Our next meeting is next Wednesday 9/17 at Abbot Square

Send an email to UC Regents, and ride with us on Saturday 9/27

September 09, 2025

📣 Upcoming Pacific For People Advocacy meeting - next Wednesday, September 17 at Abbot Square

📝 Send an email to UC Board of Regents in support of affordable on-campus housing for UCSC students

🚲 Join us at the Pacific For People Advocacy Bike Ride on Saturday, September 27

Our next Pacific for People Advocacy Meeting is going to be on Wednesday of next week, September 17 at Abbot Square.

 📅 Wednesday, September 17 (add to calendar)

🕠 6 - 7 PM

📍 Location: Abbott Square (courtyard outside the MAH, toward the back)

Join us at our next Pacific for People meeting. It’s a great chance to connect, share ideas, and get involved in making Santa Cruz more people-friendly.

If you need directions, call or text 831-227-1789.

We hope to see you there!

UCSC students report the worst mental health in the UC system—and the #1 reason is housing. The lack of affordable, campus-owned housing is fueling stress, depression, and burnout.

Why do UCSC students have the worst mental health in the UC system? Let’s start with housing

UC Santa Cruz students report the worst mental health in the UC system, citing stress, anxiety and housing insecurity. Activist Kevin Norton calls on UCSC to provide more on-campus housing, slow enrollment growth and establish stronger ties between students and the wider community.

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Please email the UC Board of Regents and urge them to invest in affordable on-campus housing in Santa Cruz and slow enrollment growth until housing catches up.

This isn’t just a campus issue—our downtown economy depends on UCSC students. Furthermore, when the UC Regents increase student enrollment without building enough affordable housing, we see more homelessness(among students, too). If the University continues on this path, Santa Cruz will continue to feel the fallout.

Let’s make sure the Regents hear us: Invest in our students. Invest in our future.

🚲 Pacific For People Advocacy Bike Ride – Safer Roads Are Possible in Santa Cruz

📅 Saturday, September 27, 2025 (add to calendar)

🕒 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM

📍 Start at United Methodist Church, 250 California St, Santa Cruz – FREE PARKING

🚩 About 6 miles of riding at casual pace

Join us for a 6-mile ride on the western half of the Bikeway designed by Ecology Action. We’ll stop along the way for group discussions—sharing ideas, building connections, and talking about how to win safer, more protected bike lanes in Santa Cruz. And of course, we’ll have fun.

Bring your bike, helmet & friends. Let’s ride, connect, and show that safer roads are possible in Santa Cruz.

All ages and abilities welcome – see you there!

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