December 2023 - Homes for the Holidays — Santa Cruz YIMBY · YIMBY Action

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December 2023 - Homes for the Holidays

December 1, 2023

Looking back over the year, our Homes for the Holidays fundraiser, housing events and start of our local endorsements for 2024!

The best to all of you as we near the end of 2023! A lot happened this year:

More homes are coming. Multiple affordable housing projects are under construction, including Cedar Street family apartments, Pacific Station South and the supportive housing at Jessie Street, Freedom Blvd, Capitola Rd and Park Haven Plaza and more. This week, two appeals were denied, moving forward nearly 100 homes on Soquel Ave and High St. 👏 👏
We worked and played together, including our Habitat for Humanity build day, summer bbq and other socials, multiple Sip+Mixes with candidates, and a bike tour around Santa Cruz looking at housing element sites.
We used our pro-housing voices for action: signing petitions, giving public comment, sending letters to elected officials, reviewing Housing Elements and of course talking with your neighbors, friends and family about housing.

We’ve spent this year fighting for everyone in our community to have access to safe, affordable housing. Please help spread the pro-housing movement so that we can build a future where housing is abundant. Please donate to YIMBY Action's #HomesForTheHoliday fundraiser to support the movement!

Save the Dates - December Housing Events

Thurs, Dec 7th at 6pm: Scotts Valley Planning Commission will have a special meeting considering the adoption of the Housing Element. In-person at Council Chambers, 1 Civic Center Drive, Scotts Valley or Zoom Videoconference.
Tues, Dec 12th (time TBD): Santa Cruz City Council will be considering adoption of the Housing Element.

The Coastal Commission is coming to town, lets have a strong YIMBY presence!

Thurs, Dec 14th at 9am: the Coastal Commission is meeting in Santa Cruz at the Dream Inn. On Thursday's agenda is an item on housing in the coastal zone.
Fri, Dec 15th at 9am: the Coastal Commission is meeting in Santa Cruz at the Dream Inn. On Thursday's agenda is the County's Sustainability Update, which the Housing Element depends heavily upon.