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I believed I was doing enough to address our housing affordability challenges. I wasn’t.

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I believed I was doing enough to address our housing affordability challenges. I wasn’t.

By Don Lane

Quick Take

Santa Cruz needs to break old habits when it comes to affordable housing. That means local elected officials have to...
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Get your head straight on Measure D: Walk the coastal corridor

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Get your head straight on Measure D: Walk the coastal corridor

By Manu Koenig

Quick Take

Measure D is giving us all a headache. Part of the problem is perspective, 1st District Santa Cruz County Supervisor...
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Opinion: Vote no on Measure D: Transportation justice demands a no vote

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Opinion: Vote no on Measure D: Transportation justice demands a no vote

By Ann Lopez, Rebecca Garcia, Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Gina Gallino Cole and Natalie Olivas

Quick Take

Measure D is inequitable and environmentally short-sighted. We believe Measure D will forever cut off North County and...
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Opinion: Vote yes on Measure D: Let’s build a trail now

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Opinion: Vote yes on Measure D: Let’s build a trail now

By Nancy Yellin, Buzz Anderson, Nadene Thorne and Robert Stephens

Quick Take

Measure D is the best chance Santa Cruz County has to build a safe and transit-oriented trail from Watsonville to...
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I’ve never talked about my abortion. It’s time.

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I’ve never talked about my abortion. It’s time.

By Peggy Flynn

Quick Take

Peggy Flynn had an abortion in the 1980s, when she was in her 20s and single. She never told her family. She has also...
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Life, death and Measure D: A lose-lose proposition for us all

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Life, death and Measure D: A lose-lose proposition for us all

By Ryan Coonerty

Quick Take

Ryan Coonerty dreams of getting hit by a meteor rather than face another discussion about Measure D. The 3rd District...
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Joe Thompson for Assembly District 28: We need to empower young people to vote

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Joe Thompson for Assembly District 28: We need to empower young people to vote

By Joe Thompson

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Joe Thompson is the youngest candidate ever to run for a California Assembly seat. They are 37-40 years younger than...
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Rob Rennie for Assembly District 28: We need a proven, experienced leader

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Rob Rennie for Assembly District 28: We need a proven, experienced leader

By Rob Rennie

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Rob Rennie believes his experience as a Santa Clara County leader, including as Los Gatos mayor, and his background in...
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Gail Pellerin for Assembly District 28: We need an experienced, empathetic Santa Cruz leader — and a dog in Sacto

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Gail Pellerin for Assembly District 28: We need an experienced, empathetic Santa Cruz leader — and a dog in Sacto

By Gail Pellerin

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Gail Pellerin believes she has the experience and empathy our community needs in a leader. Her husband’s 2018 suicide...