On Tuesday, August 19th, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors publicly considered amending the County’s affordable housing guidelines in conjunction with a nexus analysis and recommendations performed by Keyser Marston Associates. While the impetus for a re-examining of the affordable housing policy is related to two recent court rulings, the County is also exploring…
On Monday, August 11th, members of the Santa Cruz County Business Council sat down with the San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce to discuss the County’s draft Economic Vitality Strategy (EVS). Additionally, representatives from the County Planning Department and Supervisor Bruce McPherson’s office were in attendance. The discussion was both helpful and constructive in understanding…
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On Wednesday, July 30th, a contingent of members from both the Santa Cruz County Business Council (SCCBC) and the Santa Cruz County Association of REALTORS (SCCAR) met with State Senator Bill Monning at his Santa Cruz office. The purpose of the meeting was to share both organizations’ thoughts on AB 2416, dubbed the CA Wage…
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Contact: Joe Foster, Executive Director, SCCBC Please join us Monday, August 11th as the Santa Cruz County Business Council, San Lorenzo Valley Chamber of Commerce, Felton Business Association, Boulder Creek Business Association and the Scotts Valley Chamber of Commerce co-host a morning “study session” to discuss the County of Santa Cruz’s draft Economic Vitality Strategy (EVS)…
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Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend (2nd District) will be the guest speaker at the August 13th SCCBC members’ breakfast to be held at Palo Alto Medical Foundation/Sutter Health’s main office, 2025 Soquel Drive in Santa Cruz. In addition to items raised by members in attendance, we will be discussing the following countywide issues with…
The County of Santa Cruz has released a draft version of the Sustainable Santa Cruz County Plan for public comment. The comment period will come to a close on Friday, August 18th (though this date may be extended into September), after which the Plan will go to the Board of Supervisors for discussion and revisions.…
The Santa Cruz County Business Council (SCCBC) welcomes South Swell Ventures and Petrinovich Pugh and Co. LLP to our membership. South Swell Ventures is an investment firm focused on investing in great entrepreneurs building sustainable technology, marine sciences, and farmtech companies in Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties. More information about South Swell Ventures.…