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• Bracing for El Niño: County looks to better forecasting, more alerts, road work
  Part of Lank Tree Lane in Boulder Creek collapsed during heavy rain in February 2025. (Amaya Edwards — Santa C…
• Capitola council candidate concerned over indoctrination of children by pro-LGBTQ+ educators, governments
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• Moss Landing battery facility reignites 1.5 years after fire
  Smoke rises from the Vistra Corp. lithium battery energy storage facility at the Moss Landing power plant on J…
• 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…

• The News: September 21, 2026
  Local voters are unhappy about Flock automatic license plate cameras, data cente…
• Bad News for the News Industry
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• 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.
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• 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;…

• 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
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• Our Forests Are Demanding a Sacrifice
  Wildfire converted me from a tree-hugger to a tree-worshipper.
• Bond Yields Soar as Investors Foresee Another Fed Interest Rate Increase
  The 10-year Treasury yield on Wednesday rose to around 5.1 percent, as investors…
• Hackers Say They Stole Thousands of Sensitive F.B.I. Personnel Records
  The compromise, if confirmed, would be the latest in a string of cybersecurity f…
• Hayden Panettiere Was Found Surrounded by Drugs, Report Details
  The actress had completed a stint in rehab before she died last month from an ov…
• Bessent ‘Inadvertently’ Failed to Report Holdings of JPMorgan Stock
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• Trump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants
  Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with…
• Where Is the U.S. Beating China on A.I., and Where Is It Lagging?
  As Xi Jinping visits President Trump in Washington, his country lags behind the…
• A Powerful Nor’easter Is Taking Shape. How It Could Affect Your Forecast.
  The forecast for this weekend became a lot clearer on Wednesday, but meteorologi…
• As Trump Welcomes Xi, More Americans Have a Positive View of China
  Experts attribute the changing mood to fading memories of the coronavirus pandem…
• How Trump’s Iran War May Sink Republican Midterm Chances
  The president might be supercharging what already looked like a blue wave.

• Trump's Board of Peace unveils $2.45bn plan to begin Gaza's reconstruction
  The figure was announced during a meeting of the group’s board at the sidelines…
• Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault
  Assault survivor Miriam Haley said the “devastating effect on my life and sense…
• Iran's president tells Trump it will never 'bend the knee'
  Masoud Pezeshkian’s defiant speech to the UN comes after the US president threat…
• Hurricane Polo downgraded but remains 'very powerful' off coast of Mexico
  The large storm in the Pacific Ocean is being driven by warm waters caused by th…
• Trump administration accuses banned media outlets of 'falsehoods' ahead of court hearing
  The US Justice Department’s response to a lawsuit filed by CNN, Politico and MS…
• Ethiopia and Tigray accuse each of launching offensives, fuelling fears of new war
  The local authorities reportedly seize Tigray’s airports following reports of re…
• Watch: How toxic smog from wildfires is making Indonesians sick
  Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered from respiratory illness since…
• Poland accuses Russian military helicopter of violating its airspace
  Poland says the aircraft stayed in its skies for 42 seconds, forcing the Nato me…
• Azerbaijan pardons Frenchman after EU lifts sanctions on Russian billionaire
  Martin Ryan is pardoned months after he was jailed on charges of spying, but a s…
• White House rolling out red carpet for historic Xi Jinping visit
  Trump and Xi are expected to discuss a range of issues from trade to AI during t…

• Whatever Happened to the 150,000 Tons of Radioactive Waste Stored Under the Atlantic Ocean?
  More than 200,000 barrels of low-level radioactive waste were stored on the floo…
• Andreessen Horowitz Launches AI/Company-Building School As a College Alternative
  TechCrunch quipped it was like if startup school Y Combinator and Peter Thiel’s…
• Bitcoin Surges to $86,455, an 8-Month High, After America's SEC Announces Tokenized Stock Experiment
  August 15: $62,991 September 23: $86,456 Bitcoin shot up 37% over the last 39 da…
• Microsoft Helps Take Down Massive Automated, AI-Powered Phishing-as-a-Service Platform
  Microsoft’s security blog describes the fight against a new “AI-powered cybercri…
• Trump Denounces Attempts to Control AI, Wants It Renamed 'Super Intelligence' in US Documents
  U.S. President Trump addressed the United Nations on Tuesday. And a half hour in…
• Are Students Suddenly Losing Interest in Computer Science as AI Coding Takes Off?
  On academic mentoring platform Nova Learning, Computer Science and AI, “once the…
• 'Coyote vs. Acme' Outgrosses All But 3 WB Movies This Year, Heads To Profit
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• Pentagon Investigators Say Overreliance on Palantir AI Contributed to US Strike That Killed 123 Iranian Children
  Two U.S. missiles hit an elementary school in Iran, killing over 150 people incl…
• Google Opens Preorders for Its $899 Gemini-Enhanced 'Googlebook' Laptops
  Monday Google opened preorders for its “Googlebook” laptops, pricing them at $89…
• Meta's New 'Personal AI Agent' Muse Beats ChatGPT in Downloads – and Get Blocked by Amazon
  Meta’s AI “personal agent” Muse overtook ChatGPT as the #1 iOS free app in the U…

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