Tag: Santa Cruz City Council Thu, May 23, 2013

• Home Economics of Walnut Commons

  EnvironmentBusiness Jul 10, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 1 Comments
  

  If all goes according to plan, Sue Lawson will leave her home in La Selva Beach, where she’s been 32 years, for a new place where she hopes to really get to know the people around her. Lawson intends to move into a proposed 19-unit housing complex that’s up for a city council vote July 24. It would include a community kitchen and activity room—all in the name of getting to know the people next door a little better. “This is why it’s called an intentional community,” the 74-year-old Lawson says. “We meet once a week, and our building isn’t even going to be built for a year and a half.”

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• Candidate Urges Limits on Campaign Funding

  NewsPolitics May 08, 2012, by Jacob Pierce
  

  Micah Posner, who announced his run for Santa Cruz City Council last month, is planning his campaign around a few things: his familiarity with transportation and land use issues, his work as an activist and his decision to limit the amount of money he spends on his campaign this year—and by extension the amount of contributions he accepts.

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• Posner to Run for Santa Cruz Council

  EnvironmentPolitics Apr 13, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 2 Comments
  

  People Power director Micah Posner announced his decision to run for Santa Cruz City Council this morning, April 13, citing his knowledge of city politics and his understanding of social movements. Posner, who will be leaving his post at the alternative transportation-based organization on July 1, says he knows how to effect change by combining those experiences.

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• Pols Show Little Love for Oversight Board

  NewsEnvironmentPolitics Jan 31, 2012, by Jacob Pierce 2 Comments
  

  With the 108-page Climate Action Plan awaiting final approval by the Santa Cruz City Council, environmentalists are nursing hopes that a few final items on their wish list will make it into the framework. One such item is creation of a citizens’ advisory board to make sure the city meets its own goals for cutting its emissions. “I envisioned a working group where there were would be committees that were open the public,” says People Power’s Micah Posner. Some politicians are hesitant to say the least. “I think that’s a big, big mistake,” former Mayor Mike Rotkin told city council.

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