The purpose of the Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce is to promote economic vitality and prosperity.

Incorporated 1920

• We value a healthy and productive economic community. As a business organization we are responsible for ensuring the communities economic resource are preserved and well utilized. We believe in the operation of a competitive market place and, in general, oppose efforts to control supply and demand of goods and services.
• We value a high quality of life and expect our community to be welcoming to residents and visitors alike. We expect our streets to be safe, our parks to be inviting, our schools to provide quality education, and our natural resources to be sensitively utilized for the public good.
• We value fairness and efficiency in community decision making. We believe the business community must play an active role in public decision making. The Chamber will provide business people the means to act collectively, influencing decisions of economic significance in our community.
• We value efficient and sustainable business practices, which produce quality goods and services. We want to continuously improve the level of excellence in business practices throughout our community. We will set an example as a well-run business.

Santa Cruz Chamber Board of Directors and Staff