Exercise Your Right to Vote!

• Please contact the County Elections Office at (650) 312-5222 or registrar@smcare.org if you haven't received your ballot in the mail by now.
• Find out more information about the candidates by clicking here or look up your Sample Ballot here.
• Remember to sign your return envelope. If you don't sign the envelope, your ballot won't count!
• If you want to drop off your ballot at Burlingame City Hall, the ballot box is available weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in front of the City Clerk's Office. Remember to visit the City Clerk's office and get your "I VOTED" sticker.
• If you want to vote on an eSlate or get a new ballot prior to Election Day, stop in at one of the two Voting Centers in the County. For more information on voting hours and locations click here.
• If you want to vote in person on Election Day or drop off your ballot at a polling place, you can do so at any one of the 32 Universal Polling Places within the County. The polling place in Burlingame will be located at City Hall, Conference Room A. Parking spots will be reserved in front of the building for voters on the day of the Election. For a full list of universal polling places click here.

Halloween Safety Tips

• Know your kids' route.
• Take a flashlight.
• Be sure costumes, shoes, and treat bags are safe.
• Remind kids not to enter strangers' homes or cars.
• Set rules about not eating treats until kids get home. Be sure to inspect all treats before allowing kids to eat them.
• Candy that has been opened should be thrown away.
• Remember drivers have a hard time seeing people, especially at dusk.
• Watch open flames from jack-o-lanterns as they can catch costumes and long wigs on fire.
• Make sure that fake knives, swords, and gunsaremade from cardboard or other flexible materials to avoid accidental injury or worse, have them mistaken for the real thing!
• Prepare homes for trick-or-treaters by clearing porches, lawns, and sidewalks and by placing jack-o-lanterns away from doorways and landings.
• Avoid giving choking hazards such as gum, peanuts, hard candies, or small toys as treats to young children.
• Be sure to show your children how to cross a street properly. They should always look both ways before crossing the street and should only cross at corners or crosswalks.
• Turn on the front door light and walkway to welcome trick-or-treaters.

• Go only to well-lit houses and remain on porches rather than entering houses.
• Travel in small groups and be accompanied by an adult.
• Carry a cell phone and know how to reach your parent. Know how to call 911 in an emergency.
• Never enter a stranger's home.
• Never eat any candy until a parent inspects the wrapping and candy.
• Watch out for cars.

• Watch for children in the street.
• Drive slowly.
• Turn on your headlights earlier, as children often begin trick-or-treating while it's still daylight. With your headlights on, you'll be able to spot children quicker. Anticipate heavy pedestrian traffic.
• Don't use your cellular telephone while driving - It's Illegal.
• Communicate with other drivers. Always use your turn signals. And if you have to pull over to drop off or pickup your kids, turn on your hazard lights.
• Have children get out of cars on the curb side, not on the traffic side.

Burlingame Aquatic Club (BAC) will be hosting a lifeguard course this month, starting Saturday, November 14th. The class is open to anyone who will be 15 or older by the first day of class and who is able to swim 300 yards consecutively. To sign up and for detailed class information, please click here.