Exploring Sonoma and Marin Counties SMARTer by Train? By: Sandra Parhami As a Southern California native, my first experience traveling by train was the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner, along the California coast, followed by a recent journey through the forest hills of Felton aboard the Roaring Camp Railroads. Neither of these experiences prepared me for the […]
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Upcoming Forum for 4th District Supervisor Seat
The Santa Cruz County Business Council and the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture would like to invite you to be part of a public candidates forum of those running for the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors 4th District seat. This forum will include five candidates- Dr. Nancy Bilicich, Jimmy Dutra, Felipe Hernandez, […]
Santa Cruz Climate Adaption Planning and Progress Update
Today the Joint Transportation and Infrastructure/Government Affairs Committee of the Santa Cruz County Business Council heard from Tiffany Wise-West from the City of Santa Cruz Climate Action group discuss the City of Santa Cruz’s Climate Adaption Planning and Progress Update. Her full presentation can be found below: Climate Adaptation Update_SCBC Apr 2018_Wise-West
Density Bonuses and You
Last week we announced that the Business Council would be working with other community partners, including Affordable Housing Now, MBEP, and the Chamber, to advocate in favor of a model density bonus program to be adopted at the County level. As part of that discussion we promised to provide a deeper dive into what a […]
Assistant Director for California Housing and Community Development Linda Wheaton’s YIMBY Presentation
YIMBY’s inaugural event at the Dream Inn was held Wednesday, March 28, 2018 and featured Keynote Speaker Assistant Director for California Housing and Community Development, Linda Wheaton. Wheaton gave a rousing speech to all attendees, “Building California’s Future” about the current status of housing legislature at the state level in California and what its […]
Have Local Businesses Solved Soquel Creek’s Water and Development Problem?
For those of you following the local housing crisis, it’s no secret that building anything in the Soquel Creek Water District is next to impossible, mainly because of one major constraint: water. The District, which covers parts of Live Oak, and all of Capitola, Soquel, and Aptos (basically everything from 41st Avenue to Watsonville) is […]
Release of the 2017 Annual Report!
2017 was an incredible year for the Santa Cruz County Business Council full of incredible work and progress in advocacy across our landmark issues of housing, water, transportation, public safety, and economic vitality. To learn more about each project as well as many of our members you can find a pdf of our annual report […]
Tyson Sayles of Ensemble Real Estate Investments Dream Inn Development Project Presentation
Last week for the Joint Transportation and Infrastructure/Government Affairs Committee of the Santa Cruz County Business Council heard a proposal from Tyson Sayles of Ensemble Real Estate Investments for the development of a new housing project in the current parking lot across from the Dream Inn – a project that will include affordable housing measures. His full presentation about the project can be found […]