I think that it would be better to have more leniency on the permits for small businesses in the city. I think the city would be able to get more revenue if small businesses were able to move through the whole process quicker. I think that would be helpful.
Cheri Chase
Santa Cruz | Business Owner
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If they would spend a little time and money cleaning up downtown it would make it a little more tourist and family friendly. And it would bring some money and also some sales-tax revenue.
Norman Clark
Scotts Valley | Retired
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How do we create more revenue for the city? By not spending millions on boondoggle desalinization programs that are going to endlessly eat up revenue when there are other alternatives.
Dave Larkin
Santa Cruz | Business Owner
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Local food businesses supporting local food businesses. I think that by supporting local food we support Santa Cruz as a county, we support the people, the culture, and we support where the food movement is heading right now, which is local and sustainable and organic.
Eric James
Santa Cruz | Chef
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Increase property taxes. A lot of people need help and we need to raise revenue and provide more social services and what better group to help with that than property owners. And I’m a property owner.
Peter Connery
Santa Cruz | Researcher
