Santa Cruz YIMBY

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.