Letter | Nothing ‘secret’ about Santa Cruz district elections

Hardly! Contrary to recent letter writers’ allegations, district elections have been discussed for over two years at public Santa Cruz City Council meetings since February, 2020. Read More

Letter | Orbach candidacy shows need for district elections

Letter-writers should include their full name as well as a street address and telephone number. We don’t publish those details in the newspaper, but need the information for verification purposes. Read More

Santa Cruz Council to receive community input for new election system

Tuesday’s public hearing will be an opportunity for Santa Cruz residents to provide input on how election districts should be decided and drawn. Read More

Santa Cruz to consider by-district city council elections

Lanny Ebenstein, president of the California Voting Rights Project, discusses in February his claim against Santa Cruz for not having district city council elections. (Dan Coyro — Santa Cruz ... Read More

District elections may be in Santa Cruz future

District elections may be in Santa Cruz future Council to consider shift from at-large elections, intersection widening project Subscribers are entitled to 10 gift sharing articles each month. Read More

Letter | Questions on Santa Cruz school measures’ arguments

From my perspective near 1,000 feet of elevation, the Santa Cruz school bond measures are kind of funny. California Elections Code section 9501 states that members of the governing board of a ... Read More

Election | Monica Martinez leading race for 5th District Santa Cruz ...

Santa Cruz County 5th District supervisor hopefuls Monica Martinez, right, and opponent Christopher Bradford, left, shared a Felton corner on Election Day morning, exhorting community members to vote. Read More

Letter | District 1 candidates about equal in ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel

I am not quite understanding the baseless claims of a recent letter writer about deep pockets. The latest filings available on the Santa Cruz County website show both candidates for District 1 supe… ... Read More

Letter | Assembly: Gail Pellerin will uphold fair elections

I am an absentee voter registered in Santa Cruz County writing in support of Gail Pellerin’s candidacy for the 28th Assembly District. When I was a barista at Coffeetopia during my undergraduate ... Read More

Letter | Lament of a downtown Santa Cruz resident about buildings

If those of you living in Santa Cruz Eastside or Westside neighborhoods are unhappy with the massive new buildings being foisted on you by our civic leaders, you should try living downtown! Read More

Election | Kim De Serpa leads in close 2nd ... - Santa Cruz Sentinel

APTOS — Candidate Kim De Serpa maintained a tight lead Wednesday in the race to represent 2nd District residents on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. Read More

Kristen Brown out front for 2nd District supervisor seat

Brown, a fourth-generation county resident, is currently the mayor of Capitola and chair of the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission and Santa Cruz Metro. Read More