The Harbor District race could be particularly bitter

The San Mateo County Harbor District race is shaping up to be very contentious. The district oversees the marina at Pillar Point in Princeton, as well as Oyster Point in South San Francisco. It currently owes the state $18 million for capital improvements.

There are seven candidates for three seats, and the prize is the balance of power on the board, according to the San Mateo County Times.

Jim Tucker, the district’s secretary, has the best quote in the story, "It’s a false sense of being in debt," he says of the $18 million. "By 2018, we will be debt-free."