• SF Giants bring back Brandon Belt, place Kevin Gausman on paternity list
  PHOENIX — Fewer than 24 hours after infielder Tommy La Stella made his first start for the Giants in more than…
• SF Giants bring back Brandon Belt, place Kevin Gausman on paternity list
  PHOENIX — Fewer than 24 hours after infielder Tommy La Stella made his first start for the Giants in more than…
• Salmon action slow, but there’s plenty other species in Monterey Bay | Fish Rap
  Looks like the salmon bite has moved north for now. Monterey Bay anglers all have their fingers crossed in hop…
• County trio earns medals at Junior Guard National Championships | Local Roundup
  A trio of local athletes had successful outings at the U.S. Lifesaving Association’s Junior Guard National Cha…
• Report: Santa Cruz native Luke Rockhold, Sean Strickland verbally agree to fight at UFC 268
  Former UFC middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, a 36-year-old Soquel High alum, will return to the cage for th…
• ‘This is devastating’: Dixie Fire ravages remote town of Greenville
  GREENVILLE — They didn’t expect Greenville to burn so fast. All day, crews fighting California’s largest wildf…
• New tribal colleges offer ‘sense of belonging’ for Native students but hit roadblocks
  By Emma Hall and Charlotte West, CalMatters Victoria Chubb was supposed to study photography at a college in N…
• Number of tenants getting rental aid doubles, officials say
  Rental assistance paid by the state to pandemic-strapped, low-income tenants doubled in July, with more than 2…
• COVID job woes: California unemployment claims jump again
  California workers filed more initial claims for unemployment last week than they did the week before, raising…
• Pac-12 training camp preview: COVID lurks, but a sense of normalcy returns in advance of critical season
  By the end of the week, every Pac-12 team will be on the field, on time, with no outbreaks and no hesitation….

• Israel launches airstrikes in response to rockets from Lebanon
  By Laurie Kellman and Zeina Karam | Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel o…
• Woman accused of killing husband, having her children help hide his mutilated body
  By Melissa Hudson | WBND-LD LA PORTE COUNTY, Indiana – A La Porte County woman i…
• SF Giants bring back Brandon Belt, place Kevin Gausman on paternity list
  PHOENIX — Fewer than 24 hours after infielder Tommy La Stella made his first sta…
• Tesla just got snubbed by Biden’s electric vehicle summit
  By Chris Isidore | CNN Business President Joe Biden will be celebrating ambitiou…
• Richard Trumka, longtime president of AFL-CIO, dies at 72
  By Brian Slodysko and Thomas Beaumont | Associated Press WASHINGTON — Richard Tr…
• Carli Lloyd shines in Olympics one more time for U.S. women’s soccer team
  Has U.S. women’s soccer entered the bronze age? It did not seem that way for 51…
• Lawmakers give Cuomo deadline in impeachment probe
  By Marina Villenueve | Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — State lawmakers told Gov….
• Sunnyvale restaurant owner savoring return of in-person dining
  Editor’s note: This story is part of the annual Mosaic Journalism Workshop for B…
• State agencies face lawsuit over approval of Richmond housing development
  A coalition of community and environmental groups is taking the state to court o…
• Tokyo Olympics TV schedule for Thursday Aug. 5
  Here’s the Tokyo Olympics TV schedule for Thursday August 5. Highlights Thursday…

• Farm Discovery & Cruzio: Bringing Internet Learning to a Farm Setting
  A student logs into school outside at the Live Earth Farm For Farm Discovery–a n…
• Downtown Deals to Help You Restart
  Santa Cruz County is in the yellow tier, the California economy is set to open u…
• Emergency Broadband Benefit: Your Questions Answered
  What is the Emergency Broadband Benefit? The Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) p…
• Cruzio Newsletter #207
  1. Our Local Employees Build Equal Access 2. We’re Also Expanding Our Standard S…
• Our Local Employees are Creating Equal Access
  Cruzio was founded by people from Santa Cruz, and our staff is hired and trained…
• Join the Cruzio Team
  Cruzio Internet is hiring in 2021! Come join the Cruzio team, a local Internet S…
• Cats on Computers
  Many Cruzio staff members have been working from home for over a year now. Cruzi…
• Dogs in Blankets
  Cruzio’s logo is a cat, but we also love dogs. While working from home, Cruzio s…
• Some Older DSL Services Will End in June
  John, a Cruzio staffer, took this photo of an actual customer site. First, be as…
• Equal Access Santa Cruz FAQ
  What’s Equal Access Santa Cruz? Equal Access Santa Cruz (EASC) is a local initia…

