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• As big buildings come to Santa Cruz, leaders want suggestions to make them less ugly
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• With new funds, Felton Fire looks to hire
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• Santa Cruz could lower speed limits near schools, business areas
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• Return of the River Stewards: shelter residents tend to San Lorenzo riverbank ecosystem
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• 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
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• The News: August 24, 2026
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• A Visit with the Rotarians of the Santa Cruz Mountains
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• The News: August 17, 2026
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• 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
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  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
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• 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
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• Local Businesses & Giant Octopus Celebrate Cruzio’s 35th Birthday
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• 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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• Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now
  The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order…
• Fast-Moving Reno Wildfire Forces Thousands to Evacuate in Nevada
  The Hawk fire has burned more than 15,000 acres since it began on Saturday in th…
• What You Should Know About College Admissions Changes
  After loosening requirements during the Covid era, some schools are shaking up a…
• Trump Has Quietly Sought Control Over Postal Service to Transform U.S. Elections
  That effort got new attention on Monday, when the Supreme Court allowed preparat…
• The Mayor Went on Vacation. He Didn’t Travel Very Far.
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• Indiana Governor Calls for NIPSCO to Be Investigated Over Power Outages After Gary Storms
  Nearly 4,000 customers in the Gary area remained without electricity almost two…
• Gov. Kathy Hochul, Five Years In, Makes Her Case for Four More
  Ms. Hochul, who ascended to the governorship in the depths of the pandemic, beli…
• Justices Allow Plans to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now
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• S.E.C. Investigating Near-Implosion of A.I. Hedge Fund
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• Iran Pledges to Defy Trump’s Economic Sanctions
  Analysts say Tehran could intensify the dispute militarily after the United Stat…

• Iran faces 'greatest financial offensive ever', says US treasury secretary
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• UK PM Burnham vows support for Ukraine despite 'outrageous threats' from Russia
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• Outrage in Nepal over rape and murder of three-year-old girl
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• Is UK's Storm Shadow missile a game changer for Ukraine?
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• Access to Zambian courts prevented as election petition deadline looms
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• Israel warns of 'forceful' response to kites flown from Gaza
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• Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson dies in US prison
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• New Zealand to introduce bill for under-16s social media ban
  The government faces opposition to its proposals from MPs who believe a ban will…
• Guinea rubbish landfill collapse kills 31
  A mound of rubbish at a major waste site buried several homes in the capital, th…
• Four arrested over suspected poisoning of elephants in Kenya
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• 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
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• 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…
• Humanoid Robots Run 100 Meters Faster Than Usain Bolt's Record Pace
  Two humanoid robots competing at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing on Sa…
• Dr. Dre Says He Uses AI To Produce Songs
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Gizmodo: Dr. Dre, the pioneering rapper…
• After 50 Years, Physicists May Have Finally Found a Particle Made of Pure Force
  Gluons are the quantum ‘Gorilla Glue’ involved in binding quarks together, Scien…
• SCO Successor Xinuos Asks Court to Rehear Its Claims Against IBM/Red Hat Over Project Monterey
  The long legal battle over ownership of Linux “is closer than ever to ending,” r…

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