November ballot loaded with local candidates
By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020
Staff Report
In addition to national and statewide candidates on the Nov. 6 ballot, local voters will see three ballot measures and an unusually large number of candidates in Buellton, Solvang and the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District.
In the high school district, 11 people are running for three school board seats.
In Solvang, incumbent Jim Richardson and City Councilman Ryan Toussaint are competing for mayor, while eight other people are seeking two council seats.
And in Buellton, where Mayor Holly Sierra is unopposed, seven people are competing for four City Council positions.
The Santa Ynez Valley Star will be profiling candidates in those races in our Oct. 2 issue.
Ballot measures include a tax on marijuana sales in Solvang, a parcel tax in the Buellton Union School District, and a bond measure in the Hancock College district.
Four forums have been scheduled over the next several weeks so voters can hear directly from the candidates. Sponsors of those forums include The Star, W.E. Watch, the Solvang Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Ynez Valley News.
The schedule of forums is: