How (and why) to run for school board in Santa Cruz County
Aug. 9 deadline for 32 seats
Aug. 9 deadline for 32 seats
$315 million could be raised for school repairs, new buildings
Top 20 salaries include law enforcement, county administrators
Activists fear militarization, outsize spending
Plus: Watsonville council to tackle new shelters, climate adaptation
Less money for road repairs, fewer public health staff proposed
Santa Cruz leaders reject will of more than 200 people
Supporters draw on local history of global stances
City council district elections set for March 5
State formula blamed for poor county roads, facilities
Stronger signal anticipated by the end of the year
Measures L and K include plans for $371 million in building upgrades, workforce housing