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Seacliff Improvement Association Presentation
The Seacliff Improvement Association attended SCCBC’s Government Affairs Committee Meeting on 10/10/18 to discuss potential transportation improvements in the Seacliff and Aptos Village area. You can view their full presentation below. SIA Presentation to SC Business Council
Read MoreHomeless Services Center Presentation
At our May 2018 Board Meeting the Board heard from Susie O’Hara of the City of Santa Cruz regarding possible temporary homeless encampment sites within Santa Cruz County. The Board also heard about action being taken by Homeless Services Center to aid homelessness in Santa Cruz through their programs as well as the current temporary…
Read MoreSanta 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
Read MoreRelease 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreInclusionary 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…
Read MorePress 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…
Read MorePacific Park Groundbreaking
After sitting as a vacant lot for over 27 years Park Pacific, the property located adjacent to Lulu Carpenter’s, has finally broken ground! After a moving speech by President Case Swenson, and some words of encouragement from Senior Vice President of Construction and Development Jesse Nickell, the group of builders joined with Santa Cruz Mayor David…
Read MoreSCCBC Welcomes Guest Speaker Niraj Singh of Kaiser Permanente
Ms. Singh will be speaking at our Board Meeting on Thurs. Sept. 21st prior to introducing Congressman Panetta for his legislative update. Niraj Singh Executive Director – Market Expansion Kaiser Permanente – San Jose Medical Center and Santa Cruz County 275 Hospital Parkway – San Jose, CA Phone (408) 972-6855 As the Executive Director for…
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