• Learn to identify invasive beetles that threaten trees in Santa Cruz County
  An oak tree in Henry Coe State Park. (Nik Altenberg — Santa Cruz Local file) Shothole borer beetle meetings 10…
• 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…
• 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…

• 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.
  Local opposition stalls the planned Delta city, while a former president speaks…
• 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…
• The News: August 17, 2026
  People have feelings about Flocks; Farewell Jackie the Bald Eagle; Super commute…

• 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…

• News Helicopter Crashes in Los Angeles, Killing at Least 3
  NBC4 Los Angeles said the helicopter belonged to the station and its reporter an…
• Stephen Colbert Returns to Late Night on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
  “People still do these shows?” Colbert said as he sat down for his first late ni…
• In the Age of A.I., Some in China Wonder if Learning English Is Worth the Trouble
  A math teacher’s viral post prompted a debate over the language, which some see…
• JD Vance, Here’s a Catholic Politician You Should Get to Know
  Andy Burnham is in some ways a throwback to U.S. Catholic politicians of past de…
• OpenAI Considers New Financing at a $1.5 Trillion Valuation
  The funding round would double the value of the start-up behind ChatGPT and esta…
• House Directs Trump to Halt War With Iran or Secure Congress’s Approval
  It was the fifth time that a chamber of the Republican-controlled Congress has v…
• Pentagon Inspector General Details U.S. Losses and Challenges in Iran War
  Helicopters for evacuating casualties were pulled from four countries, and hundr…
• Trump Defended A.I. Data Centers on Truth Social, and Commenters Clapped Back
  The president’s posts about artificial intelligence on the social media platform…
• Trump, the Supreme Court and the Postal Service: A History of Mail Voting
  The mail system took on new prominence during the Civil War by enabling soldiers…
• Mark Zuckerberg Takes Aim at Anthropic in Debate Over A.I. Slowdown
  On social media, Meta’s chief executive appeared to jab at Anthropic by saying t…

• At least 12 killed after war-damaged Gaza building collapses
  Dozens of people are missing beneath the rubble of the building in Gaza City, wh…
• Three killed after LA news helicopter crashes while covering deadly bus collision
  The NBCLA news helicopter was flying near the scene of a fatal bus crash.
• OpenAI boss says world 'right to be afraid' but should trust AI firms
  Sam Altman and other tech CEOs say there are incentives to limit advancements in…
• US limits visas for South African officials over alleged anti-white discrimination
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa has not addressed US concerns o…
• Runaway horse captured by police on motorbikes
  The unharmed horse escaped from its owner before the start of a parade in New Me…
• Lost on Mount Fuji off-season? You'll have to pay for your rescue
  The fee will be imposed on those who get lost on Japan’s most famous mountain du…
• All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped
  The star said he was not responsible for Macklemore being dropped from the line-…
• Five takeaways from Canada's push to woo the world's richest investors
  A $1tn sales pitch, more than 160 projects on offer, pivot to the EU amid a bitt…
• Iran war has led to US munitions shortfalls, Pentagon inspector confirms
  The inspector also found a bottleneck in resupply, despite President Donald Trum…
• Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport
  Arturo Carrera Loaiza denies allegations he was involved in meth production, the…

• Ubuntu's 'Rust-ification' Hits New Milestone: Coreutils Migration is Complete
  “Ubuntu has managed to do away with GNU Core Utilities in its default stack,” re…
• While Hollywood Fears an AI Future, China's Film Industry is Embracing It
  The Los Angeles Times reports: Chen Yilong has racked up plenty of film and TV c…
• Scientists Discover Mysterious New X-Ray Objects 'Unlike Any They Have Seen Before'
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Space.com: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observa…
• Cops Searched Thousands of Flock Cameras for Reasons of 'LMAO,' 'IDK,' 'Hehe,' And 'Asdfg'
  404 Media reports: Last summer, a cop with the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff’s De…
• Math Professor Accuses OpenAI of Copying His Work, Says AI Compute Power Makes Racing to Publish 'Pointless'
  The New York Post wrote that OpenAI “stunned the mathematics world” last week wh…
• ChatGPT-Using Lawyer Cited Its Fake Witnesses and Police Testimony in Court
  Reuters reports: A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submi…
• Reservations Go Live for Valve's Steam Frame VR Headset. An Experiment in Progress?
  Reservations are now live for Valve’s “Steam Frame” VR headset (with its Linux-b…
• A Visit to San Francisco's AI-run Store: No Customers, Nothing Useful, And Losing Money Fast
  Previously Andon Labs handled the hardware and software integration for that AI-…
• No Rolling Power Outages for California Since 2020 – Thanks to 17,000 MW of New Battery Storage
  “Californians just made it through the hottest August on record without having t…
• Union Contract with Microsoft Ratified by 1,900 Blizzard Developers and Workers
  Nearly 1900 Blizzard Entertainment workers “voted to ratify their first union co…

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