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Santa Cruz County election preview: tax proposals, city council fights, empty seats

By Jesse Kathan|2026-08-08T09:38:05-07:00August 7, 2026|Tags: Ami Chen Mills, Capitola City Council, Casey Clark, Featured, Felton Fire Protection District, Kristal Salcido, Maria Orozco, Nancy Bilicich, Nov. 3 2026 election, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Ryan Coonerty, Scotts Valley City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Filing remains open for some seats until Wednesday

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Santa Cruz Mayor race could head to November runoff as Coonerty loses majority in latest count

By Nik Altenberg|2026-06-08T17:21:15-07:00June 8, 2026|Tags: Ami Chen Mills, Featured, June 2 2026 election, June 2 2026 election results, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Ami Chen Mills remains in second

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How Santa Cruz Candidates want to tackle homelessness

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T16:37:16-07:00May 31, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, Ami Chen Mills, Chris Krohn, Featured, Gabriella Noack, Gillian Greensite, Hector Marin, homelessness, Jesse Kathan, Joy Schendledecker, June 2 2026 election, june 2 elections, Renee Golder, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mayor, Scott Newsome|

Ahead of the June 2 election, candidates offer diverging visions for homelessness policy

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Four takeaways from Santa Cruz County election funding

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-29T18:11:02-07:00May 29, 2026|Tags: 2026 elections, Ami Chen Mills, campaign finance, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, June 2 2026 election, june 2 elections, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Major donors include rail opponents, labor groups, local businesses

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Four housing ideas from Santa Cruz mayor, council candidates

By Jesse Kathan|2026-05-27T16:29:37-07:00May 16, 2026|Tags: affordable housing, Ami Chen Mills, Chris Krohn, elections, Featured, Gillian Greensite, Jesse Kathan, June 2 2026 election, Renee Golder, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Build triplexes, fight the state, register rentals, consider taxes

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Three more join race for Santa Cruz Mayor

By Jesse Kathan|2026-03-27T16:32:05-07:00March 4, 2026|Tags: Ami Chen Mills, Chris Krohn, Featured, Gillian Greensite, Joy Schendledecker, June 2 2026 election, Ryan Coonerty, Santa Cruz Mayor|

Field now includes repeat candidates and recalled council member

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Santa Cruz County District 3 supervisor official election results

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-11-02T08:32:45-07:00June 7, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, Ami Chen Mills, Elections 2022, Justin Cummings, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson and Justin Cummings will square off on Nov. 8 ballot

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Campaign finance complaint dismissed in Santa Cruz County supervisors race

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-06-01T16:07:53-07:00May 27, 2022|Tags: Ami Chen Mills, City of Santa Cruz, Elections 2022, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Westside winery event led to money questions

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Podcast: District 3 Santa Cruz County supervisor candidates address voters’ priorities

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2022-05-03T09:33:50-07:00April 26, 2022|Tags: affordable housing, Ami Chen Mills, Elections 2022, homelessness, Justin Cummings, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson|

Justin Cummings, Ami Chen Mills and Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson discuss housing, rent assistance and more