Santa Cruz County Local News: Elections & Politics

The COVID-era dive into European-style social democracy helped a lot of people—but now that’s all over.

Efforts are underway to qualify a new citizen's ballot initiative that would raise over $7 million a year for environmental restoration efforts, from wildfire and flood recovery to clean water and beaches.

To understand voters’ priorities for the March 5 election, Santa Cruz Local interviewed 64 residents of District 5, which includes Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Ben Lomond, Felton, and Scotts Valley.

McCarthy represented the Bakersfield area in 3 different districts since 2007 before rising to the House's top position.

Few rules govern what legislators must do to fulfill the rather poorly defined requirements of their jobs.

With nothing but their reputations at stake, feuding California & Florida governors put on a show, albeit a sideshow.

An informal survey of voters in Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2 showed road conditions, traffic and housing as key issues that residents want candidates to address.

Congressman Jimmy Panetta talked with Henry W. Kim, a BSA Scout from Scotts Valley Troop 614, focusing on the importance of involving young people in community affairs.

Pajaro Valley Health Care District on Wednesday night agreed to put a $116 million bond measure on the March 5 ballot to buy the buildings and land at Watsonville Community Hospital.