As of Wednesday, the yes on Q vote had amassed 67% of the vote and yes on S had a narrow 51% lead, with 3,151 votes counted. If one measure amasses more votes than the other by final count, it will become law.
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California State Assembly District 28: Gail Pellerin appears headed for a win over Liz Lawler
Santa Cruz’s Gail Pellerin had captured 65% of the vote for Assembly District 28 as of Wednesday. Her Republican challenger, Liz Lawler, a Monte Sereno councilmember, garnered only 35% of the vote.
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Final vote tally for all 40 Santa Cruz County races, broken down
The candidates for the newly created State Assembly District 28, who spoke at a Lookout-moderated forum last week,…
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Election Central: Lookout’s updated pointers to our election coverage
From election night through the ongoing vote counts, Election Central directs you to our latest coverage.
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Lookout PM: Boosters before holidays will be key, Kegebein speaks out, and CSUMB’s new prez on her plans
“I don’t want people to think I was trying to steal from the fairgrounds,” Dave Kegebein says in a Q&A in the wake of…
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COVID Dashboard: With holidays nearing, health care professionals urging boosters
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available at local drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS’s county locations now have […]
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Happy Valley Elementary School District candidates on the biggest issues facing students and teachers
Sixteen candidates are running for nine seats in five school districts across the county. Lookout sent questionnaires to all of them asking about the most pressing issues facing their schools. Here, we take a look at Happy Valley Elementary School District.
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Instagram video showing alleged forcible removal of kids from Santa Cruz home prompts furor
As the anger has spread rapidly through social media in Santa Cruz, county and city leaders called a news conference Thursday, saying they want to take on the issues involved in custody-driven “reunification camp” court orders that lead to sudden removal of children from their homes. At issue, the removals themselves and who is involved in them and how.
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Scotts Valley Unified School District candidates on teacher pay, mental health and declining enrollment
Sixteen candidates are running for nine seats in five school districts across Santa Cruz County. Lookout sent questionnaires to all of them, asking about the most pressing issues facing their schools. Here, we take a look at Scotts Valley Unified School District.
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COVID Dashboard: Lots of new variants circulating as winter draws closer
News of the week The updated, Omicron-targeting booster shot is now widely available locally at drugstores and health care providers. Walgreens is booked out about one week in advance at the Scotts Valley and Santa Cruz locations, but has openings at its Freedom location as soon as Tuesday. Safeway and CVS’s county locations now have […]