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Chase What Matters
At the end of August, I had the honor of being invited as a guest to the Chase Center’s open house for employees of the Warriors Franchise. For the Chase Center’s first guests it was only right that they invited the employees that make the experience possible. It felt like I was in a…
Read MoreHousing, Just What the Doctor Ordered
California legislators have been busy this month approving and reviewing legislation to help support Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to focus on addressing California’s homelessness issue. In regards to creating more housing, Assembly Bill 101 involves stronger incentives to encourage more housing production throughout the state. Whereas, Assembly Bill 516 focuses on alleviating the stress of…
Read MoreSharp(ish) Tools in the Shed: Your Guide to the Democratic Primary
(Disclaimer: Before any of you get upset that we are not covering the Republican primary keep in mind that there is none) With the 2020 Democratic primary coming up in about 7 months, we thought it would be important to share some election tools to keep registered voters informed and prepared. For many registered voters…
Read MoreLeadership as Deference
About two weeks ago a member of my Board alerted me about an item that was coming up before the Santa Cruz City Council related to overnight parking on community college campuses. “That’s peculiar” I thought, because the City of Santa Cruz doesn’t have a community college. I was already attending the meeting for a…
Read MoreCounting the County’s Cash
Things are looking up for Santa Cruz County as the Board of Supervisors has approved a spending plan for their overall proposed budget of $1.598 million. On June 25th, the Board unanimously approved the County’s first ever two year budget. This two-year proposed budget is an overall more efficient and effective means to achieve our…
Read MoreSanta Cruz is on the Move
Recently, the Santa Cruz County Business Council invited Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC)’s Executive Director Guy Preston to present at our May Board meeting. The presentation gave our board an excellent understanding of the different issues that the Santa Cruz County is facing such as maintenance, congestion, and transportation equity. You can view Guy’s…
Read MoreWatsonville is Open for Business, and Beer.
If you aren’t a stranger to Santa Cruz County politics then you would realize how interesting and unique a sight it was to behold last Tuesday during the evening session of the Watsonville City Council. The chambers were crowded, with a broad spectrum of people of all ages and cultural backgrounds in attendance, but unlike…
Read MoreState Budget Blues and Dues
We previously did an article on Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed January Budget which you can view here. The Governor’s “May Revise” was released on May 9th and it highlighted the changes to the previously proposed January budget. To read the full synopsis click the button below. The newly updated $213 billion dollar budget is $4.5…
Read MoreBecause We Can’t Build It Yesterday
Senate Bill 330 By SCCBC’s new Policy and Programs Intern, Kaia Partlow The “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” ,introduced by Senator Nancy Skinner on February 19th, 2019, declares a statewide emergency to be in effect until January 1, 2030. Governor Gavin Newsom has called for the creation of 3.5 million units within the next seven…
Read MoreWhy Say Yes to Housing: Featuring Senator Scott Wiener
On Friday, April 5th, the Santa Cruz County Business Council, Santa Cruz YIMBY, and the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership hosted Senator Scott Wiener at the Peace United Church to discuss housing at the state level. Senator Wiener, who represents San Francisco and San Mateo County, also gave an overview about his SB 50 bill (which we…
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