Tag: voting
Early election results hint at shape of race to come
As polls closed tonight, Fifth District Supervisor candidate Monica Martinez was hanging out on the second floor of Bruno’s Bar and Grill in Scotts...
Primary Election 2024: Martinez carves out healthy lead in supervisor race...
Nonprofit CEO Monica Martinez has dominated in her race against three others in the Santa Cruz County Fifth District primary election, capturing more than...
Decker seeks to improve county-wide operations as Fifth District supervisor candidate
No matter your age, applying for a new job is a stressful situation. As a potential candidate, you’re embarking on a journey filled with...
Scotts Valley Fire District tax fails by less than 1%
Local firefighters posted to Erba Lane had been hoping to get funding for a new fire station this Christmas season, but it looks like...
Scotts Valley education tax easily clears bar, as fire hall funding...
The tax to raise money for public education sailed to success as nearly a third of Scotts Valley came out to cast a ballot,...
Guest Column | The ‘Why’ Behind Measure W for a New...
This month, the voters of the Scotts Valley Fire District will be asked whether to invest $22.2 million into a new fire station and...
LETTER: Make Federal Protection for Voting Rights a Priority
Last week marked the 10th anniversary of the gutting of the Voting Rights Act by SCOTUS. The Shelby County Decision opened the floodgates to...
Record voter turnout for midterm election
A record-breaking number of voters cast ballots in the recent midterm election- in both Santa Cruz County, across the state, and nationwide. With 76.3 percent of registered voters in Santa Cruz County casting a ballot, compared to only 51.9 percent in the 2014 midterm election, last month’s voter turn-out was the highest for a midterm election in Santa Cruz County history, breaking the old record of 70.8 percent voter participation rate in 1982.
Local tourism reaches more than $1.4B in Santa Cruz County region
As National Travel and Tourism Week reaches its midpoint in the United States, Visit Santa Cruz County (VSCC) announced that the local tourism industry...
