Summary: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 I live on the Eastside of Santa Cruz, in an area that might be called the City’s “Gateway to Groceries.” Shoppers Corner, Whole Foods, Staff of Life, and Safeway are all located within several blocks of each other along Soquel Avenue and Water Street from Branciforte to Morrissey Boulevard. My neighborhood is a pretty nice place to live, and I can walk to whatever grocery store I pick! Right now, I can also walk to the Eastside Post Office, located across the street from Safeway. You can also drive to the Eastside Post Office, because there are actually parking places available! That is not usually true for the Downtown Post Office, located at another complex intersection, where Mission Street, Water Street, Front Street, Pacific Avenue, and North Pacific Avenue all come together. Well, here is the news story. The Postal Service has apparently lost its lease for its Eastside location, sending more post office patrons to our congested downtown Post Office. And what is proposed in its place? Why, a Grocery Outlet grocery store, of course, right across the street from Safeway. There will be an informational meeting about this, sponsored by Grocery Outlet, in the Branciforte Middle School Cafeteria on Wednesday, February 26th, starting at 7:00 p.m. The address is 315 Poplar Avenue. This is definitely a “Who Cares?” issue. Consult yesterday’s Land Use Report transcript if that doesn’t seem to make sense! More Information: Land Use Links Gary Patton’s Two Worlds Blog Santa Cruz Sentinel article on Grocery Outlet
