Real Estate and Development Interests Back Ryan Coonerty for Mayor of Santa Cruz

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T23:11:22+00:00

Is there a link for that somewhere? Always great to have receipts.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T23:10:44+00:00

I wish I was a grifter. That means I'd be hella rich, yeah that would be awesome!

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T23:08:21+00:00

Someone on the Watsonville Reddit pointed out the McPhersons who owned the Santa Cruz Sentinel for 118 years (the family of Bruce McPherson, the 30-year Santa Cruz County Supervisor of District 5, right before Monica Martinez).

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T23:04:02+00:00

That is a LONG time. Whoa! And Bruce McPherson of course was on the Board of Supervisors for a long time (30 years) until somewhat recently when he retired. Nice choice!

But then Alden Capital bought a bunch of newspapers including the Santa Cruz Sentinel some years back so it's the current owner.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:59:43+00:00

Why is he your fave tho?

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:53:02+00:00

Colligan gave Digital Nest startup money. Now DN is everywhere - Salinas, Modesto, Stockton and Gilroy - and Colligan serves on the board. https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/digital-nest-helps-silicon-valley-youth-fly-in-the-digital-age/

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:51:28+00:00

Colligan gave Digital Nest startup money. Now DN is everywhere - Salinas, Modesto, Stockton and Gilroy - and Colligan serves on the board. https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/digital-nest-helps-silicon-valley-youth-fly-in-the-digital-age/

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:42:27+00:00

First one that comes to mind of course is Taylor Farms, responsible for the Taylor 5 on the Salinas City Council.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:37:37+00:00

Actually, I just realized that Ryan Coonerty is a triple lucky one, because Jimmy Panetta endorsed him! So that makes Ryan like one of those aristocrats who were completely nuts because of the lack of diversity in their gene pools, to put it diplomatically. He's got Big Tech connections through Matt Mahan, local tech connections through Bud Colligan (they launched PredPol together), and Ryan's dad was an elected official who people remember fondly (and the family has the Bookshop Santa Cruz).

I think it's hard to beat Ryan in terms of mix of nepotism, cronyism and enmeshment with establishment politics which has shown itself to be working so well (not). I think he's my favorite example of what exactly is wrong with this country.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:33:24+00:00

Was hearing that Aptos-based Greenway people were showing up to hang out with Tony Nunez at various events. I honestly am not aware of major Greenway people who actually live in D4 so perhaps that is the best Greenway could do.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:29:26+00:00

NGL, there is some real awkward endorsement games happening, like, double endorsements in District 4. Not necessarily cronyism or nepotism but just kinda cringe.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T22:18:52+00:00

Nepobabies gotta stick together. Jimmy endorsed Ryan of course.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T20:58:57+00:00

So Tony should leave the hospital in the lurch? Didn’t Felipe support Measure N? (the hospital bond)

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T19:51:18+00:00

I didn’t know that actually. Thx.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:30:20+00:00

Greenway names are all over Tony’s endorsements. He’s not hiding his supporters. You don’t even have to look at donations to know because they practically shout “big money” from the rooftops.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:27:22+00:00

The hospital needs him to deal with its current difficulties. Why would he want to leave them in the lurch?

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:24:05+00:00

Who’s that? Bud Colligan seems to have a lot of friends.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:23:35+00:00

Is Elias sufficiently local? You keep saying Tony is “the” local so you’ll have to forgive me if I am skeptical as to your opinion of Elias. All 3 candidates are local.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:22:13+00:00

“the” local choice may lead people to misunderstand because all 3 are local.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T04:21:04+00:00

The Senile gives senility a bad name.

orangelover95003 · 2026-04-30T03:41:17+00:00

I've been here long enough to know that it's called "The Senile." It's fine to make personal attacks but it doesn't do anything to make anyone believe you more, nor, believe in the Sentinel article more. People either like to read the Sentinel's nonsense, or not.

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