General Election - November 5, 2024

Kristen has built up her experience in local government and housing policy through her time on the Capitola City Council, and through her roles with AMBAG, Metro and the RTC. We believe her move from the city of Capitola to the county will allow Kristen to broaden and strengthen her pro-housing and pro-transit voice.

Monica has dedicated her professional career to housing vulnerable communities, particularly persons experiencing homelessness, both in the greater Los Angeles area and in Santa Cruz County. She has a long record of working with the County and community partners to understand the processes and needs of county residents, and is an advocate for density, walkable neighborhoods, and housing near transit.

Melinda is a nurse, mom of three, and Capitola resident running for City Council. She wants Capitola to do its fair share to produce more housing, especially for families and seniors. Some policies she touches on wanting to implement are streamlining permitting by allowing a Zoning Administrator to approve zoning-compliant projects, removing subjective design standards, and allowing more housing types throughout the city. In 2022, she supported the city's adoption of objective design standards and more recently supported the two 100% affordable housing projects proposed within Capitola. She is also in favor of expanding METRO service to Capitola, increasing the number of BCycle docks, and working with the RTC to implement Rail Trail segments 10 and 11 as quickly as possible.

John is a Scotts Valley resident running for City Council. Some of his main policy goals include legalizing more missing middle housing, making sure impact fees are not burdensome, and increasing housing production/availability within the city. He wants to see more development along Scotts Valley Drive to "fill in the blank spaces". He'd also like to see a larger portion of the transportation budget go toward pedestrian and bicycle projects to increase safety, reduce congestion, and increase foot traffic to local businesses. John is also a YIMBY member and notes that while outside of his jurisdiction, supports the Food Bin and Clocktower projects and points to SB 4, 9, and 423 as favored pro-housing legislation.