Californians didn’t just elect a governor on Tuesday — they also made decisions about nine different propositions. We take a look at what the results mean.

Locals frustrated with law that takes local tax revenue for use at state level, plan to vote yes on Proposition 22.

Are you voting in Santa Cruz County on Tuesday? Feel overwhelmed by the litany of campaign signs and don’t know how to pair the faces with the names on the ballot? Check out our Santa Cruz City Council candidate spread to find out more about the candidates’ backgrounds and platforms.

City on a Hill Press endorses Propositions 19, 21 and 25 and asks you to vote against Proposition 23. Check out our composite editorial to find out our reasoning behind these endorsements.

Amidst an economic recession, Gubernatorial candidates Whitman and Brown break spending records and utilize smear tactics that damage legitimacy of election.

Californians are preparing to vote on Prop 19, the historic legislation that would legalize marijuana. Yet one question remains unanswered: how will the business of marijuana change with the new legislation and how will that new business change Humboldt county?

With elections just around the corner, Yes and No Prop 19 campaigners are doing their best to get their campaign message out there. UCSC students are also doing their share to contribute.

More than one hundred opponents of Proposition 23 gathered at the Valero gas station on Mission Street near downtown last Sunday to protest the California initiative funded by major Texas oil companies Valero and Tesoro. The initiative would repeal AB32 of 2006: the California Global Warming Solutions Act.

Kevin Moon is one of several Santa Cruz residents running for three open spots on the city council, and he manages to stand out in the crowd of candidates — but not for the right reasons.

Last Wednesday, the Neighbors of Lower Ocean gave a walk-through of their neighborhood to approximately 25 people in an effort to showcase the changes that the organization has made to make the area a safer place for residents and garner support for Measure H, a ballot initiative which aims to make public safety a bigger priority in Santa Cruz.