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Keep Spreading the Word
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Write to the County Board of Supervisors
If You Live in Watsonville, Scotts Valley, or Capitola
Visit the Quiet Clean Alliance
Report a Violation
You can report a gas-powered leaf blower violation online via the City of Santa Cruz Community Request for Service Portal, or by phoning 831 – 420 – 5111.
When reporting online, choose the “Code Violation” option. State that it is a gas-powered leaf blower violation. Provide the address, date and time of the violation, and upload a couple of photos.
Spread the word on the ordinance and trade-in program
The ordinance banning the use of gas-powered leaf blowers within the City of Santa Cruz went into effect July 1, 2025. Please continue to spread the word to local landscape maintenance businesses about the ordinance and about the generous LEEP landscape equipment exchange program which provides rebate incentives of 80% of purchase price for battery-powered blowers and extra batteries.
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To follow the progress of the city and county ordinances and learn about implementation, enforcement, etc., sign up for our occasional updates.
Write to the County Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors began considering (in summer 2024) an ordinance to phase out gas-powered leaf blowers. Send your letter of support! And don’t forget to mention which part of the county you live in.
If You Live in Watsonville, Scotts Valley, or Capitola
The city of Santa Cruz passed an ordinance. The County is working on theirs. Soon, the cities of Watsonville, Scotts Valley, and Capitola will be islands of senseless noise and pollution in a county where everyone else will be enjoying the benefits of the end of gas leaf blowers–cleaner air, better health, quieter neighborhoods and better quality of life.
Everyone in Santa Cruz County should share in this progress. If you live in Watsonville, Scotts Valley, or Capitola, please email your city council and demand that they bring peace and clean air to your city, too.
Email the Watsonville city council
Email the Scotts Valley city council
Email the Capitola city council
Visit the Quiet Clean Alliance
Clean air advocates at Quiet Clean PDX (Portland) and other cities have been fielding so many questions and requests for help from communities across the country that a handful of the most dedicated banded together to start the Quiet Clean Alliance.
Visit the Quiet Clean Alliance for helpful resources, news, and support for your efforts to protect your family and community from the senseless pollution and noise of gas-powered leaf blowers.