• Texas High School Principal Sees Racism in Calls to Remove Intimate Photos
  James Whitfield, a Black educator, said he was asked by his school district in 2…
• Alarmed Louisiana Residents Turn to Vaccines in ‘Darkest Days’ of Pandemic
  Louisiana is leading the nation in an explosion of new cases. Hospitals are over…
• Brian Houston, Hillsong Co-Founder, Charged in Child Sexual Abuse Case
  The Australian police alleged that Brian Houston, senior pastor at Hillsong, had…
• What Makes Cuomo So Grabby?
  The non-grabby Cuomo doesn’t look good, either.
• $5,800 Whiskey Bottle, a Gift From Japan to Pompeo, Is Missing, U.S. Says
  The State Department is investigating what happened to it.
• Passenger Arrives Taped to a Seat and Is Charged With Assaulting Flight Attendants
  Maxwell Berry, 22, of Norwalk, Ohio, punched a Frontier Airlines flight attendan…
• A Fuller Picture of Osama bin Laden’s Life
  With fresh material from bin Laden’s hide-out, Peter Bergen, in “The Rise and Fa…

• Lionel Messi will not stay at Barcelona
  Barcelona say Lionel Messi will not be staying at the club “because of financial…
• Andrew Cuomo faces impeachment threat as New York governor
  Fellow Democrats are urging New York’s governor to quit or be forced out after a…
• Lalibela: Ethiopia's Tigray rebels take Unesco world heritage town
  Forces from the Tigray region have taken control of Lalibela, home to famed rock…
• California Gold Rush town 'destroyed' by state's largest wildfire
  The Dixie Fire, the largest burning in California, has razed much of the town of…
• Belarus Olympian Timanovskaya says grandmother warned her not to come home
  Krystina Timanovskaya says she fled after being warned it was not safe to fly ho…
• Notorious 'Ndrangheta mafia fugitive arrested after two years on the run
  Mobster Domenico Paviglianiti, known as the “boss of the bosses”, has been arres…
• Iran's new hardline President Ebrahim Raisi sworn in
  Ebrahim Raisi takes over amid heightened tensions with the West and growing disc…
• Turkish influencer prosecuted 'for photos at Amsterdam sex museum'
  Merve Taskin says she faces obscenity charges in Turkey after posting “joke” pho…
• Russian gay family flees to Spain after threats
  The lesbian family suffered homophobic abuse after appearing in a Russian health…
• COP26: What is the UN climate conference in Glasgow and why is it so important?
  The annual climate change summit is being held in Glasgow – who’s going and what…

• Volunteer firefighters needed in Santa Cruz County
  Cal Fire CZU engines help fight the Dixie Fire in Butte and Plumas counties in l…
• Cotoni-Coast Dairies trails, bike plans face appeals
  Miles of North Coast hills and grasslands are set to open with hiking and biking…
• Pilot food-waste program expected to expand in Santa Cruz
  Food scraps have been collected in small bins and taken to a locked box on Tresc…
• Wildfire preparation groups double in Santa Cruz County
  Tim Eagan, a member of the Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council, removes tree branches d…
• Capitola outdoor dining expected to pause in September
  Capitola City Hall. (Kara Meyberg Guzman — Santa Cruz Local file) CAPITOLA >> Al…
• Santa Cruz council could tackle sales tax proposal, living wage
  City of Santa Cruz lifeguards teach the Santa Cruz Junior Lifeguards program Fri…
• Santa Cruz jail inmates transition to private mental health care
  Santa Cruz County Jail this month begins a transition from county to private men…
• Santa Cruz County rail funding search continues
  A consultant’s report on whether the Capitola Trestle could be used as a pedestr…
• Santa Cruz credit union board to discuss building sale for hotel
  The Santa Cruz Community Credit Union is in escrow to sell its branch at 324 Fro…
• Santa Cruz sobering center could reopen in January
  Santa Cruz County’s sobering center at 265 Water St., Santa Cruz caught fire in…

