El Club de Mujeres Demócratas del Condado de Santa Cruz respaldó a Ryan Coonerty para alcalde de Santa Cruz y a Scott Newsome y Renee Golder para el concejo municipal de los Distritos 4 y 6, respectivamente, durante el fin de semana tras un foro de candidatos en Capitola.
Election 2026: Santa Cruz City Council District 6
Lookout news and Community Voices opinion coverage of the contest for the Santa Cruz City Council District 6 seat, covering the lower Westside, the westernmost part of the upper Westside and part of the UC Santa Cruz campus.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Santa Cruz candidates mostly unfazed at lack of Democratic Central Committee endorsements
The Democratic Central Committee could not come to a consensus on which Santa Cruz City Council and mayoral candidates to endorse, so it will not endorse anyone ahead of the June 2 primary. However, many on the campaign trail say it doesn’t make a difference to them — and might even be a good thing.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Democratic Central Committee endorses Cummings, Hernandez for supervisor, but fails to reach consensus on SC city races
Following a candidate forum on Tuesday evening, Santa Cruz County’s Democratic Central Committee endorsed incumbents Justin Cummings and Felipe Hernandez for District 3 and 4 county supervisor, respectively. Members couldn’t agree on races for Santa Cruz mayor and city council Districts 4 and 6, meaning the committee will not endorse anyone in those contests.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Most local races set for June primary election; Santa Cruz mayoral filing period ends Wednesday
The candidate field for the June primary is nearly set, now that all filing deadlines for offices up for election have passed (except for the Santa Cruz mayor’s race, which closes on Wednesday). Here’s how it shakes out.
