Santa Cruz County Election Results: Santa Cruz Mayor’s Race and Measures D, E and G

Santa Cruz County voters weigh taxes, housing and political change on Election Day

Residents took to polling places around Santa Cruz County on Election Day to make their voices heard on races and ballot measures at the local, state and national levels.

Santa Cruz County election results: Santa Cruz mayor’s race and Measures D, E and G

Santa Cruz County voters are choosing a new mayor in Santa Cruz and deciding whether to require voter approval for land use changes tied to deep-sea mining and to approve a half-cent sales tax for five years.

Santa Cruz County Measure D on onshore drilling, seabed mining likely to pass

Santa Cruz County voters appear poised to expand restrictions around new offshore fossil fuel drilling to related onshore facilities. About 85% of early returns in Tuesday’s election were in favor of Measure D, which needs a simple majority to pass. In 1986, voters passed a measure that would require voter approval for any permit to […]

Coonerty leads in early election results for Santa Cruz Mayor

Chen Mills trails with 41%