• Tell us what local issues you care about. We’ll press candidates running for office.
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• This PVUSD consultant is paid $4,000 per day. Some trustees want more oversight
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• 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…

• 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
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• The News: August 17, 2026
  People have feelings about Flocks; Farewell Jackie the Bald Eagle; Super commute…
• Meet the Real Claude
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• 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…

• 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!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• At Least 1 in 4 NFL Players Gets CTE, Major New Study Finds
  The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
• China Pushes Back After Trump Tightens the Screws on Iran
  The Trump administration risks a clash with Beijing as it tries to cut off Iran’…
• ‘They Opened the Door and Pulled Us Out’: How ICE Descended on a Town
  One summer morning, immigration agents swooped in and detained 18 immigrants at…
• Many N.F.L. Players Get Brain Disease. Why Hasn’t OSHA Intervened?
  “We never see things that are this dire,” a former chief scientist of the agency…
• We Know the Risks of A.I. We Need to Act.
  A.I. could turn one of our country’s worst habits into a national security crisi…
• How U.S.-Canada Tariff Negotiations Turned Into an All-Out Trade War
  Detailed accounts of the final hours of the negotiations show that, while the Un…
• Democratic Senators Ask Homeland Security for Details About Idled Planes
  The request follows a New York Times story, which revealed that Homeland Securit…
• This A.I. Start-Up Aims to Reverse the Backlash Against Data Centers
  Emerald AI, now valued at $1.05 billion, uses software to keep power demand at t…
• Why Irregular’s A.I. Tests for Meta, Anthropic and OpenAI Went Off the Rails
  Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess…
• Trump Administration to Target Visas of Up To 200,000 Foreign Citizens Applying for Asylum
  The State Department, in a move that could affect as many as 200,000 visa holder…

• Brain disease in dead NFL players 'higher than previously shown'
  A new study says at least one in four ex-NFL players who died between 2016 and 2…
• Lockerbie bombing trial postponed days before it was due to start
  The trial of a Libyan man is delayed for a third time, after new evidence on the…
• China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners
  The US has threatened to isolate nations that continue to do business with Tehra…
• Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
  The former police officer, whose crime reignited the debate about US police brut…
• US firefighters say major blaze near Reno about a quarter contained
  But officials fear that winds could fan the flames for two more days, as many lo…
• British man charged in Singapore two years after alleged theft at airport
  The 26-year-old faces up to seven years in jail for allegedly stealing a denim j…
• Tornado tears through French village, leaving dozens hurt and homes ravaged
  The south-western village of Pomas was hardest hit, with hundreds of homes damag…
• Kit Harington replaces Nicholas Hoult in HBO's Harry Potter series
  Hoult was announced as Gilderoy Lockhart two weeks ago but has dropped out due t…
• Songs created by AI banned from Australia's music charts
  The move comes weeks after a DJ admitted using AI to remix a Madonna song that t…
• UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says former Russian minister
  The comments on BBC Newsnight come after the UK announced it has agreed to hand…

• Windows Backdoor 'Sleepwalker' Hides in Memory Until Activated by a 'Magic Packet'
  “The Register has a story about a Windows backdoor that waits silently in memory…
• AliExpress Leverages User Audio Systems For Fingerprinting
  A developer says AliExpress is using the browser’s WebAudio API to help fingerpr…
• World's Oceans Hit Highest Temperature On Record As El Nino Grows
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: The world’s oceans are hotter…
• Amazon Hikes Hardware Prices By 60%, Blaming Memory Shortage
  Amazon has raised the prices of its hardware devices by as much as 60%, blaming…
• SEC Investigating Near-Implosion of AI Hedge Fund
  The SEC is investigating the near-collapse of AI-focused hedge fund Situational…
• Trump Admin Moves to Impose More Than $100K Fee For H-1B Worker Visas
  The Trump administration is proposing to make permanent a $103,265 fee on certai…
• Raspberry Pi Shares Its Official Tutorial For Making a Cyberdeck
  Raspberry Pi has published an official guide for building a cyberdeck, leaning i…
• Nvidia Senior Manager Linked To Supermicro Scheme Smuggling AI Servers To China
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Taiwan has indicted nine…
• China Delays Ambitious Chang'e 7 Lunar Mission Until 2027
  China has delayed its ambitious Chang’e 7 lunar mission until at least 2027 afte…
• FDA Approves First Alzheimer's Blood Test For Americans As Young As 40
  The FDA has cleared the first Alzheimer’s blood test for symptomatic patients as…

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