• First look: who is running for Watsonville City Council
  The current members of Watsonville City Council. Four seats are up for reelection in the Nov. 3 election. (Ama…
• PVUSD and teachers union reach tentative agreement after 11 months of negotiations
  Brandon Diniz, president of the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, speaks to the Board of Trustees in Octob…
• Driscoll’s CEO steps down amid growing activist pressure on company for use of pesticides
  A Driscoll’s employee asked Santa Cruz Local to leave the company’s Watsonville offices after being buzzed in,…
• Two competing visions for Bay and Escalona intersection in Santa Cruz
  One of the most dangerous intersections in Santa Cruz for cyclist crashes — Bay Street and Escalona Drive. (Je…
• Tell us what local issues you care about. We’ll press candidates running for office.
  Races on the Nov. 3 ballot include city council seats in Capitola, Scotts Valley and Watsonville. (Amaya Edwar…
• This PVUSD consultant is paid $4,000 per day. Some trustees want more oversight
  The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees meets in October. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Loca…
• As big buildings come to Santa Cruz, leaders want suggestions to make them less ugly
  A new survey will help city staff create a design guide for developers in Santa Cruz that may include suggesti…
• With new funds, Felton Fire looks to hire
  In July, Felton Fire property owners voted for an assessment expected to raise $1.7 million annually. (Amaya E…
• Santa Cruz could lower speed limits near schools, business areas
  In 2023, Santa Cruz County ranked worst in the state in reported cyclist deaths and injuries according to the…
• Return of the River Stewards: shelter residents tend to San Lorenzo riverbank ecosystem
  Andrew Kim Kawaoka, 70, prunes a tree during a River Stewards Program event on Wednesday at the San Lorenzo Ri…

• Cat Breed's 'Swim California' Champions the California Coast
  As she attempts the first-ever swimmer’s journey from Oregon to the Mexican bord…
• The News: August 24, 2026
  In which we extoll local and regional theatre; tell tales of extraordinary youth…
• A Visit with the Rotarians of the Santa Cruz Mountains
  We head to beautiful Ben Lomond to attend a Sunrise Rotary meeting featuring gue…
• The News: August 17, 2026
  People have feelings about Flocks; Farewell Jackie the Bald Eagle; Super commute…
• Meet the Real Claude
  Mathematician Claude Shannon gave Anthropic’s AI assistant its name. AI Claude d…
• The News: August 10, 2026
  Kid are back in school; reminders of a changing climate; the tyranny of irony.
• A Summer Day with the Master Gardeners
  Short video: Harvest Day at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center.
• Harvest Day 2026 at the Fair Oaks Horticulture Center
  Take a trip to the beloved “Hort Center” with our friends from Sacramento Digs G…
• Trusting in Claude (to a Point)
  Anthropic’s AI assistant displays remarkably human-like tendencies, but Claude i…
• The News: August 3, 2026
  Good times in the Delta; good intentions in Tahoe; Government Intelligence is ad…

• Cruzio at the CPUC: What We Shared About Connecting San Jerardo
  On April 22, 2026, Cruzio had the opportunity to speak on a panel at a Californi…
• Cruzio celebrates completion of Equal Access Summits to the Sea project
  SANTA CRUZ- Cruzio Internet is celebrating the completion of their ambitious Equ…
• The Critters We See When We Build Infrastructure
  Out on the job, Cruzio’s top-notch tech crews encounter all sorts of animals. We…
• An Otterly Excellent Story
  As if you needed it, there’s another reason to love our local sea otters: they’r…
• Local Businesses & Giant Octopus Celebrate Cruzio’s 35th Birthday
  We edited this photo to look like a 1950s horror movie. But the tentacles were r…
• Giant Slugs & Giant Sloths — That’s So Santa Cruz
  In the Santa Cruz Mountains we’re used to getting slimed by banana slugs, which,…
• First Friday at Cruzio Featuring Liminal Space!
  Liminal Space Art Collective is a group of Santa Cruz artists building bridges a…
• Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
  Earlier this year, the state of California awarded Cruzio $5.65 million to impro…
• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
  🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨 Get ready to immerse yourself in a vibrant eveni…
• Black-footed Cats
  This cat looks a little like Cruzio Internet’s logo black-footed cats can be fou…

