Race for Senate
The Senate approves presidential and other federal appointments, ratifies or rejects treaties and passes legislation. Currently, Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein serve California in Congress. Feinstein will continue her term until 2018 when she will face re-election, but Boxer is retiring this year. Both...
Presidential Platforms
A deep and growing divide in U.S. voter ideology has shaped much of this presidential race, causing tension on all sides. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and businessman Donald Trump are more disliked than any other candidates in recent history and most Americans, especially...
On the Local Ballot
With the nonstop debates, shocking headlines and endless newsreels of the presidential election, the battle between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton can feel all-consuming this November. But voters will also be making crucial decisions on local ballot measures, with issues ranging from public school funding...
Representatives at the State Level
With the presidential election drawing the majority of media attention, local representatives tend to get lost in the coverage. Representatives from the California Senate 17th District, which covers Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, and the California Assembly 29th District covering...
The Voices of the Voteless
*Last names have been withheld to protect the sources’ identities. Over an estimated 100 million voters will head to the polls to cast their votes, but the 11 million undocumented people in the U.S. won’t have that chance. “Since I don’t have the right to...
Recreational Marijuana for Adults
California has the opportunity to join Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska by legalizing the adult use of recreational marijuana in the Nov. 8 election. If passed, California would be the most populated state to legalize marijuana. The proposition has unknown ramifications, which has caused confusion...
Q&A with City Council Candidates
City on a Hill Press hosted a forum for Santa Cruz City Council candidates at the Student Media Center to discuss university expansion, police accountability, housing and other issues affecting UC Santa Cruz students. Special thanks to Banana Slug News for filming the candidate’s answers....
Measure D: Tackling Transportation
Twelve years ago, former chair of the Campaign for Sensible Transportation, Paul Elerick, led the charge to vote down a local measure to widen Highway 1. The push to widen the highway has reappeared now with Measure D, and this time around, Elerick is aligning...
CORRECTION: City Council Forum
In our Special Election Issue, we mistakenly misattributed Drew Glover and J.M. Brown’s answers regarding Santa Cruz’s sleeping ordinance ban. The correct responses are below. Are you in favor of the town’s current sleeping ordinance ban? Why or why not? J.M. Brown “The end to...