Press Release: Yes on Measure C, The Workforce Housing Affordability Act, Endorsed By Over Two Dozen Organizations

Affordable housing nonprofits, Democratic Party, labor, equity and health organizations agree Measure C will make housing in Santa Cruz more affordable and help prevent evictions 

(Sept. 22, 2025) SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Yes on Measure C, Workforce Housing Affordability Act campaign today announced it has earned the endorsements of more than two dozen organizations.  

“Today’s announcement of a truly broad range of endorsements not only shows deep community-level support for Measure C, it also highlights how vitally important it is that we act now to create housing in Santa Cruz for workers, seniors, people with disabilities and others on fixed income,” said Elaine Johnson, Yes on Measure C campaign manager. 

ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE ENDORSED MEASURE C: 

• Abode Housing Development 

• Affordable Housing Now 

• Communities Organized for Relational Power and Action (COPA) 

• Community Bridges 

• Democratic Party of Santa Cruz County 

• Democratic Women’s Club of Santa Cruz County  

• Eden Housing 

• Equity Transit 

• Housing for the People 

• Housing Santa Cruz County 

• Housing Trust Silicon Valley 

• Linc Housing 

• Mid-Pen Housing 

• Monterey Bay Central Labor Council 

• Monterey Bay Economic Partnership (MBEP) 

• NAACP, Santa Cruz County Branch 

• New Way Homes 

• Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California 

• Our Downtown Our Future 

• Santa Cruz Community Health 

• Santa Cruz County Board of Education 

• Santa Cruz County Friends of the Rail and Trail 

• Santa Cruz YIMBY 

• Temple Beth El 

• The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Cruz 

• UCSC Student Housing Coalition 

Learn more at YesonCSantaCruz.org or via Facebook and Instagram.  

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