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A Pajaro Valley school board race is raising bigger questions about who should be eligible for public office in California

by Hillary Ojeda

Whether a criminal record should matter to voters is playing out in the race for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board, where candidate Curt Wilcox has a felony assault conviction and a history of run-ins with law enforcement. California law doesn’t stand in his way — but many think it should factor into their decision.

Posted inPolitics & Policy

Carmageddon: Santa Cruz disputes civil grand jury findings on pedestrian safety

by Max Chun

The City of Santa Cruz almost entirely disagrees with the civil grand jury’s critical assessment of the dangers of walking in Santa Cruz County – particularly the assertion that the city has not implemented Vision Zero initiatives that could have prevented pedestrian injuries and deaths, and the finding that law enforcement has disproportionately cracked down on driving under the influence rather than speeding.

Posted inOpinion from Community Voices

Even bright people get confused about Santa Cruz housing – especially now in Seabright

by Don Lane

The debate over Workbench’s proposed Bright Plaza project has become tangled in misunderstandings about what is actually being proposed, how the city approval process works, what qualifies as affordable housing and where higher-density housing belongs, writes affordable housing advocate and former Santa Cruz mayor Don Lane. Santa Cruz can disagree about development without letting misinformation, hyperbole and name-calling replace thoughtful debate, he writes. Before we decide what kinds of housing belong in our community, he insists that we should separate preliminary drawings from actual proposals, affordable housing from market-rate housing and legitimate concerns from exaggerated claims.

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