Santa Cruz has become the most expensive rental market in the U.S, and the market alone won’t fix it, argues county supervisor and former mayor Justin Cummings. Measure C creates a reliable local fund through a modest parcel tax and a luxury home transfer tax to build affordable housing.
Justin Cummings
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Community call to action: Show up at courthouse Friday for sentencing hearing in BLM mural vandalism case
The two men who vandalized the Black Lives Matter mural in downtown Santa Cruz will be sentenced Friday. Activists, including members of the SC Equity Collab who led the creation of the mural, are encouraging the public to attend and speak at the sentencing. It’s a chance, they write, “to demonstrate to the defendants, the court and the judge such behavior will not be tolerated here.”
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Justin is a renter, an independent thinker and cares about people, equity and the environment
Lookout asked the two candidates running for 3rd District Santa Cruz County Supervisor to write up to 800 words to help voters differentiate between them. We asked them two specific questions, with strict word counts. Justin Cummings’ answers are here.
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Justin Cummings for 3rd District Supervisor: Santa Cruz needs diverse and experienced leadership
Justin Cummings wants to be the first Black person on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. A former Santa Cruz mayor and a member of the Santa Cruz City Council since 2018, he believes he has the experience, dynamism and personality to get the job done. He says he will bring needed diversity and scientific expertise to the role.