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Election 2024 Local News

Meet the 5th District Supervisorial Candidates

February 13, 2024March 4, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

By Julie Horner Santa Cruz County is divided into five Districts, each with an elected representative, a Supervisor, who serves on a Board that sets priorities and policies to best meet the needs of the community for which they are elected, and as benefits the whole of the County. The Supervisor term limit is four years in Santa Cruz County,… Read More

Candidate Forum Draws a Crowd

February 8, 2024February 11, 2024 slvpost.com0 comment

Wednesday’s Candidates Forum at Highlands Park Senior & Community Center attracted a packed house amid road closures and power outages from recent storms. The ‘standing room only’ crowd gathered in a cold community room lit only by a backup generator and flashlights to learn more about the four candidates running to fill the Santa Cruz County 5th District Supervisor seat.… Read More

Economy Election 2024 Local News

Proposed Sales Tax Increase for Unincorporated Santa Cruz County

December 5, 2023January 10, 2024 Julie Hornersales tax, Santa Cruz Mountains, small business, unincorporated santa cruz county0 comment

Measure slated for the March 5, 2024 Primary Election. In a move to bridge a shortfall in the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 passed by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in June, the Board voted unanimously on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 to place a half-cent sales tax measure on the March 5, 2024 Primary Election ballot. The… Read More

Election 2024 Government Local News

Supervisor Bruce McPherson to Retire at End of Term

June 17, 2023July 2, 2023 slvpost.com5th District Supervisor0 comment

5th District Supervisor Bruce McPherson has announced that he will not seek a fourth term on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors. McPherson was first elected in 2012, re-elected in 2016, and ran unopposed in 2020. His current term ends in December 2024. “We have accomplished so much together and have weathered many challenges, from the CZU Fire to… Read More