Maglev? On city streets with 10% grades and saturated alluvium both subject to earthquakes?
Just keep talking Willie. You'll convince everybody of what a lovely idea it is to put your personal transportation in the hands of Santa Cruz lefits.
Sure. Actually, that's one of Maglev's advantages over light-rail. Steel wheel on rail relies on friction for traction, and at best can only go up a 3% grade. Any steeper than that and traditional trains/trolleys must resort to some kind of "cog railway" solution or "cable cars" to help pull them up. Maglev propulsion, OTOH, can easily handle grades up to 10%.
Earthquakes? Well, then the Civil Engineers will have to beef up the structure a bit, just like anything else that's built in Kalifornia. It'll cost a little more than building somewhere where there are no earthquakes, but there's no reason why it can't be done.