Leaders of both Yes Greenway and No Way Greenway provided detailed answers to a range of questions. We asked for their best succinct closing arguments on time to build, cost, equity and environmental impact, among other core issues in the rail-trail debate. With voting set to close in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday, here is a side-by-side look at those arguments.
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Election Guide: The vote is today: What you need to know
The candidates for the newly created State Assembly District 28, who spoke at a Lookout-moderated forum last week,…
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Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee files cease-and-desist order against Jimmy Dutra
Election Day is in less than a week, and some candidates are making a last-ditch effort to get votes. For Jimmy Dutra, running for Santa Cruz County Supervisor, however, that effort could result in both confusion and litigious action.
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Their long-shot California dream: Beating Gov. Gavin Newsom
The most active among the list of long-shot candidates to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom have each raised six-figure sums for their campaigns.
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The suspense in California’s June 7 primary election is in races far down the ballot
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Meet the No Way Greenway leaders, Mark Mesiti-Miller and Melani Clark
Longtime civic leaders Mark Mesiti-Miller and Roaring Camp president Melani Clark have taken the lead in trying to defeat the controversial Measure D. Who are they, and what has led to their high-profile involvement? Just as the leaders of “Yes” say, they explain the fight has turned more vitriolic than expected.
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The June primary for California attorney general is a fight for second place
For the candidates running to unseat California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, the fight for political survival is now. California’s primary election rules send only the top two vote-getting candidates, regardless of political affiliation, to the general election. As the incumbent and only Democrat on the ballot, Bonta is expected to cruise out of the June […]
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Who is Bud Colligan?
The leader of the Measure D campaign has cut a big swath in Santa Cruz County as a high-profile philanthropist on big projects in housing, health care, science, education and the arts. As he’s become the point man for a trail-only option on Santa Cruz County’s coastal rail corridor, he’s also become a lightning rod in what’s become one of the most polarizing votes in memory.
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Measure D: The latest on who’s funding each campaign, visualized
With a surge in the past month, No Way Greenway closed the gap in its fundraising. Lookout details the whos and the how manys behind the numbers as the June 7 vote nears.
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A knowledgeable ‘undecided’ on Measure D? Those folks are hard to find, but we tracked one down
Ron Goodman, a software engineer and bike advocate, shares his valuable rail/trail insights. The former director of Bike Santa Cruz County knows lots more than most voters about the many grays in what advocates paint as a black-or-white issue. What can we learn from his fair-minded assessment?
