Hector Marin Archives - Santa Cruz Local

How Big Soda nearly killed Measure Z in Santa Cruz

By Jesse Kathan and Elena DeBre|2026-07-23T12:28:10-07:00July 22, 2026|Tags: City of Santa Cruz, Featured, Felipe Hernandez, health, Hector Marin, investigation, Jesse Kathan, Measure Z, soda tax|

Part 2: How voters fought back against pressure by the beverage industry

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