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Scott Newsome is approaching the end of his first term on the Santa Cruz City Council – his first term in any elected office.

In 2022, Newsome won the District 4 city council election over Greg Hyver and Hector Marin, the latter of whom is once again challenging Newsome. The oblong district of about 10,000 residents is bounded by High Street to the north, Front Street to the east, Beach Street and the municipal wharf to the south and a mix of Bay Street and King Street to the west.

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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...