Avenida de Altares Honors Dolores Huerta as South Bay Polls Open

Across the South Bay and Peninsula, residents connected cultural remembrance with civic participation on Monday as East San Jose's Avenida de Altares Día de los Muertos celebration at Mexican Heritage Plaza led directly into final Election Day voting preparations for Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026.

East San Jose's Avenida de Altares Honors Chris Esparza and Dolores Huerta

In an essay and photo reflection published Monday by San José Spotlight, Jessica Paz-Cedillos highlighted how this year's Avenida de Altares along East San Jose's cultural corridor brought families together days before the Nov. 3 election:

• Tributes to Community Builders: Altars at Mexican Heritage Plaza honored Chris Esparza, whose vision and organizing built Avenida de Altares into an East San Jose tradition, alongside farmworker and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta.
• 50-Foot Border Rosary & Civic Reflection: Installations included a rosary stretching more than 50 feet whose red beads commemorate migrants along the U.S.–Mexico border since 1997, tributes to grandmothers and working families, and an interactive prompt inviting visitors to carry their reflections to the ballot box on Nov. 3.

Mountain View Opens 3 In-Person Vote Centers and 4 Drop Boxes Through 8 p.m. Tuesday

In nearby Mountain View, reporter Emily Margaretten of the Mountain View Voice outlined final voting hours and locations for the 2026 general election:

• Polling Places & Outdoor Drop Boxes: In-person vote centers operate from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, and from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 3 sites: 1066 Linda Vista Ave., Redwood Hall at the Mountain View Community Center (201 S. Rengstorff Ave.), and Edwards Hall at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church (2094 Grant Road). Voters can also return ballots until 8 p.m. Nov. 3 at 4 outdoor drop boxes: Mountain View City Hall (500 Castro St.), Mountain View Public Library (585 Franklin St.), the Computer History Museum (1401 North Shoreline Blvd.), and Mountain View Public Works (231 North Whisman Road), or by mail postmarked by Nov. 3 and received within 7 days.
• Local Contests & Measures E, F, and S: The Mountain View ballot includes Mountain View City Council, Santa Clara Valley Water, 3 school districts (Los Altos, Mountain View Whisman, and Mountain View Los Altos High), and 3 local ballot measures: Measure E (city charter update), Measure F (hotel tax), and Measure S (El Camino Healthcare District board term limits).