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Ryan Coonerty is running for Santa Cruz mayor in 2026, following two terms as county supervisor and a three-year hiatus from electoral politics.

“The complexity of the time that we’re in nationally and locally requires someone who has the skills, relationships and the understanding of this community,” he told Lookout. “I have that to my core. I was born and raised here, I’ve been in private business here, government, nonprofits and engaged in all aspects of this community.”

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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...