The application period for the city of Santa Cruz special public events grant, which is intended for events that will promote the well-being of city residents and take place between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, will close Sept 12.
"Reflecting on the past year through the lens of our Homelessness Response Action Plan, I am drawn back to earlier this year when we confronted intense winter storms," writes Santa Cruz City Manager Matt Huffaker. "Those weeks of unrelenting rain and the accompanying infrastructure challenges were nothing short of daunting. While our response encompassed a spectrum of assistance, such as distributing sandbags and orchestrating swift emergency services, temporary emergency shelter for the unhoused stands out to me the most."
Santa Cruz Water Director Rosemary Menard recently announced that she will retire from her position at the start of 2024, which has prompted the city to start the search for her replacement. Menard has served as the department's director for about a decade.