City of Santa Cruz City Council Councilmember Donna Meyers

Donna Meyers first won her seat on the Santa Cruz City Council in 2018, running on a message of climate resiliency for the city. Meyers became the first openly lesbian mayor in the city’s history when she was named to the position in November 2020. Meyers spent the better part of two decades working on coastal management and conservation, having served as the director of conservation programs for the Big Sur Land Trust and the executive director of the Coastal Watershed Council. She lives with her wife and two dogs in Santa Cruz.

First elected: Nov. 6, 2018

Day job: General manager of the Salinas Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency

Alma maters: California Polytechnic State University (master’s degree, city and regional planning); UC Santa Cruz (bachelor’s degree, biology)

Notable quote: “A top priority for me is the housing affordability crisis and its impacts, including sustainability of our neighborhoods and the success of local businesses.”

City Council Committees
Council Ad Hoc Revenue Committee

External Assignments:
Central Coast Community Energy Policy Board
City Select Committee
Cowell Working Group
Downtown Management Corporation
Library Financing Authority
Homelessness 2x2 Committee
Measure U Implementation Working Group
Santa Cruz County Consolidated Redevelopment Successor Agency Oversight Board
Santa Cruz Community Farmers' Market (alternate)
Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District Board