Santa Cruz County Local News: Elections & Politics


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02/22/2023
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Justices hear arguments in case to weaken online freedoms and change how tech does business.

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02/22/2023
Martha Vega, Rebecca Garcia and Manuel Bersamin are in the running to represent Watsonville on Cabrillo College’s governing board, a seat vacated when Felipe Hernandez was elected District 4 Santa Cruz County supervisor.

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02/16/2023
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee filed federal paperwork to enter the race for the held by long-serving Sen. Dianne Feinstein, joining a field that already includes two other House members.

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02/15/2023
All three candidates will be interviewed Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Cabrillo College Watsonville Center. The meeting is open to the public.

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02/14/2023
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Feb. 14 that she will not run for her Senate seat in 2024, a major moment given that the fight to succeed her is already under way. She says she intends to accomplish “as much for California as I can” until her term ends.

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02/14/2023
The state will attempt to enshrine marriage equality in the state constitution.

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02/13/2023
Branciforte Fire Protection District leaders are expected to vote Feb. 16 on giving a final green light to a special tax benefit district ballot election.

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02/11/2023
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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees appointed Adam Scow to fill the seat vacated when former member Maria Orozco was elected to the Watsonville City Council.

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02/02/2023
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed Democratic Rep. Adam B. Schiff's bid for the U.S. Senate, as long as incumbent Dianne Feinstein doesn't seek reelection.

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02/02/2023
Susan Bushnell was in a hurry when a man approached her outside a Walmart one afternoon last September.

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01/27/2023
Marilyn Liddicoat, former Santa Cruz County supervisor and staunch conservative who was among the first women lawyers in county history, died at her home in Corralitos late last month.

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01/26/2023
Just weeks after historic wage gains in new labor contracts, the question of how to pay for them is roiling UC campuses as they consider cutbacks in grad student admissions.

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01/26/2023
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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees could have filled Maria Orozco’s vacated seat in a special election, but rejected that option.

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01/24/2023
The Santa Cruz City Council changed the way that it appoints citizen commissioners before then nominating and appointing members to seven advisory bodies.

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01/23/2023
The replacement will be selected by the Board of Trustees at its Feb. 27 special meeting and the provisional appointee will serve until 2024.

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01/18/2023
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Dianne Feinstein, who has been a U.S. senator from California for three decades, hasn't yet said whether she'll seek another term in 2024, but would-be successors are already standing in line.

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01/11/2023
Following a unanimous vote, the 2nd District supervisor became the new board chair. Supervisor Justin Cummings will serve as vice chair.

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01/10/2023
Measure Q would have helped fund solutions to early childcare, but it failed. Supporters regroup, while opponents reiterate that the bill was too vague.

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01/05/2023
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Matt Mahan has been sworn in as mayor of San Jose. The 40-year-old Harvard grad grew up on the outskirts of Watsonville, just off Amesti Road near Pinto Lake.

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01/03/2023
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Welcome to 2023 — a year that may prove decisive in California’s attempts to address some major challenges, from housing and homelessness to climate change.