• 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…
• Driscoll’s CEO steps down amid growing activist pressure on company for use of pesticides
  A Driscoll’s employee asked Santa Cruz Local to leave the company’s Watsonville offices after being buzzed in,…
• Two competing visions for Bay and Escalona intersection in Santa Cruz
  One of the most dangerous intersections in Santa Cruz for cyclist crashes — Bay Street and Escalona Drive. (Je…
• 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…

• 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…
• 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…

• 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…

• The Ritual of Coffin Making in a City Hit by Ebola
  While several coffin makers in Bunia said they were providing a public service,…
• Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll Resigns as U.S. Military Grapples With Two Wars
  The resignation of Daniel P. Driscoll, the secretary of the Army, had been expec…
• How El-Sayed Could Dispatch His Hasan Piker Problem
  Republicans hold their trolls close. For Democrats, it’s more complicated.
• Duane Davis Is Convicted of Orchestrating Tupac Shakur’s Murder
  Duane Keith Davis, 63, was found guilty of first-degree murder after he went on…
• How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
  The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden admin…
• Woman Stabs 2, Killing One, in Times Square and Is Shot Dead by N.Y.P.D.
  The police fired at the woman, who was holding two knives, after trying to use l…
• Who Is Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis, Convicted in Tupac Shakur Murder Trial?
  Duane Keith Davis, once a high-ranking member of the South Side Compton Crips, l…
• Shein’s Lackluster Debut Shows a Fast-Fashion Model Left Behind
  Squeezed by new trade rules, shrinking market share and labor concerns, Shein’s…
• Tupac Shakur Was at His Cultural Peak When He Was Killed
  Shortly before he was murdered in 1996, the rapper had released “All Eyez on Me,…
• JD Vance Called Michigan Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed ‘Evil’ in Speech
  Vice President JD Vance also told Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s Democratic Sena…

• Shein shares slide in long-awaited stock market debut
  The firm’s Hong Kong listing on Tuesday comes after a years-long quest to sell s…
• What it was like inside court for Tupac Shakur’s murder trial verdict
  BBC presenter Anoushka Mutanda-Dougherty describes what it was like when Duane “…
• Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
  Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers,…
• US army secretary resigns after months of tension
  Dan Driscoll, the youngest-ever army secretary, was about 18 months into his pos…
• Watch: Moment Duane 'Keffe D' Davis is found guilty of Tupac Shakur's murder
  The rapper’s killing became one of popular culture’s great mysteries, with count…
• US Supreme Court clears way for Trump to keep building White House ballroom
  But Chief Justice John Roberts dissents, writing that “construction is likely un…
• Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen
  Japanese companies are doubling down on India amid a shrinking domestic market a…
• Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo
  Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of…
• Two dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon
  “It was a beautiful day – and then people were screaming,” one hiker tells the B…
• Across Latin America, 'aura battles' burst onto the scene
  Young people across Latin America are taking part in the contests where particip…

• Trump Tells FCC To Punish Journalist For Calling His Election Results 'Mixed'
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: President Trump yesterday…
• FTC Sues Amazon, Accusing the E-Commerce Giant of Misleading Advertisers
  The FTC and 22 state attorneys general are suing Amazon, accusing the company of…
• Apple Caught Off Guard by AI Demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio
  According to The Information (paywalled), Apple reportedly moved up the release…
• Broadcom Pledges to Lock Down Open Source Python, Java Libraries
  Broadcom is launching “TrueSource,” an effort to curate and secure open-source c…
• Kalshi Dishes Out Its First-Ever Lifetime Ban to George Santos
  Kalshi has issued its first-ever lifetime ban to former U.S. Rep. George Santos…
• Bank of England Chief Warns New AI Models Threaten Global Financial Stability
  Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is warning that advanced “frontier” AI mo…
• Tim Cook's Last Day As CEO of Apple
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Mac: Today is Tim Cook’s last day a…
• MapQuest's App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario
  MapQuest’s refusal to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has sent its app sur…
• A 12TB Steam 'Teraleak' Spills More Than a Decade of Lost PC Gaming History
  A massive 12TB archive of old Steam2 content has surfaced online, apparently con…
• Berlin Is Being Blackmailed By Hackers
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Berlin is being blackmailed by…

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