Lookout politics columnist Mike Rotkin recently unplugged on a three-day backpacking trip in Big Sur. It got him thinking about the importance of recharging before November’s local and national elections. Santa Cruz will elect two new supervisors to the county board and shake up its current makeup, while Watsonville and Scotts Valley will elect new city councilmembers. Nationally, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz will try to keep Donald Trump and JD Vance from a second term. Rotkin asks readers both to relax and get geared up for November, to make a plan for engagement.
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‘Earth-shattering’: In deep blue Santa Cruz County, politicians react to Biden bowing out
Facing mounting pressure over the past month from fellow Democrats, President Joe Biden has ended his bid for reelection, ensuring a chaotic next 106 days before the November vote. What do Santa Cruz County’s elected officials think?