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.
Eastside / Live Oak / Pleasure Point
Eastside Santa Cruz, Live Oak and Pleasure Point neighborhoods
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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.
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Live Oak School District governing board approves stabilization plan
Live Oak School District’s governing board unanimously approved a plan Wednesday to cut positions and reorganize others to resolve its ongoing budget crisis during a contentious and emotional meeting at which board member Jeremy Ray briefly walked out and threatened to resign.
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Emergency shelters are key to long-term solutions for Santa Cruz’s unhoused
The unhoused crisis in Santa Cruz often feels insurmountable, but Larry Imwalle, the city’s homeless response manager, has some good news: We are making progress. Here, he outlines successes the city has had in the past 18 months and explains why shelters are the first step to long-term help.
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Farmers markets rally to save vital assistance for low-income shoppers
For the past 15 years, the Market Match program has doubled what SNAP recipients can spend at local farmers markets on fresh fruits and vegetables. Now, the state is considering withdrawing its funding.
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Authorities identify UCSC student killed at Seabright Beach
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office identified the UC Santa Cruz student killed at Seabright State Beach late last week as Zainab Mansoor, 21, of San Ramon.