San Bruno, California Public Records

The San Bruno Police Department, accessible at https://www.sanbruno.ca.gov/472/Police, is the primary law enforcement agency serving the city. This department is responsible for maintaining public safety, investigating crimes, and apprehending suspects. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation also provides an inmate search tool at https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/ciris/, allowing individuals to locate information on incarcerated individuals within the state's correctional system. Additionally, the California Department of Justice's Missing Persons and Most Wanted lists, found at https://oag.ca.gov/missing and https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/losangeles/wanted, respectively, can be valuable resources for the community.

San Bruno voters are served by the San Mateo County Registration & Elections Division (also known as the San Mateo County Clerk's Elections Office), located at 40 Tower Road, San Mateo, CA 94402 (phone: 650-312-5222, website: www.smcvote.org). This office handles all aspects of voter registration, election administration, candidate filings, campaign disclosure, and election results for San Bruno and all other San Mateo County jurisdictions. California residents can register to vote online at https://registertovote.ca.gov, which requires a California driver's license or ID card number. Voters must register at least 15 days before an election, though California offers conditional voter registration allowing eligible individuals to register and vote provisionally through Election Day at vote centers or the county elections office. First-time voters who register by mail must provide identification when voting for the first time. San Bruno, as an incorporated city with a council-manager form of government, holds municipal elections for City Council seats and ballot measures. The San Bruno City Council consists of five members elected at-large to staggered four-year terms, with elections typically held in November of even-numbered years. The next San Bruno City Council election is scheduled for November 2026, when voters will elect council members whose terms expire. Mayoral duties rotate among council members, so there is no directly elected mayor. Candidates for San Bruno City Council file nomination papers with the San Mateo County Elections Division, and local ballot measures are placed on the ballot by the City Council or through citizen initiative. San Bruno residents can find their assigned polling place or vote center by visiting www.smcvote.org and entering their address in the polling place lookup tool, or by checking the sample ballot mailed to all registered voters before each election. California is a universal vote-by-mail state, meaning every registered voter automatically receives a vote-by-mail ballot for every election; these ballots are mailed approximately 29 days before Election Day and can be returned by mail (postmarked by Election Day), dropped in official ballot drop boxes located throughout the county (by 8:00 PM on Election Day), or brought to any vote center. Voters can also choose to vote in person at vote centers beginning 10 days before Election Day through Election Day. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Mateo County reported voter turnout of approximately 73-76% of registered voters, reflecting strong civic engagement typical of Bay Area communities. The November 3, 2026 general election will feature important races including the California gubernatorial election (Governor Gavin Newsom's term expires in January 2027), all 80 California State Assembly seats (including the district representing San Bruno), half of the 40 California State Senate seats, all 52 U.S. House seats representing California (San Bruno is in Congressional District 15), and potentially one U.S. Senate seat if there is a vacancy or special election. County offices on the ballot may include San Mateo County Supervisors for certain districts, County Treasurer, County Clerk, and other constitutional offices depending on term schedules. San Bruno City Council races will also appear on the November 2026 ballot. Election records that are public in California include voter registration lists (available to candidates and certain authorized users; name and address are public but phone and email may be protected), campaign finance disclosure reports (searchable for state and county races at http://cal-access.sos.ca.gov and for San Bruno local races through the City Clerk's office at 650-616-7058), candidate statements and filings (available at the County Elections office and on the smcvote.org website), and precinct-level election results (published after each election at www.smcvote.org/results). To request a vote-by-mail ballot in California (though they are sent automatically), voters can contact the San Mateo County Elections Division at 650-312-5222, request online at www.smcvote.org, or complete the application on the back of the sample ballot. Military and overseas voters can use the Federal Post Card Application (FPCA) at www.fvap.gov.