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05/21/2022
Measure D is giving us all a headache. Part of the problem is perspective, 1st District Santa Cruz County Supervisor Manu Koenig writes. Our views are shaped by where we live.

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05/20/2022
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Community Bridges and its partners—Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County, Human Care Alliance, and Santa Cruz Community Ventures—will host a virtual forum on May 25 with supervisorial candidates.

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05/19/2022
Candidates for the newly created State Assembly District 28 spoke at a Lookout-moderated forum, elaborating on who they are and why they’re the right person for this position.

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05/19/2022
Just weeks before the June 7 election, a candidate for Santa Cruz County Supervisor said she has filed a watchdog complaint alleging open government violations by one of her campaign opponents.

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05/19/2022
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The three candidates vying for the Fourth District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors squared off in a forum, touching on transportation, housing and other issues affecting the county.

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05/18/2022
Peggy Dolgenos of Cruzio writes that her walk from downtown to the Westside recently improved. “I get to walk on the newly built rail trail! Lots of people use the trail, biking, walking, in wheelchairs, pushing strollers. And next to the trail, there’s room for a train. I hope to ride that train someday.”

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05/18/2022
On May 12, candidates for state Assembly District 28 and 3rd District Santa Cruz County supervisor turned out for a forum moderated by Lookout Santa Cruz’s Community Voices editor, Jody K. Biehl.

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05/18/2022
Four Measure D proponents write in Lookout Santa Cruz’s Community Voices section: “Those against Measure D say they started the work to acquire the corridor and build a trail in 1987—35 years ago!”

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05/18/2022
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No matter your opinion on the ballot measure, there’s a bigger picture.

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05/17/2022
Proponents view the measure as an opportunity to use Santa Cruz County’s large tourism revenue stream to fund essential services, but some in the hospitality industry see the industry split as unfair.

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05/17/2022
Curious community members attended an in-person forum in Watsonville’s Civic Plaza Community Center and also tuned in from home to listen to candidates from the 30th Assembly District and 4th District of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.

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05/17/2022
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Supporters and opponents explain their positions on the controversial ballot measure.

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05/17/2022
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Whether Measure D passes or fails, here are all the parties who really control the railbanking decision.

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05/16/2022
Lookout Santa Cruz outlines differing opinions on the measure. Some see the potential change to a four-year directly elected mayor as a path to leadership that represents the whole community; others are too worried about the chosen redistricting maps to approve of the measure.

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05/15/2022
What’s wrong with the rail trail debate is what’s wrong with American democracy in 2022, Wallace Baine writes. Why isn’t “Maybe,” or “It’s Complicated,” or “This Is Not My Field,” or “Whatever, Dude” one of the answers to a profound question of how we live our lives, recreate and commute in Santa Cruz County?

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05/15/2022
It’s time for California voters to start wrapping their brains around how to vote in next month’s primary election. Here’s what every voter needs to know.

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05/15/2022
Elaborating on its opposition to Measure D, Ecology Action explains that public planning processes aim to include diverse voices in local decision-making, whereas voter referendums sidestep planning and minimize a complex issue into a simple “yes” or “no” vote.