- smcacre.gov (opens in a new tab)San Mateo County ACRE (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder-Elections) -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: the county's own certified candidate list, confirming both District 5 (Short Term) candidates and their ballot designations, and that Board of Education Trustee Area 2 is the only one of three expiring county trustee areas flagged 'On Ballot: Yes'
- en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)Wikipedia -- South San Francisco, California: 'Government and politics' section names a five-member City Council elected by district to 4-year terms, with the Mayor and Vice Mayor selected by the council itself in an annual rotation rather than directly elected -- confirming why there is no Mayor contest on the November 2026 ballot. Also names the sitting council roster (Mayor Mark Addiego, Vice Mayor Mark Nagales, and Councilmembers James H. Coleman, Eddie Flores, and Buenaflor Nicolas) and dates Eddie Flores's appointment to the council to January 26, 2021, filling a vacancy left by Karyl Matsumoto
- cal-access.sos.ca.gov (opens in a new tab)California Secretary of State CAL-ACCESS -- filer search for "Rosa Govea Acosta": two TERMINATED committees only -- "ACOSTA FOR SSF CITY CLERK 2018" and "ACOSTA FOR SFF CITY CLERK 2022; RE-ELECT ROSA GOVEA" (the 'RE-ELECT' naming confirms she was already the incumbent in 2022) -- no active 2026 committee found
- smcacre.gov (opens in a new tab)San Mateo County ACRE (Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder-Elections) -- Roster of Candidates, Qualified Candidates Only, November 3, 2026 General Election (CFMR009), dated 2026-08-25: the county's own certified candidate list, confirming South San Francisco's five contests (Council Districts 1, 3, 5; City Clerk; City Treasurer), the qualified candidate in each, and each candidate's filed ballot designation
Last updated September 7, 2026.
City of South San Francisco
South San Francisco City Clerk
The City Clerk keeps South San Francisco's official records. The Clerk also runs municipal elections and handles public records requests. This is a separately elected position with a 4-year term.
Only one candidate qualified for City Clerk, Rosa Govea Acosta. This contest is settled, so your vote here will not change the outcome.
South San Francisco's City Clerk is a separately elected, 4-year-term office: it keeps the city's official records, administers municipal elections, and processes public-records requests.
With no opponent, the useful question is not who to choose but what the officeholder has done and what to watch next.
Rosa Govea Acosta
Rosa Govea Acosta's ballot title is simply "City Clerk," which confirms they are the incumbent. State records show two earlier committees, both now closed. One is from 2018 and one from 2022, named "Re-elect Rosa Govea Acosta." This means they were already the incumbent seeking a second term four years ago. So this cycle would be at least their third term.
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A nonpartisan office: candidates do not run as Democrats or Republicans, and no party appears on the ballot.