Have you been waiting to see 2nd District Supervisor Zach Friend finally get his comeuppance? Then you’re in for a treat! The Capitola-Aptos Rotary Club is putting on a Zach Friend Dinner and Roast on Friday, May 5th 2017 at the Seascape Golf Club. This event is a fundraiser for Leo’s Haven at Chanticleer Park, […]
Zach Friend Interview: Aptos Village
May 25, 2016 by
In the ninth and final segment of our Zach Friend Interview Series, the Supervisor talks about the Aptos Village Project. Zach stresses that the county’s role in the project at this point is very specific, focusing primarily on traffic improvements such as new signal lights, sidewalk, widening Soquel Drive, installing a dedicated left turn lane, […]
Zach Friend Interview: Housing Affordability
May 17, 2016 by
In the eighth segment of our Zach Friend Interview Series, the Supervisor talks about housing affordability and what needs to happen to improve it in Santa Cruz county. According to Friend, too many people live in substandard and overcrowded housing conditions, and it is simply unacceptable for this to be happening in a place and […]
Zach Friend Interview: Fiber Optic Broadband Internet
May 3, 2016 by
In the seventh segment of our Zach Friend Interview Series, the Supervisor talks about Fiber Optic Broadband Internet which will be publicly financed. Zach Friend mentions that the first legislation he brought forward upon being elected was a “dig once” policy to require notification to all utilities when a road would be dug up, so […]
Zach Friend Interview: Sustainable Santa Cruz
April 18, 2016 by
In the sixth segment of our Zach Friend Interview Series, the Supervisor talks about the Sustainable Santa Cruz County plan. The Supervisor says that the county has been trying to look for new ways to do a lot of things. How can we manage growth in Santa Cruz county in better ways to create a […]
Zach Friend Interview: Passenger Train and Rail Trail
March 31, 2016 by
In the fifth segment of our interview with Supervisor Zach Friend, we discuss Santa Cruz Passenger Train service and the Santa Cruz Rail Trail. This is one of the longest segments in our interview, clocking in at over seven minutes. It’s a fairly wide ranging discussion in which the Supervisor talks about the hurdles to […]
Zach Friend Interview: Transportation
March 27, 2016 by
In the fourth segment of our interview with Supervisor Zach Friend, Zach talks about the tremendous challenges we as a community face with our transportation. He talks about the need for Santa Cruz county to become a “self help” county when it comes to transportation. He says this is the only way that the county will […]
Get your Zach Friend Yard Sign!
March 15, 2016 by
We’re sure you’ve noticed that it’s Election Time again! Heard about Donald Trump? Bernie Sanders? How about Zach Friend? Our 2nd District County Supervisor is running for re-election. Many folks in Aptos and elsewhere in the district feel that Zach is doing a great job and should continue to be our representative. It’s not only […]
Zach Friend Interview: Second Term Goals
March 10, 2016 by
In the third segment of our interview with Supervisor Zach Friend, Zach talks about what his second term goals are. He cites a lot of unfinished business from his first term, especially on the infrastructure side. Roads, traffic, and transportation financing are problems he feels need to be addressed in a multitude of ways. In […]
Zach Friend Interview: First Term Accomplishments
March 7, 2016 by
In this second segment of our interview with Supervisor Zach Friend, we asked Zach to speak about his accomplishments during his first term as 2nd District County Supervisor. Zach touched on a number of achievements, including working to refund the public safety element of the county budget, re-establishing the Santa Cruz County Parks department as […]
