• 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…
• Santa Cruz County election preview: tax proposals, city council fights, empty seats
  In the November general election, voters in Scotts Valley, Capitola and Watsonville are set to choose new city…
• Up to 281 apartments proposed on Seabright Avenue in Santa Cruz
  A proposed senior living facility on Soquel and Seabright avenues could be six stories tall. (Workbench) Commu…
• Pajaro Valley prepares for natural disasters after mass flooding in 2023
  The March 2023 floods highlighted the vulnerability of communities in Pajaro and Watsonville. A new plan is be…
• Santa Cruz transportation leaders weigh loans for highway, rail trail projects
  The first phase of Highway 1 widening from 41st Ave. to Soquel Drive is complete. Proposed bonds would help pa…

• 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…
• Trusting in Claude (to a Point)
  Anthropic’s AI assistant displays human-like tendencies, but Claude is definitel…
• The News: July 27, 2026
  Authorities have yet to determine what’s behind the cyclospora outbreaks; and co…

• 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…

• Should You Invest in Bonds Right Now?
  High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in v…
• Trump Widens Beef Imports in Bid to Lower Prices
  Cattle ranchers have trimmed their herds in response to drought and low margins,…
• Palestinian Teenager Killed After Israeli Settlers Enter West Bank Village
  Palestinian and Israeli authorities offered divergent accounts of the incident,…
• How New York’s Second-Home Tax Turned Into a Headache for Mamdani
  The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s o…
• Why Do We Keep Imagining a New Civil War?
  Art doesn’t predict the future, but it can be an early warning system.
• Gazebos From Uzbekistan: The Latest Foreign Gifts in Trump’s Washington
  The structures will go up in West Potomac Park, the site of President Trump’s pl…
• Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million
  Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associat…
• ‘They’re Always Going to Be Polarizing’: Britons Split on Harry and Meghan’s Return
  Recent surveys suggest the broader public views both of them negatively, especia…
• Bryan Johnson Wants to Live Forever. But Why?
  The longevity guru intensely monitors his diet and health. At a dinner party, he…
• Shein, a Fast-Fashion Giant, Struggles to Grow Ahead of a Much-Delayed IPO
  Facing pressure in the United States and Europe, Shein is struggling to find new…

• Two teenagers seriously injured after sword attack at Swedish school
  Police say one man has been arrested, while several other local schools were loc…
• Ethiopia's Virgin Mary festival in Tigray cancelled over drone strike fears
  An eagerly anticipated gathering of women will not be taking place following rec…
• Eight killed in plane crash at remote Alaskan military site, air force says
  It is unclear why the civilian-contracted plane was at the radar site on Alaska’…
• Corruption charges dropped against South Africa's police intelligence boss
  Officials had faced charges over the appointment of a civilian to a top post wit…
• Tornadoes touch down in New York and Delaware
  Tornadoes swept through New York and Delaware as severe storms brought torrentia…
• Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch chief fit to stand trial in sex trafficking case, judge says
  Jeffries was declared “mentally incompetent” by a court last year and said to be…
• Ebola vaccine trial to start in DR Congo as warning issued over speed of infections
  About half of the 2,500 recorded deaths from Ebola happened in the last 20 days,…
• Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality
  Priyanka Chopra Jonas has executive produced The Cycle of Love, based on an Indi…
• Five missing after fire in Swiss Alpine town
  Eight others were injured, local police say, with the cause of the fire still be…
• Rosenberg: Shortage of petrol but not patriotism as Russians feel growing impact of war
  Drivers are waiting hours in fuel queues, as Moscow prepares to celebrate Russia…

• Walmart To Finally Start Accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay
  After years of refusing to adopt tap-to-pay technology in its stores, retail gia…
• Google Gives Publishers a 'Preferred Sources' Button to Fight AI-Driven Traffic Losses
  Google is giving publishers a new way to fight declining referral traffic from A…
• Microsoft Gives Task Manager Another Task: Watching AI Workloads
  Microsoft is expanding Windows Task Manager to show per-process NPU and GPU neur…
• China Is About to Launch Its Most Ambitious Moon Mission Yet
  China’s Chang’e 7 mission is set to launch for the moon’s south pole, where it w…
• Are You Sure You Want a Car With a Giant Touch Screen?
  RAMageddon could soon push car prices higher as modern vehicles rely on ever mor…
• China's YouTube Rival Bilibili Is Going Global
  Bilibili, often described as China’s answer to YouTube, is relaunching its inter…
• Watching TikTok Videos and Instagram Reels Deactivates the Brain's Cognitive Control Network
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from RathBiotaClan: Millions of people finis…
• Ukrainian Publishers Call For Support After Russian Attacks Destroy 10 Million Books
  Russian attacks on Ukrainian publishing infrastructure in July and August destro…
• Voters Aren't Waiting For November to Try Ousting Officials Over Data Centers
  A growing backlash against AI data centers is spilling into local politics, with…
• Does Using AI to Edit an Op-Ed on Students' Math Skills Undermine the Argument?
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: A math professor at the U…

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