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Podcast: District 3 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates address voters’ priorities
Justin Cummings, Ami Chen Mills and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson discuss housing, rent assistance and more
Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Santa Cruz City Council
Santa Cruz Local presses candidates on priorities we heard from residents
Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Watsonville City Council
Santa Cruz Local presses candidates on priorities we heard from residents
Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Santa Cruz County supervisor
Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates John Leopold and Manu Koenig answer residents' concerns
Podcast: Vote Nov. 3, Scotts Valley City Council
Santa Cruz Local presses the candidates on residents' concerns
Vote Nov. 3, part 1: Start by listening
What we heard from Lower Ocean, Beach Flats
New Santa Cruz City Council members sworn in
Katherine Beiers, Renee Golder replace recalled members
New episode: Two Santa Cruz council members recalled, unofficial results show
Official results expected by March 31
Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Chris Krohn’s seat
Chris Krohn, Katherine Beiers and Don Lane discuss their stances
Vote March 3: Santa Cruz City Council recall, Drew Glover’s seat
Candidates Drew Glover, Renee Golder, Tim Fitzmaurice discuss their stances
Vote March 3: The District 1 supervisor race
We hear from incumbent John Leopold and challengers Manu Koenig, Mark Esquibel, Benjamin Cogan
Vote March 3: The District 2 supervisor race
Becky Steinbruner takes on incumbent Zach Friend
Vote March 3: The People’s Agenda
We asked more than 200 people: What do you want local candidates to talk about as they compete for your vote?
Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 6
Introducing Natalya Dreszer
Voting in Santa Cruz County 101
How to vote and what's on your ballot
Meet Santa Cruz Local, part 5
Looking ahead to 2020
Three speeches, one theme: healing
Justin Cummings, Donna Meyers sworn in as Santa Cruz's new mayor, vice mayor
Santa Cruz, from quake to remake
How a downtown blueprint was made
Santa Cruz City Council rejects censure of members
Politicians' discord vexes residents
Santa Cruz City Council censure effort fails
Conflict sparks new policy. Plus, new syringe bins, pot rules
How might district elections reshape Santa Cruz?
We talk to leaders and look at data