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We need affordable housing. A local nonprofit, Housing Santa Cruz County, has worked over the past 18 months to prepare the Workforce Housing Solutions Act, which needs your support. It will ensure that more of the housing being built around the city of Santa Cruz will be affordable. It will help local workers find local housing. It will reduce traffic congestion. It will help us be a more fair and equitable community.
But now, after months of careful work, a group of monied local realtors has put forth an opposing petition. This is a scam with a similar-looking petition meant to confuse and disrupt. This measure does nothing to advance affordable housing. It will confuse the voter. Watch carefully which initiative you sign and make sure that you are supporting the Workforce Housing Solutions Act. If you would like to join the campaign, please reach out to us.
David Foster
Santa Cruz