Santa Cruz could lead the nation in safe, active transportation — yet city leaders keep stalling, writes local bike enthusiast Brooke Secor. While e-bikes boom and collisions rise, officials have not added even basic protections for cyclists and pedestrians.
Brooke Secor
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Why Trump won revisited – let’s please not blame the media and math
Local businessperson and mom Brooke Secor responds to a recent Lookout op-ed by Tom Decker, a Republican who has strong ideas about why Donald Trump won in November. She believes it’s not about the appeal of the rallies and is still baffled how so many people can stand behind Trump’s rhetoric. She delves into the anti-intellectualism she feels is sweeping the country and the curious trend of people in cities, once bastions of liberalism and progressive thought, voting more like rural communities.
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The ocean is coming for West Cliff Drive – we have to make it one-way, even if we don’t trust the city
Brooke Secor lives close to West Cliff Drive and will likely see traffic increase on her block where her kids play if the City of Santa Cruz chooses to make the iconic street a one-way road. But, after attending community meetings and reviewing the city’s vision plan, she is convinced a one-way is the best alternative. To get others to agree, she says, the city will have to work to regain the community trust it lost in 2023, when it made poor diversion choices after the storms washed away part of the road.