The community of Santa Cruz has continually supported UCSC.

On March 3, 2015 several UCSC students broke the law and spit in the face of the Santa Cruz community by blocking local citizens from accessing Hwy 17. Many of the Santa Cruz community members missed medical appointments, lost wages, and were not able to get to their children due to the unlawful blocking of Hwy 17. Ultimately, the action of the UCSC students put the entire Santa Cruz community in danger.

While the Santa Cruz community supports lawful protests, we urge UCSC to step-up and show its support of the Santa Cruz community by expelling any and all students who participate/plan in unlawful protests and actions like the one that occurred on March 3, 2015.