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“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…
Pacific 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…