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 […]
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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 […]
Don Groppetti Presents Santa Cruz Nissan Proposal to SCC Business Council
Santa Cruz County Business Council Member Don Groppetti presented his proposal for the new Santa Cruz Nissan and the intersection of 41st and Soquel, in Santa Cruz, last week for the Joint Transportation and Infrastructure/Government Affairs Committee. His full presentation about the project and the total impact can be found below: GAF SC Nissan Project Presentation
New Housing Project at UC Santa Cruz
New Housing Project at UC Santa Cruz By: Josie Buchanan Among the issues people consider to be driving the Santa Cruz rental crisis, the one that never fails to escape mention is the student population from UC Santa Cruz. It is a popular belief among residents that Santa Cruz is not able to sustain […]
“What Realistic Policy Changes Could Improve Housing Affordability in the Monterey Bay Region?”
Santa Cruz County Business Council’s own Sibley Simon from Envision Housing and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) worked on a project aimed at the local housing Crisis. The Paper “What Realistic Policy Changes Could Improve Housing Affordability in the Monterey Bay Region?” discusses restructuring the current per square foot fee along with several other […]
Inclusionary Zoning: What is it and What Does it Mean for Housing in Santa Cruz?
The issue of affordable housing in Santa Cruz has grown to become near unavoidable. From college students cramming more and more peoples into single bedrooms, to illegal garage units and add ons, to those who are forced out of their homes altogether and on to the streets–the evidence is everywhere. For those seeking to find […]
Why AB1506 Was Bad for Housing
If you have been following the issue of housing in the California State legislature for any significant period of time then you have probably heard of the Costa-Hawkins Act, otherwise known as the Rental Housing Act, or “Rent Control” Act. Costa-Hawkins is a piece of legislation enacted in 1995 that regulates how local jurisdictions (Cities […]
Press Release: The Future of Cannabis in the County of Santa Cruz
PRESS RELEASE Jan 15, 2018 Contact Jim Coffis jcoffis@gmail.com; 831-345-9643 The Future of Cannabis in the County of Santa Cruz A public meeting on the future of cannabis in the County of Santa Cruz will be held Wednesday evening, January 24 at the Resource Center for Nonviolence, 612 Ocean Street in Santa Cruz beginning at […]