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Early election night results show Democrat Dawn Addis and Republican Vicki Nohrden leading in the race to represent California State Assembly District 30.

Our weekday evening look at the news, both here in Santa Cruz County and beyond.

The newly configured State Assembly District 30 stretches right along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Monterey and into a large section of Santa Cruz County. Jon Wizard and Dawn Addis have some extensive experience in the 831, both having attended Cabrillo College, while Vicki Nohrden, Zoe Carter and John Drake know it mostly from visits. There are no Santa Cruz County residents among the five candidates.

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Primaries will be held June 7 for four positions on the California Board of Equalization, all 80 seats in the State Assembly, and 20 State Senate seats. Half of the 40 State Senate seats are subject to election every two years. The 20 even numbered districts are on ballots this year. 

Two Democratic candidates are going head-to-head in the race for the newly formed 30th Assembly District that would put one of them on the general...

– The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce will host two candidate forums this primary election season. These forums will take a small, round table format that will give each attendee time to speak one-on-one with each candidate to get all of their questions answered.

With freshly drawn boundary lines bringing Monterey, San Luis Obispo, and Northern Santa Barbara counties into the same Assembly district for the first time, candidates...

The city's refusal to zone for enough homes could lead to tough consequences. But state officials don't appear eager to lay down the law just yet.

– Seaside City Council Member Jon Wizard — a Democrat, retired first responder, and current policy director for an affordable housing nonprofit — has announced that he will run for California State Assembly. Wizard is running in the newly formed Assembly District 30, which encompasses San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties and is currently represented by Republican Jordan Cunningham from Templeton.