The County Board of Supervisors struggled last week finding the right balance between protecting the environment and protecting neighbors from the smell of marijuana grows, yet not giving incentives to illegal growers and the black market with overly restrictive regulations and red tape.
Santa Cruz County has long been the gold standard in innovative programs that have become models for the others. Our Probation Department and the Sheriff’s Office have been recognized time and again.
While approving fee increases paid by developers into an affordable housing fund, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors postponed decisions on whether or not to require developers to actually build affordable units as part of new housing projects.