• Time to tango: Sara Isenberg’s last dance with Santa Cruz Tech Beat
  By Wallace BaineLookout Santa Cruz June 4, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: S…
• Invaluable Partners: Baskin School of Engineering and Santa Cruz Tech Beat
  By Abigail Kaun, Executive Advisor to the DeanBaskin School of Engineering, UC S…
• Astronomers track down fast radio bursts to galaxies’ spiral arms
  By Donna Weaver (STScI) & Tim Stephens (UCSC) May 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA (Ima…
• Voices of the Valley: Candace Wilson, GreenVenus
  (Source: Voices of the Valley) May 27, 2021 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Candace…
• Parallel Flight Technologies: $4M Raised & New Signed LOIs
  (Source: Parallel Flight Technologies) May 27, 2021 — La Selva, CA From PFT news…
• Why Joby Aviation wants to focus on the simplicity of things by following the simplest principles and solutions to take an electric aircraft off the ground
  By Manfred Hader and Stephan BaurRolanderberger May 27, 2021 — Santa Cruz, CA “N…
• Paystand and Sage Partner to Make B2B Payments Instant, Intuitive, and Cashless for Sage Intacct Users
  (Contributed) May 26, 2021 — Scotts Valley, CA Paystand – the fastest growing, b…
• G. Craig Vachon to Lead AI Redefined as CEO
  (Contributed) May 19, 2021 — Montreal and Santa Cruz AI Redefined (AIR), a human…
• Monterey Conference Center and Immersive Design Studios Debut State-of-the-Art Studio Space for Virtual and Hybrid Events
  (Business Wire) May 19, 2021 — Monterey, CA The Monterey Conference Center and I…
• Western Growers Selects 13 Innovation Companies for First Harvest Automation Cohort
  By Stephanie MetzingerWestern Growers May 19, 2021 — Irvine and Salinas, CA [Edi…

• Why Cliff Café is a Breakfast Favorite in Pleasure Point
  Cozy spot has been a neighborhood fixture for decades Cliff Café is a cozy and q…
• Things To Do in Santa Cruz: July 21-27
  A weekly guide to what’s happening. ARTS AND MUSIC BACKYARD BIRDS Backyard Birds…
• Volkswagen Presents Warren Miller’s Timeless
  Year after year, ski and snowboard enthusiasts of all ages look forward to the c…
• Where to find comedy in Santa Cruz
  Most schools choose mascots that reek of misogyny, but in true Santa Cruz fashio…
• After The Fall: One Boomer’s Tale of Reckoning
  This is a tale about what happened after the first time I truly could say, “I’ve…
• A Sleep Doctor’s Advice for Quality Shut-Eye
  For years, I’ve joked in my stand-up act that, “Back in the day, I was trying to…
• Secrets of a Serial Santa Cruz Movie Extra
  My second career as a movie extra began entirely by chance. The saga of how I wa…
• Gay and Gray: 60Plus Program Supports LBGT+ seniors
  The first wave of the Baby Boomer generation has already reached retirement age,…
• Could the Hangar Become Watsonville’s Abbott Square?
  Watsonville’s newest business hub has found its home in a 8,640-square-foot, Wor…
• Spritzer Trend Comes to Santa Cruz
  In Venice it’s a “spritz,” in Rome it’s a Campari and soda. By whatever name, th…

• Giraffes Have Been Misunderstood and Are Just as Socially Complex as Elephants, Study Says
  An anonymous reader shares a report: With their crane-like necks, spindle legs a…
• Verizon Enlists AI in 5G Network Build-out
  Verizon Communications is enlisting artificial intelligence models to help place…
• Apple Plans To Scan US iPhones for Child Abuse Imagery
  Apple intends to install software on American iPhones to scan for child abuse im…
• Biden Wants Half of New Cars Sold in 2030 To Be Hybrid or All-Electric
  President Biden wants 50 percent of all new cars sold in the United States in 20…
• Fed Governor Waller 'Highly Skeptical' of a Fed Digital Coin
  Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he is “highly skeptical” about…
• Qualcomm Tries To Outbid Magna For Veoneer
  DrTJ writes: Chipmaker Qualcomm places a bid of $4.6bn for Swedish automotive co…
• US Taps Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Others To Help Fight Ransomware, Cyber Threats
  The U.S. government is enlisting the help of tech companies, including Amazon, M…
• The Slow Collapse of Amazon's Drone Delivery Dream
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: Well over 100 employees at Amazo…
• Spanish Engineers Extract Drinking Water From Thin Air
  A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air t…
• Netflix Announces SpaceX Documentary On Civilian Mission Into Orbit
  Netflix will stream a documentary next month which will follow the story of the…

Local

• Bratton Online
• City On a Hill Press
• FireDispatch.com
• Firescan.net
• Good Times
• Hilltromper
• Monterey Herald
• Press Banner
• Register-Pajaronian
• Salinas Californian
• Santa Cruz Comic News
• Santa Cruz Indy Media
• Santa Cruz Patch
• Santa Cruz Police Department Blog
• Santa Cruz Sentinel
• Santa Cruz Waves
• Santa Cruz Weekly

• World

• ABC News
• AlterNet
• Arts & Letters Daily
• BBC News
• Broadband Reports
• Common Dreams
• CNET
• CNN
• Democracy Now
• Digg
• ESPN
• Fox News
• LA Times
• London Times
• Mercury News
• NBC News
• Needful News
• New York Times
• NPR
• SciTech Daily
• SF Chronicle
• Slashdot
• The Independent
• The Onion
• The Register
• Urban Legends
• USA Today
• Washington Post
• Wired
• Yahoo News