March 2024 - Housing Won!
The election is over, and votes are still being counted. BUT, with ~650 ballots left in the county, we are feeling GREAT about our local endorsements!
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors
✅ District 1 - Manu Koenig RE-ELECTED!
✅ District 2 - Kristen Brown TOP VOTE-GETTER!
✅ District 5 - Monica Martinez TOP VOTE-GETTER!
Santa Cruz City Council
✅ District 1 - Gabriela Trigueiro ELECTED!
✅ District 2 - Sonja Brunner RE-ELECTED!
✅ District 3 - Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson RE-ELECTED!
✅ District 5 - Joe Thompson Too close to call 😮
Local Initiatives
❌ No on Measure M - Housing for People Citizen Initiative DEFEATED!
✅ Yes on Measures K & L - County & City Local Funding PASSED!
A huge THANK YOU to all the YIMBYs that wrote letters and op-eds, did tabling and lit drops, and had conversations with friends and family to help defeat Measure M. We did it! As of now, votes are 61 percent NO, 39 percent YES.
Let's celebrate on March 26th (5:30-7:00) at Pleasure Pizza Downtown, Santa Cruz. Pizza and beverages provided while they last! RSVP recommended: yimby.cc/No-M-Victory