Hear from District 1 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates Lani Faulkner and Manu Koenig as they answer the question, “How will you provide the sort of leadership our community needs and how are you prepared to meet the moment as it arises?”
March 5 primary 2024
Coverage of the March 5, 2024, primary election.
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Lani Faulkner for District 1 supervisor: I believe we work better together
Lani Faulkner believes her collaborative nature and community ties make her an ideal candidate for supervisor.
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Manu Koenig for District 1 supervisor: I’m a leader who cares about outcomes and learns from mistakes
In seeking reelection as county supervisor, Manu Koenig says he’s more interested in outcomes we create together than beliefs about how to accomplish them.
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Video from Thursday night’s Santa Cruz City Council forum
Check out video from Thursday’s Lookout election forum to hear the Santa Cruz City Council candidates speak to the biggest issues facing their prospective constituents.
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One city, four elections: Santa Cruz City Council Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 candidates take forum stage
In Lookout’s third and final candidate forum before the March 5 primary election, Santa Cruz City Council candidates for Districts 1, 2, 3 and 5 discussed the city’s major issues including homelessness, the fate of West Cliff Drive and Measure M.
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Measure M is a big mistake: It would set back the city on affordable housing
Pete Kennedy, chair of the volunteer City of Santa Cruz Planning Commission, says Measure M would be detrimental to the city’s recent excellent record on housing. He also bats away arguments that the March 5 ballot initiative is about democracy: “Our commission conducted 18 public meetings just last year,” he writes, “and that’s not even touching all the stakeholder groups, project presentations, calls to staff, emails and other work that goes into planning.” He says he “won’t stand” for arguments that claim the process isn’t democratic.
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Santa Cruz City and County need more funds — vote yes on Measures K and L
Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin is in favor of both sales tax increases on the ballot March 5. “If you look around you,” he writes, “it is not hard to see that our city and our county are in desperate need of additional funding.”
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Lookout election forums: Hear and watch the candidates here
How are you making your decisions on the candidates and measures appearing on the March 5 ballot in Santa Cruz County? Lookout’s deep and broad Election 2024 coverage is here to help you. In addition, our election forums are bringing candidates and advocates face to face and side by side in conversations, to fully flesh […]
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Hear from District 5 county supervisor candidates in their own words
Hear from District 5 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates Theresa Ann Bond, Christopher Bradford, Tom Decker and Monica Martinez as they answer the question, “How will you provide the sort of leadership our community needs and how are you prepared to meet the moment as it arises?”
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Theresa Ann Bond for District 5 supervisor: My commitment to the community and experience set me apart
Theresa Ann Bond believes her work as a school board trustee and for the state Department of Public Health and her devotion to the community make her an ideal candidate for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. She says she has been a tireless advocate and someone willing to work seven days a week to get the job done.