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The Bagelry Group: An unlikely gathering of Santa Cruz residents confronting the future of their community

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The Bagelry Group An unlikely gathering of Santa Cruz residents confronting the future of their community Every Friday at noon, a group of concerned Santa Cruz residents gathers at the Bagelry to talk about the future of their community. There are former public officials, longtime residents, professionals, and people who have spent decades contributing to the character of Santa Cruz. They bring different backgrounds, different perspectives, and occasionally different ideas about what should happen next. What unites them is a growing concern about the pace and scale of development taking place across Santa Cruz County, and whether the public has any meaningful say in the process. The meetings are informal. There are no elected officers, no elaborate organizational structure, and certainly no shortage of opinions. But beneath the conversation is a serious question: Who gets to decide what Santa Cruz becomes? A Community Under Pressure California's housing crisis is real. So is the st...
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Save Santa Cruz: Mission Statement

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Save Santa Cruz exists to hold the system accountable to its own rules, and to the people it serves. Save Santa Cruz is not a political action committee. We are not organized to elect candidates or to pass legislation. Our focus is on the rules that already exist: understanding them, documenting how they are applied, and holding public institutions accountable when required processes are not followed. We are not trying to rewrite the rules. We are working to make sure the rules already on the books are followed. Our purpose is simple: follow the record, follow the law, and make sure public decisions withstand public scrutiny.
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Investigating The Record | A broad brush where a fine point is needed

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We are researching, investigating and reporting. Santa Cruz is a small town. It is under assault. The State's housing mandate is being leveraged by developers in ways that are transforming neighborhoods while failing to address Santa Cruz's actual housing problem. California is using a broad brush where a fine point is needed. Housing policy must account for the communities it is reshaping. “ Never give in, never give in, never, never, never… ” — Winston Churchill, 1941 Sign the petition. Add your voice. Help us make the change.
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Location: Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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