Ryan Coonerty is no stranger to campaigning, having served as a Santa Cruz city councilmember, mayor and county supervisor over the past two decades. He said that although many of the issues the community faces aren’t new, they have evolved. There’s a “broad frustration” that quality-of-life issues aren’t being addressed with more urgency, he said, with a heightened anxiety about the current job market a newer concern among the electorate.
“It’s everything from traffic to encampments to beautification to proposed developments that are out of scale and will impact adjacent neighborhoods,” he said. “I’m hearing at the doors that people love Santa Cruz, they love living here, and they’re also frustrated by these issues where they want to see more progress.”
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