“I feel really sad about it. Santa Cruz is really changing completely, and I want to leave.”
Zoe Underhill
Barista
Santa Cruz
“We’re kind of moving into the electronic world where people tend to be more interested in electronic things than reality. ”
Mark Ritson
Civil Engineer
Scotts Valley
“It’s hard to see all these local shops close down. They’re part of the character of this town.”
Kaili Reynolds
Childbirth Educator/Doula
“It feels like a part of Santa Cruz history is dissolving. The face of Santa Cruz is changing.”
Lilly Canary
Poet
Santa Cruz
“I just think it is absolutely devastating. I actually work here at Pergs. It’s a meeting place, and a second home for so many people. It feels like everything that has been holding the community together has been falling apart.”
