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Del Favero, Welch, Clarke lead for Capitola Council
By Katherine Langford
Cabrillo College Board of Trustees: Cogswell leads
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Edina, MN
Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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Voters cast their ballots on election day. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Local file) .scc-row:hover { background-color: #eee; } Last county update: 11/3/2026 8:00:00 PM Cabrillo College, Trustee Area 6 (vote for 1)CandidateTotalKAREN COGSWELL5,719 (61.01%)MILISSA ALES-BARNICOAT1,757 (18.74%)BENJAMIN A FINKE1,837 (19.60%)Unqualified Write In61 (0.65%) APTOS Karen Cogswell led by almost 4,000 votes in early election results for the Area 6 seat on the Cabrillo Community College District Governing Board of Trustees, as of 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Benjamin Finke and Milissa Ales-Barnicoat trailed. Vote tallies will continue to be updated throughout the night and in the coming days. Final election results must be certified by Dec. 3. All are first-time political candidates. Each offered similar visions in their approaches to living wages for faculty, the college’s budget and students’ sense of community. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp
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