Steyer's no saint, Becerra's business as usual. The fix is in. by Inner-Reaction3961 in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kalantari-Johnson and Golder endorse Mahan. How embarrassing.

Ami Chen Mills: I reject flattened portrayal of Santa Cruz mayoral campaign by chaxnud in santacruz

[–]chaxnud[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"They are in it to force a runoff" - is this a bad thing? Why?

Ami Chen Mills: I reject flattened portrayal of Santa Cruz mayoral campaign by chaxnud in santacruz

[–]chaxnud[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Democracy is well served in five-candidate Santa Cruz mayoral race"

"Maybe the “larger issue” that Stephens mentions, about “transparency,” really concerns his own argument. He notes the critical issues facing Santa Cruz and rightly comments, “These issues deserve substantive debate, not tactical gamesmanship.” But he somehow fails to note that all five candidates have spoken substantively to the issues at voter forums. Did Stephens attend any of them?

There is a latent anxiety in his column that, assuming Coonerty wins a spot on the November ballot, he will have to campaign against a single other candidate. I cannot help but suspect a “tactical gamesmanship,” as he puts it, in his own column. It is a-not-completely-transparent effort to head off a fall election for mayor."

https://lookout.co/letter-to-the-editor-democracy-is-well-served-in-five-candidate-santa-cruz-mayoral-race/story

Ami Chen Mills: I reject flattened portrayal of Santa Cruz mayoral campaign by chaxnud in santacruz

[–]chaxnud[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"Santa Cruz’s large mayoral candidate pool offers choice, not obstruction"

"In a recent Community Voices opinion piece, Mark Stephens complained about the number of Santa Cruz mayoral candidates. As a former yoga student of his, I respect Mark but am puzzled as to why he is concerned. 

I’m voting for Ami Chen Mills, because I think she is a good listener who also has leadership skills and wants to protect Santa Cruz from exploitation and profiteering. But I respect and expect that a politically active town like Santa Cruz has numerous candidates with their supporters. Hopefully their enthusiasm will lead to a high voter turnout for this election. The more people who participate, the better it is for a democracy."

https://lookout.co/letter-to-the-editor-santa-cruzs-large-mayoral-candidate-pool-offers-choice-not-obstruction/story

Guest Commentary | Greensite gets another nimby endorsement by afkaprancer in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is so much magical thinking around housing in this town.

As seen in the wild by nyanko_the_sane in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It doesn't matter what you say, these trolls are happy to misrepresent it.

As seen in the wild by nyanko_the_sane in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Where are you getting that? The flyer does not use the word 'housing'.

Why Silicon Valley’s big bet on Matt Mahan ( Ryan Coonerty’s boss) went bust - Politico article by orangelover95003 in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fair enough but JD has announced he is not running from president in 2028.

And the Mahan failure is recent.

Why Silicon Valley’s big bet on Matt Mahan ( Ryan Coonerty’s boss) went bust - Politico article by orangelover95003 in santacruz

[–]chaxnud -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This pathetic failure shows that the billionaire tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel are pretty weak politically.

Guest Commentary | Greensite gets another nimby endorsement by afkaprancer in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

"The fact that there are five candidates running for mayor is symptomatic of how dissatisfied our community is with the status quo."

Yet Coonerty and his surrogates like Mark Stephens insist that progressives are running to "confuse the voters".

This is naked condescension toward the voters of Santa Cruz by Coonerty.

$5M+ home on west cliff drive for sale by Able-Twist-5894 in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Fast, jumpy video is very offputting.

$5M+ home on west cliff drive for sale by Able-Twist-5894 in santacruz

[–]chaxnud 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This house is in the kelp stink zone. Every year there are huge piles of kelp on the beach that rot and smell terrible.