2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (1040+ words) APTOS — Meilin Obinata’s decision to run for a school board seat can be traced back to her own experiences growing up in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Attending Mar Vista Elementary School, Aptos Junior High School and Aptos High…...

20+ hour, 22+ min ago   (701+ words) In May, with five candidates running to become Santa Cruz’s next mayor to succeed Fred Keeley, the Sentinel Editorial Board recommended city voters choose Ryan Coonerty. We continue to endorse Coonerty for this post, which essentially provides citywide leadership for…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (706+ words) By NICK INGRAM, JEFFREY COLLINS and GEOFF MULVIHILL That’s because the districts have changed fast in Missouri after the Republican-controlled legislature, encouraged by President Donald Trump, redrew its congressional map last year to give the GOP a better shot at…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (207+ words) By NICHOLAS RICCARDI and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Election officials warn that it’s impossible to comply with those terms, especially with the first mail ballots arleady being sent out in Alabama, North Carolina and Wisconsin. The panel of three judges nominated by…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (91+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel McKee’s defeat ends his bid for a second full term and marks the first time in more than 30 years that a sitting Rhode Island governor has been beaten in a primary. Foulkes, a former senior executive at…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (610+ words) President Donald Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections, an extraordinary gambit to reverse his party’s sagging fortunes in November. The dubious promise would likely cost…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (416+ words) By BILL BARROW and JAMIE STENGLE “This bizarre Republican midterm convention here can’t paper over the fact that Republicans have done nothing to earn your vote,” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a potential 2028 presidential contender, said Wednesday morning. Trump organized the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (623+ words) WATSONVILLE — Although it has been eight years since she last served on the Watsonville City Council, Nancy Bilicich is far from finished. The longtime educator, who served on the council from 2009 to 2018 including a one-year stint as mayor, is running…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1191+ words) As first-of-their-kind festivities open Wednesday, Trump wants to stoke his core supporters’ enthusiasm by making Election Day on Nov. 3 all about himself — a referendum on his record at an event he conceived to help his party, even if he’s not…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (835+ words) WATSONVILLE — When the Pajaro Valley Unified School District began issuing its early retirement incentives this year, one person who took up the opportunity was Alicia Jimenez, who worked at the district for 25 years as everything from public information officer to…...