For Santa Cruz City Councilmember Shebreh Kalantari-Johnson, the ongoing uprising in Iran is personal. She and her family fled Iran in the early 1980s, only a few years after the Islamic regime came into power following the 1979 Iranian revolution.
A 76-unit senior housing proposal cleared a hurdle for approval at a Santa Cruz City Council meeting Tuesday night, but it could face a new appeal to the California Coastal Commission.
Election season may be in a lull, but it’s not over. In fact, a few political showdowns are still heating up. Here’s what you need to know as the Nov. 8 general election draws closer.