Highlighting Our Sponsors: Bay Federal Credit Union

This is a multi-part series highlighting our sponsors for the June 30th, Santa Cruz County Business Council Economic Forum. This page will be updated periodically to highlight the work our sponsors are doing at large and in our community. Bay Federal Credit Union is a full-service, not-for-profit financial cooperative. Bay Federal Credit Union provides personal…

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Highlighting Our Sponsors: Palo Alto Medical Foundation

This is a multi-part series highlighting our sponsors for the June 30th, Santa Cruz County Business Council Economic Forum. This page will be updated periodically to highlight the work our sponsors are doing at large and in our community. The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) is a pioneer in the multispecialty group practice of medicine…

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Highlighting Our Sponsors: Dignity Health Dominican Hospital

This is a multi-part series highlighting our sponsors for the June 30th, Santa Cruz County Business Council Economic Forum. This page will be updated periodically to highlight the work our sponsors are doing at large and in our community. Dignity Health Dominican Hospital has been caring for the Santa Cruz County community for 75 years.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.…

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New Intern At SCCBC, Courtesy of MBInterns.org

The Santa Cruz County Business Council would like to welcome our new administrative assistant intern Katerina Schreck. Currently Katerina is a 4th year student at UC Santa Cruz double majoring in Politics and Legal Studies. Previously, Ms. Schreck was a legal research intern for Rising International, a nonprofit organization focused on ending world poverty as well as an…

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SCCBC Sponsors Cruz Cares: A Pitch Contest for Social Change

The Santa Cruz County Business Council is proud to sponsor the second annual Cruz Cares: A Pitch Contest for Social Change, which challenges 6 local social or environmentally focused startups and/or nonprofits to pitch their new ideas for cash and prizes. When/Where/Who: April 6, 2016 ​Cruz Cares: Pitch Contest for Social Ventures 6:00 – 9:00pm Del…

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