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• Learn to identify invasive beetles that threaten trees in Santa Cruz County
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• Fallout from Watsonville airport land use dispute throws hotel, shopping center into jeopardy
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• With developer chosen, Town Center plan in Scotts Valley advances
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• Santa Cruz to build a new type of mental health care center for youth
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• The News: September 28, 2026
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• Working With Robots
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• The News: September 21, 2026
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• Bad News for the News Industry
  McClatchy slashes newsrooms nationwide, including at its once-great flagship, th…
• 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.
  Local opposition stalls the planned Delta city, while a former president speaks…
• 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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• Cruzio celebrates completion of Equal Access Summits to the Sea project
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• The Critters We See When We Build Infrastructure
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• An Otterly Excellent Story
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• 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!
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• Faster Internet Coming to Coastside San Mateo
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• 🎨 First Friday at CruzioWorks!🎨
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• There Is a Word So Powerful It Need Be Spoken Only Once
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• New Mexico and Arizona Face Heavy Rain From Hurricane Polo
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• Trump Officials Revise How Title IX Sex Discrimination Rules Are Enforced
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• Couple Accused of Killing Their Son-in-Law in Bay Area Park
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• In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?
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• UK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot
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• Trump Sharply Scales Back Fuel Economy Rules
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• Possible Terrorist Plot at RAF Fairford Air Base in U.K.: What We Know
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• The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.
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• Sign before praying: A new conversion law is affecting churchgoers in Indian state
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• US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University
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• Journalist to be crowned king in Uganda after bitter succession dispute
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• Hurricane Polo unleashes threatening winds as it approaches Mexico
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• Tennessee governor rejects clemency bid for Christa Pike as execution looms
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• French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested
  Students are protesting over issues such as overcrowded classes, but the prime m…
• New York Times executive fatally shot allegedly by elderly in-laws
  Jonathan McKinsey’s in-laws, who are both 77 years old, face multiple charges in…
• Stand-up comic released after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan
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• The Frenemy: How Australia navigates superpower rivalry
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• Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far
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• China Broadens Travel Curbs To Encompass Family of Top AI Talent
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• AMD Acquires Fei-Fei Li's World Labs For $8.2 Billion
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• TikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million, Limit Teen Use In First State Settlement
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• Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Checks To Nearby Households
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• Meta Taps MongoDB CEO Desai to Drive Enterprise AI Push
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• Nvidia Unveils AI Agent Safety Platform With Hardware-Based Watchdog
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• Amazon Evaluating Drone Deliveries In Australia, Asia
  Amazon is preparing to expand Prime Air drone deliveries into Australia and pote…
• Bill Gates Says an AI 'Kill Switch' Isn't Enough
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• SpaceX Launches Starship Into Orbit
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• Walmart Says It's Not Using Personal Info To Set Prices As It Expands Digital Shelf Labels
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: Walmart is aiming…

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