District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates Kristen Brown and Kim De Serpa have spent years in elected office and public service, and seek to bring that experience to the board of supervisors come 2025. The two discussed everything from roads and managed retreat to the tight county budget and the divisive Coastal Rail Trail project Monday evening at a Lookout candidate forum.
2024 general election forums
Despite different backgrounds, Monica Martinez and Christopher Bradford aim to ‘fight the status quo’ in District 5
In the first of two Lookout Santa Cruz County supervisor candidate forums, District 5 hopefuls Monica Martinez and Christopher Bradford spoke Wednesday about the many issues affecting mountain communities, from failing roads and tight budgets to the seemingly never-ending rebuilding process following the 2020 CZU fires. Both positioned themselves as outsiders hoping to bring change to county government.

