvarez, David J. Canepa, and the North Coast States Carpenters Union endorse her.

Kingsley Ma

Kingsley Ma's ballot title is School Board President. They filed and qualified for the race on August 12, 2026. No information about their background or platform was found.

Your pick

A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.

This is one race on your ballot. Vote or Else shows every contest you will vote on — Congress, the Legislature, your county, city, and school board — each broken down the same way. Enter your address to see your full ballot.