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Press Release: SCCBC Board of Directors Endorses Measure D
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 27, 2022 Contact: Emily Ham, emily@sccbusinesscouncil BUSINESS COUNCIL ENDORSES MEASURE D SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, CA — The Santa Cruz County Business Council (SCCBC) has voted to “reaffirm its support of Greenway’s concept to build a ‘multi-use, contiguous trail, with separate pedestrian and bike lanes, down the center of the corridor with a…
Read MoreSupport for Santa Cruz Community Credit Union
On Thursday, August 12, 2021, the Santa Cruz County Business Council (SCCBC) Policy & Issues Committee convened to discuss the Santa Cruz Community Credit Union (SCCCU) sale of their downtown building to fund the expansion of the Member Access Plan and other financial services across. There was clear consensus from members in attendance that the…
Read MoreGet Schooled on School District Ballot Measures 2020
As we mentioned in our last newsletter we will be continuing our series on the upcoming March 2020 ballot measures. This week we will be discussing Measures M, S, T, U, and V. Measure M- Aromas-San Juan Unified School District (55% vote) reauthorize $4.2 million of Aromas-San Juan Unified School District’s bonds previously approved…
Read MoreA Student’s Perspective on the Chancellor
It’s always a special and nervous time when a new chancellor takes the reigns of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Cynthia K. Larive came to us from UC Riverside, which is not far from my hometown, and ever since she got here Santa Cruz has never felt more like home. I’ve been a…
Read MoreThe Gig is Up: California AB 5
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed California AB 5 into law. AB 5 is expected to have a large impact on California’s gig economy. Our staff took a look into the details of AB 5 including which practices are exempt from the law. You can check out our short one pager as well as our…
Read MoreSynopsis of September Board Meeting
For those of you who were unable to attend our September Board Meeting, we have uploaded the presentations for your convenience. We heard staff presentations on AB 1482, Tenant Protection Act of 2019, as well as an update on the California Consumer Privacy Act amendments. We also had a guest speaker from Merlone Geier about…
Read MoreSCC Business Council 2018 Annual Report!
Learn more about the Business Council’s accomplishments in 2018 in our recently published Annual Report. FINAL_SCCBC_AnnualReport_2018
Read MoreSanta Cruz City Council Votes Down Councilmember Glover’s Homelessness Package
Late Tuesday night (or early Wednesday morning) the Santa Cruz City Council voted down a series of proposals introduced by Councilmember Drew Glover regarding homelessness, and in particular, the unsanctioned encampment that exists at Highway 1 and 9. The proposals that failed included having the City of Santa Cruz enter into a “state of emergency”…
Read MoreSCCBC 2018 Primary Election Results
Its officially been a week since California’s 2018 Midterm Election.Since then Business Council staff have been coming back to life and returning our full attention back to our SCCBC work. In this most recent election SCCBC staff was involved in several local measures as well as keeping constant tabs on a few statewide initiatives and…
Read MoreUnified Corridor Study – Cost Breakdown and 30 Year Projection
The Unified Corridor Study (UCS) was released in late September of 2018, since its release Business Council Staff has been considering all aspects of the study in order to choose the best possible scenario for the future of Santa Cruz Transportation. We have created a cheat sheet of the costs of each aspect of the…
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