• Putin Is Coming for Russian Literature
  The Kremlin is redefining what it means to be a writer in Russia.
• What to Know About Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal and Tibet
  A massive landslide and glacial collapse may have caused catastrophic flooding e…
• Nepal Turns to Mass Burials, as Thousands Remain Missing from Floods
  Only a fraction of the over 2,500 missing are turning up among the dead, undersc…
• One Dead and 15 Potentially Missing at Grand Canyon After Flash Flood
  At least 62 people were evacuated on Saturday after flooding destroyed footbridg…
• Dolly Parton’s Marriage to Carl Dean Was Fueled by Distance and Difference
  Dolly Parton met Carl Dean outside a Nashville laundromat in 1964. For decades,…
• Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
  Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or vio…
• Why the United States Can’t Quit Its Wars
  The country’s longest war came to an end exactly five years ago. Today it offers…
• Dolly Parton and the ‘Pretty Darn Good’ Southern Church
  For many Americans, Ms. Parton represented an idealized style of faith: one cent…
• This Governor Could Lose His Primary. A Bridge May Be to Blame.
  The closure of a crucial Rhode Island bridge for safety reasons in 2023, and the…
• New York Is Relying on Office Conversions to Address Its Housing Crisis
  A New York Times analysis shows that the pace of office-to-residential conversio…

• US and Iran trade strikes for first time in weeks
  Iran says the attack on Larak Island, the first known US strikes since late July…
• Eight killed and 18 missing after ferry capsizes off northern Cyprus
  A search and rescue operation is under way after a ferry carrying nearly 270 peo…
• 15 hikers feared missing after 'terrifying' flash flooding hits Grand Canyon
  “It was a beautiful day – and then people were screaming,” one hiker who was air…
• Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud
  Heavy rain has hampered relief efforts in Nepal where thousands remain missing a…
• 'A giant leap forward': Nasa launches powerful new space telescope
  The US space agency’s telescope is starting a multi-year mission to create a new…
• Manhunt after shooting at Swiss rave kills woman, 22, and injures five
  Five others in their twenties were injured after shots were fired at a techno ev…
• Zambian opposition leader charged with treason
  Mundubile had previously gone into hiding at a United Nations building in Zambia…
• Head teacher evacuated 900 children minutes before Nepal floods hit school
  Rajendra Dawadi leapt into action after receiving warnings over waters heading t…
• Russia says it helped to repel Niger attempted coup
  Soldiers tried to attack a key military base early on Saturday morning, authorit…
• British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
  A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenhei…

• Amazon's HR Lead Uses AI Tool to Write 100,000 Lines of Code – 25 Years After She Last Coded
  In an Amazon News blog post, their HR leader describes using AI to write 100,000…
• Multikernel Linux Tree Released: Runs Multiple Kernels On Bare Metal Without a Hypervisor
  “Multikernel Technologies has put out mklinux v7.0-mk2, the first public release…
• Gamescom Crime Spree? Three Exhibitors Report Their Laptops Were Stolen
  From the gaming news site Aftermath” Game developer and consultant Ryan Laley tr…
• AI's 'Creepy' Crawlers Criticized by Linux Foundation's IT Infrastructure Director
  The Linux Foundation’s director of IT infrastructure says they now spend more CP…
• Chess.com Launches New Poker Site, Plans More Classic Game Sites with Player Ratings – Thanks to AI Protyping
  In May Chess.com “quietly launched” a free educational poker site named Gambit,…
• Google Maps Renamed Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' – But Only for U.S. Users
  It’s already happened — at least on Google Maps. Google’s online maps reflect na…
• Has Big Tech Captured America's Schools?
  America’s public education system has become “an avenue for multitrillion-dollar…
• A Tiny 'Rainbow On a Chip' Could Help Supercharge 6G Networks
  ScienceDaily reports: A microchip about the size of a grain of rice can generate…
• Citrix Adds a Linux-Powered Escape Hatch For Compromised Windows PCs
  Citrix’s Desktop as a Service (DaaS) product includes a lightweight, hardened se…
• Scientists Turn Plastic Waste Into Edible Cookies
  A team of researchers at Southern Illinois University Carbondale engineered yeas…

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