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• Learn to identify invasive beetles that threaten trees in Santa Cruz County
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• Fallout from Watsonville airport land use dispute throws hotel, shopping center into jeopardy
  Land use disputes related to the airport have landed the city of Watsonville in court numerous times. (Amaya E…
• With developer chosen, Town Center plan in Scotts Valley advances
  The Scotts Valley Town Center plan stretches across 58 acres in the center of the city, including commercial s…
• Santa Cruz to build a new type of mental health care center for youth
  Serenity Smith, who lived at a residential treatment facility in Santa Cruz in 2024, drives to work in Aptos o…
• With less stability, less community, homeless displaced from Coral Street struggle to make it
  Kevin Kraft poses for a portrait on the San Lorenzo River levee. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight…
• Santa Cruz County immigration arrests steadily increase as nationwide arrests surge
  A federal crackdown on immigrants was poised to begin in the San Francisco Bay Area in October 2025 before Pre…
• Pajaro residents can get Uber credits through new transit partnership
  Seniors 65 and older, veterans and people with disabilities can get discounted Uber rides through a pilot prog…
• Watsonville NICU closure approaches two months with no opening in sight
  Sandra Morioka speaks at an informational picket organized by the nurses union at Watsonville Community Hospit…
• 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…

• Bad News for the News Industry
  McClatchy slashes newsrooms nationwide, including at its once-great flagship, th…
• The News: September 14, 2026
  The 25th anniversary of 9/11 is observed across the state; Local news is reporti…
• California Forever. Religious freedom now.
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• California Forever Faces a Setback
  The Solano County Board of Supervisors punts, effectively killing an assembly bi…
• The News: September 7, 2026
  What the Flock? People hate being spied on; cities and towns are gearing up for…
• California Local 2.0
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• The News: August 31, 2026
  Candidates for local office are campaigning for the Nov. 3 election, but there a…
• 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 extol 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…

• 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
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• This Is What I Fear Most About A.I.
  Letting A.I. patrol its own frontier is like asking Jesse James to patrol the Wi…
• Ed Sheeran Addresses War in Gaza After Macklemore Is Dropped From Tour
  The singer-songwriter began his Philadelphia show on Saturday night by apologizi…
• In Significant Escalation, Houthis Attack Saudi Capital
  The Houthis, an Iranian-backed militia, said they had fired a wave of missiles a…
• The End of American Exceptionalism?
  Liberal democracy is in worldwide retreat, including in its birthplace — the Uni…
• The Rise of A.I. Is Raising Threats From Drones, Police Group Warns
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• Sherrod Brown Tries a New Retort to Criticism on Transgender Issues
  A spot from the Senate candidate in Ohio seeks to dismiss the Republican Party’s…
• Trump Faced Loss After Loss. He Then Turned to a Familiar Target: The Press.
  The president’s ban of three media outlets from the White House fits a pattern o…
• A.I. Gone Rogue? Trump Proposes Not New Rules but an ‘A.I. Force.’
  The president proposed a follow-up to his Space Force but continued to dismiss w…
• California Cracks Down on Influencers’ Undisclosed Political Ads
  Under a new law, creators could face fines of $5,000 per post if they don’t disc…
• News Outlets Express Solidarity After Trump Bars Some Reporters
  Some Democrats said President Trump’s ban was an attempt to control the press an…

• Two killed in 'massive' Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow region, Russia says
  An oil refinery was also hit in the Russian capital and flights were suspended a…
• German elections under way which could decide fate of Chancellor Merz
  The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his p…
• Watch: Fans react as Ed Sheeran speaks out over Macklemore controversy at show
  Ed Sheeran told the crowd he had made mistakes after Macklemore was dropped from…
• Ed Sheeran admits 'mistakes' at first show since Macklemore controversy
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• Watch: Concertgoers and pro-Palestinian activists arrive at Ed Sheeran concert
  Some Ed Sheeran fans say they are excited to enjoy music and are not there for p…
• Houthis say they targeted Saudi capital with ballistic missiles
  A reported strike on a fuel depot at Riyadh airport caused delays on Saturday, a…
• Cultural treasures are being destroyed by war, and people want justice
  A cauldron of conflicts is bubbling across the world, with cultural monuments be…
• Mum's viral barefoot race sparks debate over India's education crisis
  Unprepared and in flip-flops, the 47-year-old widow ran 3km to try to secure her…
• Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyone
  In text exchanges and conversations, multiple people who have worked for leading…
• 'I don't even know if my parents are alive' – the war heroes jailed 25 years ago
  The children of key politicians jailed 25 years ago without a trace in Eritrea w…

• Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal
  Saturday morning President Trump announced he’s creating an AI task force and ap…
• Customer-Losing Flock Now Offers Buyouts to Avoid Laying Off Employees
  Mashable writes: Flock Safety offered employees voluntary buyouts on Friday, WIR…
• Developer Abandons 'PS5 Linux' Project After Sony Patches AI-Discovered Exploit
  “In April this year, we saw Andy Nguyen turning the PS5 into a Linux-powered gam…
• Fake AI Intelligence Almost Made the US Military Start a War With China
  U.S. military intelligence received an inaccurate report this spring that a Chin…
• US Air Force F-16 Crashes in Michigan After Pentagon Orders More Flyovers
  The F-16 “experienced an incident,” the Texas Military Department said in a stat…
• Gemini Breached Three Outside Systems, and Claude-Using Researchers Breached OpenAI
  “Software security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude AI platform to hack OpenA…
• Has the James Web Space Telescope Discovered a New 'Black Hole Star'?
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• AI Insiders Issue New Warnings – Including Former Anthropic Engineer Jacob Coxon
  Neither OpenAI or Anthropic is acting responsibly, warned AI researcher Jacob Co…
• Will California Gut Its Net Neutrality Law to Comply with Trump Admin Demands?
  In 2021, America approved $65 billion to fund broadband internet services as par…
• Rust is Now a 'Tier One' Language at Microsoft
  The Register reports: When Microsoft’s developers and engineers sit down to code…

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