The next six months will be transformative for Santa Cruz County. In that time, each city council and the county board of supervisors (for the unincorporated areas) will be adopting “housing elements” that will serve as a blueprint of how each community meets its state-mandated housing needs. The process is complex, write housing advocates Don Lane and Elizabeth Madrigal. But the decisions will affect everyone. It’s in everyone’s interest, they say, to get involved now.
Elizabeth Madrigal
Elizabeth Madrigal is a Seabright resident and nonprofit affordable housing developer. She is also a lead with Santa Cruz YIMBY.