Santa Cruz City Council District 2 incumbent Sonja Brunner has defeated challenger Hector Marin.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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District 1 Santa Cruz City Council: Trigueiro defeats Tannaci as Friday vote count pads lead
Gabriela Trigueiro has defeated David Tannaci in the race for the District 1 Santa Cruz City Council seat.
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District 1 county supervisor: Koenig holds off Faulkner’s challenge, earns second term
Incumbent Manu Koenig has defeated challenger Lani Faulkner to secure a second term on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
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Live Oak School District superintendent Daisy Morales resigns amid ‘errors’ in budget-cut process
Morales’ resignation comes as the district has been mired in a budget crisis that has forced it to issue dozens of layoff notices to teachers, school workers and administrators and prompted the resignation and firing of two senior budget administrators. District officials now say some of those budget cuts may have been unnecessary.
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School district ballot measures: Live Oak, Happy Valley, Pacific Elementary all pass
As of Tuesday afternoon’s election update, all three Santa Cruz County school districts had scored victories in a handful of bonds and parcel tax measures.
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The underwhelm of two-person primaries and other takeaways from Santa Cruz County’s election season
Election season, when Santa Cruz County decides which direction it wishes to take, poses many questions and provides many answers. The March 5 primary was no different.
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Fired Live Oak School District budget chief urges board to review superintendent for termination
A former Live Oak School District senior administrator who helped lead the district’s efforts to stabilize its finances urged board members Wednesday to investigate Superintendent Daisy Morales, saying he had been fired without warning amid the district’s deepening budget crisis.
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Mini-festival ‘Coffis Space’ returns to Moe’s Alley
Santa Cruz’s Coffis Brothers are hoping to develop an annual music festival, with their two-day event “Coffis Space” taking place March 23 and 24 at Moe’s Alley.
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Election trends: Have we heard the ‘death knell’ of progressive electoral politics in the city of Santa Cruz?
Santa Cruz is still blue, but the veneer of the deep blue, Bernie Sanders-backing city seems to be fading, at least on the local dais, where all of the leading candidates represent the moderate foils to their more progressive left opponents.
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With no more vote counts expected until Friday, here’s where Santa Cruz City Council races stand
Friday’s vote count is likely to provide a better picture of where Santa Cruz City Council candidates will end up in their races for office. As they eagerly await that round of results, many remained hopeful that the next round will reaffirm their current standing — or shift things in their favor.
