As part of a year of outreach and preliminary design, transportation commission staff presented 11 potential rail trail ...

Workers process ballots at the Santa Cruz County Clerk’s Office in June 2022. (Stephen Baxter — Santa Cruz Local file) SANTA ...

Three challengers held leads over incumbents on the Pajaro Valley Unified school board in a potential shake up of the ...

SUMMIT >> A parcel tax in Lakeside Joint School District in the Santa Cruz Mountains leaned toward approval with 70.3% of the vote as of 4:30 p.m. Friday. Measure HH needs more than 66% of the vote to ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Measure Z, a proposed soda tax in the City of Santa Cruz, leaned toward approval with 51.48% of the vote as of 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. It requires more than 50% voter approval. Santa ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Measure Q, the Water and Wildfire Protection parcel tax in Santa Cruz County, had 59.2% approval as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. The measure requires more than 50% of the vote to be ...

WATSONVILLE >> Carol Turley, Jessica Carrasco and Gabriel Jesse Medina led their races for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. Vote totals include Santa ...

SANTA CRUZ >> Kim De Serpa held a narrow lead over Kristen Brown in the race for District 2 Santa Cruz County supervisor as of 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 11. “I’m, of course, very pleased that I am ahead, ...

BONNY DOON >> A measure that would allow Bonny Doon Elementary School District to issue $7 million in bonds held a strong ...

WATSONVILLE >> Incumbent Jimmy Dutra led Trina Coffman-Gomez for the District 6 Watsonville City Council seat as of 4:30 p.m. Monday. Watsonville’s Measures V and W also leaned toward approval. Santa ...

CAPITOLA >> Gerry Jensen and Melinda Orbach led a field of four candidates for two Capitola City Council seats in preliminary election results 4:30 p.m. Monday. The Capitola sales tax hike Measure Y ...