The Business Council would like to welcome our newest member K&D Landscaping. Based out of Watsonville, K&D Landscaping handles both commercial and residential landscaping all across the Monterey Bay region. Having been in business for over 30 years they have a proven track record of looking out for their employees and their community. Check out […]
Economist Forecasts Continued Growth for Santa Cruz County
SANTA CRUZ >> Around 100 local business leaders gathered at UC Santa Cruz on Thursday to discuss the pros and cons of working in Santa Cruz County and the region’s economic outlook. It was the Santa Cruz County Business Council’s annual economic forum and the main speaker, Robert Kleinhenz, executive director of economic research at […]
June 30th Economic Summit Materials
In effort to reduce our carbon footprint we have provided a copy of both Dr. Kleinhenz’s report and our report on the 2016 State of the Local Business Climate Survey online. Both reports are linked below and can be downloaded. Remember, only you can prevent some tree genocide. Business Climate Survey Final Report Dr. Kleinhenz’s […]
Former Rep. Tom Campbell urges Santa Cruz to support a 1/2 cent transportation Sale Tax
SANTA CRUZ >> One theme of former congressman and current Chapman University professor Tom Campbell’s talk a Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce lunch on Wednesday was optimism. Widely recognized as a national expert in economics and as a moderate Republican, he described some of the possible fall election outcomes and discussed their effects on key issues facing […]
Save the Date: Santa Cruz County Business Council Economic Forum
Please join our host, UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal, Business Council members and our community leaders in a lively discussion on the economic climate in the county. We have a great program keynoted by: Beacon Economics’ Dr. Robert Kleinhenz, former Chief Economist of the Kyser Center at the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation. Dr. Kleinhenz […]
MONTEREY BAY COMMUNITY POWER FEASIBILITY STUDY VALIDATES CREATION OF LOCAL, CLEAN-SOURCE POWER AGENCY
Regional Plan Would Provide Consumer Choice, Increase Renewable Energy and Stimulate the Local Economy SANTA CRUZ, CA — May 3, 2016 — Monterey Bay Community Power (MBCP), a regional project among local government agencies to provide electricity to residents and businesses throughout Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties, announced today the completion of a feasibility study that […]
RTC Transportation Plan Endorsed by City Councils in Santa Cruz and Watsonville
CITY COUNCILS JOIN ENVIRONMENTAL, BUSINESS AND LABOR ORGANIZATIONS IN SUPPORT OF 30-YEAR TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PLAN SANTA CRUZ – APRIL 27, 2016 – The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission today announced that its 30-year Transportation Improvement Plan (TRIP) was endorsed by the Santa Cruz and Watsonville City Councils in near-unanimous votes taken simultaneously on Tuesday […]
Community Choice Aggregation
The following is a memo drafted by SCCBC Intern Katerina Schreck. It provides an overview of the new policy tool “Community Choice Aggregation”, which allows local jurisdictions the ability to create a public power authority to compete alongside private power distributors, like PG&E. In 2002, the California State Assembly Bill 117 (AB 117) was passed into law. […]