September 2023 Newsletter
August was our membership month and we are excited to welcome 17 new members to Santa Cruz YIMBY! Help us get to 25 - if you join our chapter TODAY, you get a Level Up T-Shirt!
Santa Cruz YIMBY
Election Season Kickoff
Meet candidates at our Sip + Mixes
2024 is an election year, and we are already seeing candidates filing for council and supervisor seats. Come to one of our sip+mixes and get to know candidates running! All ages welcome.
September 14th @ 5:30 - Fault Line Brewery in Scotts Valley
Come to this sip+mix and get to know the candidates for District 5 County Supervisor. District 5 covers San Lorenzo Valley and Scotts Valley.
September 28th @ 5:30 - Beer Thirty in Soquel
Come to this sip+mix and get to know the candidates for District 1 and District 2 County Supervisors. District 1 covers Live Oak/Soquel/Capitola and District 2 covers Aptos, Rio Del Mar, Corralitos and down to Watsonville.
October 4th @ 5:30 - Abbott Square in Santa Cruz
Come to this sip+mix and get to know the candidates for City of Santa Cruz City Council.
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Housing Element updates
There are 3 months left until the December deadline for Santa Cruz Housing Element updates. Here's where things stand with Housing Elements:
Santa Cruz County (uninc): CA Housing and Community Development (HCD) is currently reviewing the County's draft and is expected to send their response to the County in late October.
Scotts Valley: CA Housing and Community Development (HCD) is currently reviewing the City's draft and is expected to send their response to the County in early October.
Capitola: CA Housing and Community Development (HCD) is currently reviewing the draft and is expected to send their response to the County in early October. Capitola did an updated draft for HCD in late August.
Watsonville: We await the first draft of Watsonville's Housing Element
City of Santa Cruz: CA Housing and Community Development (HCD) sent their response to the City on August 8th. The City submitted a new version to HCD in late August.
Links to the Housing Element information for all Santa Cruz cities and county are consolidated here.
Write to hello@santacruzyimby.org to learn more about how to be part of giving feedback to citys/county and HCD about Housing Elements!