In abstract
VotingMatters dived deeply into native points in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Cruz.
Final week throughout VotingMatters voter schooling occasions, neighbors debated native measures, neighborhood members modified their minds on sure propositions, and college students have been impressed to sooner or later run for his or her county’s college board.
On Monday, CalMatters and Noozhawk introduced collectively round 30 folks at Third Window Brewing Co.’s barrel room, the place the viewers debated Propositions 32, 33, and 36. Noozhawk’s government editor Giana Magnoli offered on native points, particularly the controversial Measure Pwhich asks voters to approve a $198 million bond for Santa Barbara Metropolis School.
On Tuesday, the employees of Santa Cruz Location posed this trivia query to the viewers: Out of 32 college board seats in Santa Cruz County, what number of is not going to be determined by voters this November, attributable to an absence of candidates?
Crowded into the horticulture middle at Cabrillo School, a wave of murmurs washed over the viewers of greater than 120 college students and employees as the reply was revealed: 24 out of 32 seats. Meaning three-quarters of the county’s college board elections are both uncontested or have zero candidates. Instantly, one pupil requested in regards to the eligibility necessities to run within the subsequent election. One other requested if present college students at Cabrillo might run: Sure they’ll, so long as they’re not less than 18 years outdated and a resident of the county. By the tip of the hour, not less than one pupil expressed curiosity in operating throughout a future marketing campaign.
One of the vital intimate VotingMatters occasions final week was at Bookshop Santa Cruz, an independently owned bookstore, and co-hosted with Lookout Santa Cruz. On the occasion, neighborhood organizers made new connections, and a few attendees stated they modified their minds on sure propositions after listening to opposing arguments.
Final week, VotingMatters additionally got here to San Luis Obispo, working with the Latino Outreach Counciland Monterey County, at Cal State Monterey Bay. Matthew Reaganassistant editor of the CalMatters School Journalism Community, additionally hosted a mini VotingMatters session at Boyle Heights Beat’s VoterChat occasion in Los Angeles.
This week, VotingMatters is coming to the Bay Space:
- 10/20 at 11 am – Peninsula – Foster Metropolis Library.
- 10/21 at 6 pm – San Francisco – San Francisco Public Press @ Dogpatch Hub, register right here.
- 10/22 at 7 pm – East Bay – Lafayette Library (reception included), register right here.
- 10/23 at 11:30 am – Peninsula – Atherton Library.
- 10/23 at 6 pm – Peninsula – North Honest Oaks Library.
- 10/24 at 6 pm – Peninsula – Millbrae Library.
- 10/25 at 5 pm – South Bay – India Currents @ Shosha, register right here.
- 10/26 at 11 am – Peninsula – Brisbane Library.
CalMatters can also be co-presenting a digital and in-person occasion this week:
- 10/22 at 7pm – Digital and in-person in Los Angeles — “Will the Real Young Voters Please Stand Up?” co-presented with Zócalo Public Sq., LAist 89.3, Los Angeles Native Information Initiative, and Boyle Heights Beat. Register right here.
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