First District Supervisor Manu Koenig

Manu Koenig serves as First District Supervisor for Santa Cruz County. The District includes Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Soquel Village, Happy Valley, Soquel San Jose Rd, and a large portion of the Summit area. Parts of the cities of Santa Cruz, Capitola and Santa Cruz are included as well. Manu was originally elected to the Board of Supervisors in 2020.

Prior to his election to the Board, Manu worked for several technology startups including Paystand in Scotts Valley. He was Executive Director of Santa Cruz County Greenway and worked on Measure L in Capitola to "Save Our Trestle" for bikes and pedestrians. From 2011 to 2018 Manu was CEO and Founder of Civinomics. The local startup created an online application for citizens to propose and vote on new policy online. It also conducted polling and survey research for local government agencies throughout Santa Cruz County and the Bay Area.

Manu was born and raised in Santa Cruz and has family in Corralitos and Live Oak. He has a Bachelor's degree from Stanford University and he is an avid surfer, cyclist and climber. Manu lives in Live Oak with his fiancée Leah.

Supervisor Koenig Newsletters

2021 Newsletters

• County Budget Passed, Portola Pop-Up Meeting Tuesday, 4th of July Fireworks are Illegal, and More! (July 1)
• Kaiser Draft EIR Released, E. Cliff Sewer Work, Rental Assistance Available (June 10)
• RTC to Study Interim Trail, New South County Service Center, Rehousing Wave and More (June 4)
• County Enters Yellow Tier, Q&A with Fire Chief, Pop-Up Bike Lanes on Portola (May 18)
• April in Review: Updates on Rail Trail, Flight Path, Nissan and More (Apr 30)
• Board of Supervisors Vote on Live Oak Parking Program and More (Apr 9)
• COVID Vaccine Update, Live Oak Parking Program and More (Mar 26)
• Summit Town Hall Meeting, Live Oak Parking Program and More (Mar 17)
• Santa Cruz Community Health Vaccine Update (Feb 16)
• COVID Vaccine Update, Live Oak Parking Program and More (Feb)
• COVID Vaccine Update, Live Oak Parking Program and More (Jan)

Previous Constituent Meetings

• Summit Town Hall Meeting, May 19, 2021 | PowerPoint Slides
• Summit Town Hall Meeting, April 21, 2021 | PowerPoint Slides
• Summit Town Hall Meeting, March 17, 2021 | PowerPoint Slides

Upcoming Constituent Meetings

Note: There are no meetings in July because the Board of Supervisors take a legislative recess for the month of July.

Supervisor Koenig can be contacted as follows:

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

Our Staff:
Kristina Glavis, County Supervisor's Analyst
Amy Miyakusu, County Supervisor's Analyst
Jamie Sehorn, County Supervisor's Analyst

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