Very exciting!
I'm fairly available at the moment. The October 3-4 or 24-25 weekends would work for me. Wednesday evenings I couldn't meet up until 7pm.
Meeting places: on the weekends, Santa Cruz Mission (free admission, close by parking and picnic tables), Trescony Park (very small, but has playground and a couple tables, lawn area). Evening: Santa Cruz Brewery, Verve coffee place. Very open to other suggestions- just thought I'd get the ball rolling so we can set the details.