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Ryan Coonerty Kicks Off Campaign Thursday

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I've loved journalism and Santa Cruz for as long as I can remember. A New York native schooled in Berkeley, my first stop on the West Coast was the smaller city on the bay–the Monterey Bay–and it was love at first sight.
I learned about what it means to cover a community here and to be part of a running dialogue doing a news talk radio show. My perfect life would be sitting on Pacific Avenue and talking to every person who walks by and discovering their story. And, that's my job, basically. What could be better?

This restaurant never enters competitions but couldn't resist for this one. They serve mole every Sunday.
The best Mexican restaurant on the Westside is gone, after struggling a long time. Farm to Table has a name that could be a Santa Cruz hit.
Santa Cruz Sentinel Reporter Jim Brown did some great work unraveling the back and forth in the firing of baseball coach George Arnott.
Patch looks at bad roads around town. Submit yours