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Gillian Greensite has lived in Santa Cruz for more than 50 years and has been politically active for most of that time. But this year marks her first run at any elected office. 

Why now? She said she believes the city is promoting “overdevelopment.” She said that outgoing mayor Fred Keeley leaves “big shoes to fill,” but that she’s up to the task.

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Max Chun is the general-assignment correspondent at Lookout Santa Cruz. Max’s position has pulled him in many different directions, seeing him cover development, COVID, the opioid crisis, labor, courts...