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Goodbye Albert
Albert was taken from us by what is presumed to be a mountain lion. He had a long life for a peacock, living to be more than 20 years old and has become the mascot of Boulder Creek. When he arriv...
Native Animal Rescue
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By Mary Andersen The hotly debated Measure D Greenway Initiative sits at 8580 "yes" votes and 21,021 "no" this morning. Votes will continue to be counted throughout the week with a final certification in early July. But these early results …
Rail-trail ballot measure appears short of majority in early returns
First up: Erratic emails. Californians searching for information on how to cast their ballots (which you can find in CalMatters' Voter Guide) may have been baffled by a series of Monday emails from the secretary of state's [...]
The June primary is when California voters choose the top two for governor, statewide offices, U.S House, Assembly members and some senators.
Felipe Hernandez, Jimmy Dutra, Ed Acosta square off
Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson takes lead in early election results
Early returns late Tuesday night show Jimmy Dutra ahead of his two opponents, with 47% of the vote, while Felipe Hernandez trails with 34% in the race for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors District 4 seat. Ed Acosta, …
Measures B, C, E and F
California’s first-in-the-nation task force to identify reparations said business loans, housing grants, tuition, wage and job protections could provide redress for African Americans.
“Future Agenda Items” is usually one of the least contentious portions of a council meeting. But on May 18, Councilmember Derek Timm proposed looking at raising the Pride Flag.
Scotts Valley is trying to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products and, if successful, would be the last municipality in the county to do so. The city has been looking at taking action since 2020 to keep youth from …
From Transient Occupancy Tax (Measure B) to one of the county’s most contentious issues in years (Measure D)
Westside winery event led to money questions
Union organizer Joe Thompson is fresh off the May 11 news that his push to unionize the first Starbucks stores in California—something that seemed unlikely just a few years ago—was successful. The 19-year-old, running for Assembly District 28, says the …
Independent committees funded by corporations, unions and others are spending millions of dollars to make their picks in the June 7 California primary.
Plus: November ballot initiatives take on Downtown library, empty homes
Ami Chen Mills, Justin Cummings and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson vie for seat
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Community Bridges and its nonprofit partners, Nonprofit Connection Santa Cruz County, Human Care Alliance, and Santa Cruz Community Ventures, will host a virtual forum on May 25 with local supervisor candidates from the 3rd and 4th Districts. Candidates …
WATSONVILLE—The three candidates vying for the Fourth District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors squared off in a forum Tuesday night, touching on transportation, housing and other issues affecting the county. The forum was hosted by the …
Four ballot measures to legalize sports wagering in California were proposed, but now it's down to two and only one might face voters this year.
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