Second District Supervisor Zach Friend

Zach Friend was elected to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in June 2012 and was selected by his fellow Board members as Vice Chair for 2013. He represents the Second District, which includes Aptos, La Selva Beach, Corralitos, Seacliff, Freedom and portions of the cities of Capitola and Watsonville.

For most of the last decade Zach was the Press Information Officer and Crime Analyst for the Santa Cruz Police Department where in addition to acting as the department's spokesman, he analyzed crime statistics to help design more effective prevention and enforcement strategies. Previously he has worked in both houses of Congress and for the White House Council of Economic Advisers.

Zach has a Masters degree in Public Policy from Georgetown University and a BA with Honors in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Zach lives in Capitola with his wife.

Constituent Meetings

You can meet with Zach in person most weeks on Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the Aptos Sheriff's Substation at the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, Aptos (near the Safeway supermarket). On the first and third Wednesday of the month, staff will generally be present to aid constituents.

In addition, Zach will hold office hours on the third Wednesday of the month from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the Corralitos/Cal Fire Station located at 120 Eureka Canyon Road.

Please call Zach's office at 454-2200 in advance to confirm that a meeting will be held on the Wednesday you plan to attend. You can also call the office directly to arrange an appointment for your organization.

Supervisor Friend represents the Board of Supervisors on the following regional agencies and boards:

Highway 1 Construction Authority
Library Financing Authority
Local Agency Formation Commission
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Task Force
Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Board of Directors
Oversight Board for the former Redevelopment Agency of the City of Watsonville
Oversight Board of the Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency of the City of Capitola
Santa Cruz City/County Library Joint Powers Board
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission
Santa Cruz County Sanitation District Board of Directors
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board of Directors

Supervisor Friend and his staff can be contacted as follows:

701 Ocean Street, Room 500, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
(831) 454-2200 (phone)
(831) 454-3262 (FAX)

Click here to email Supervisor Friend or you may email Supervisor Friend's staff:
Allyson Violante
Patrick Mulhearn