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  Marine Mammal Center team rescues a California sea lion on Avila Beach. (Giancarlo Rulli — Marine Mammal Cente…
• Supervisors get first look at possible taxes for roads
  Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors set to discuss road conditions at a November meeting. Supervisor Manu K…
• Housing proposals move forward in Seabright, Live Oak
  A parking lot north of Santa Cruz Bible Church is the proposed site of a townhome complex, shown in June 2025….
• Housing Matters to close another critical service in Santa Cruz
  Housing Matters’ Rebele Family Shelter on Coral Street houses the Recuperative Care Center on its second floor…
• Newcomer Mads Realmuto maintains lead in PVUSD race
  Incumbent Misty Navarro, left, and challenger Mads Realmuto. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Loca…
• Measures D and E hold steady leads
  Signs in support and against Measure E in Scotts Valley. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/Report for America)…
• Coonerty leads in race for Santa Cruz Mayor
  Ami Chen Mills, left, and Ryan Coonerty are vying to be the mayor of Santa Cruz. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz L…
• Del Favero, Welch, Clarke continue to lead in race for Capitola Council
  From left, Joe Clarke, Tory Del Favero and TJ Welch were leading in early election results for Capitola City C…
• Goldenkranz, Realmuto, Estrada, Jimenez lead PVUSD trustee race
  Incumbent Misty Navarro, left, and challenger Mads Realmuto. (Amaya Edwards — Santa Cruz Local/CatchLight Loca…
• Watsonville City Council: Angel Zuniga maintains the lead, Ed Acosta widens gap
  Four seats were up for grabs on the Watsonville City Council, two were competitive races. (Amaya Edwards — San…

• Michael P. Hoppin, U.S. Marine Corps—RIP
  On Veterans Day, CALocal’s Eric Johnson remembers his cousin, a Vietnam Vet who…
• The News: November 9, 2026
  Though many races are decided, vote tallies are still trickling in for some sque…
• Ch Ch Ch Changes
  Our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening have moved to a beautiful new site; Cal…
• The News: November 2, 2026
  It’s the day before the election. Have you voted?
• Warriors for Democracy
  We revisit the history of those amazing warriors for Democracy, the League of Wo…
• The News: October 26, 2026
  We reflect on the realities of early voting and late election reporting; and pol…
• More Working With Robots
  The training wheels are coming off and the California Local AI chatbot is gettin…
• Damming the Flood of Information
  Celebrating a feat of civil engineering that makes California what it is, and a…
• The News: October 19, 2026
  The simple glories of democracy; BenitoLink passes the torch; Voter registration…
• The Big Truth
  Here’s proof that our elections are not rigged, and an Explainer you can send to…

• 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…

• Chris Van Hollen Says His Majority Leader Challenge to Chuck Schumer Is Gaining Support
  Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland said on Sunday that he has a “wide-open” pa…
• At Sotheby’s, Risk-Taking Left a $180 Million van Gogh in the Lurch
  Claims on the painting by heirs of a Jewish owner were well known in the art wor…
• Nvidia Fallout Looms Over Trump-Xi Meeting
  So far, President Trump has indicated that he does not plan to press the Chinese…
• 8 Takeaways From a Big Democratic Gathering in Denver: Democrats in Array
  More than a half-dozen potential Democratic presidential candidates made early p…
• Flight Delays and Cancellations Persist as System Recovers From Ground Stop
  Operations are returning to normal after air traffic was shut down for more than…
• Saudi-Backed Forces Retreat in Yemen, Leaving Key Strait in Houthi Control
  It’s a setback for the Yemeni government and its ally Saudi Arabia, as analysts…
• Megaspeed Says Alice Huang Left Company in August 2025
  The Singaporean company’s statement added to the timeline involving Ms. Huang, a…
• How Jeffrey Epstein Grew His Sex-Trafficking Ring
  Marina Lacerda was one of Epstein’s victims. She also helped him find other girl…
• Israel Kidnapped Iranian Generals in Hunt for Ron Arad
  Israeli officials were convinced that Tehran was to blame for the airman’s disap…
• Sean Duffy Offers New Details on How One Fix Spiraled Into Nationwide Ground Stop
  When asked, the transportation secretary could not guarantee on Sunday that a si…

• 'Steering casualty' preceded New Orleans cruise ship collision, says NTSB
  Preliminary findings by National Transportation Safety Board investigators sugge…
• Police ban protests near 10 schools and five universities in Paris
  The order will be in place from 16 to 20 November, Paris police chief Patrice Fa…
• Suspected China spy linked to Nvidia's ex-boss left in 2025, Megaspeed says
  The Nvidia scandal has raised questions over whether advanced AI chips ended up…
• Czechs rally against plan to switch funding of public media
  Protesters say the move will stifle media freedom, while the government insists…
• Zelensky urges US and Musk to lift Starlink restrictions and be on 'right side of history'
  The Ukrainian president says the slowed-down internet is making it difficult to…
• Thousands of US flights still cancelled or delayed two days after grounding of planes nationwide
  The US transport secretary says that normal air-traffic operations may not be re…
• Pope Leo rides in helicopter cockpit during Peru trip
  The Pope took to the skies before arriving in Cusco on the penultimate day of hi…
• Clothing factories shut in Bangladesh as workers strike over pay
  Workers are striking over demands for a minimum wage of 30,000 taka (£182) a mon…
• Judge blocks Trump closure of 'Trash Island' Washington DC golf course on Sunday
  The temporary order is part of a months-long challenge to the US president’s pla…
• How telecoms upgrade work sparked US flight chaos
  US officials say the disruption was caused by old equipment overloading and not…

• Pranksters Redirect Bitly's Links in X Posts for Trump, McDonald's and Burger King
  “A massive link-hijacking scheme has turned corporate social media archives into…
• Siri Glitches Ruin Reviewer's Test of Apple's New 'HomeView' Smart Speaker
  Apple has started selling its new HomeView smart speaker, a 7-inch square-with-r…
• GTA 6's Upcoming Launch Celebrated by Wendy's, YouTube, the City of Miami, and 20% of America's Workforce
  Fast food restaurant Wendy’s drew an image of their redheaded mascot in the styl…
• Huawei Set To Challenge Tesla Powerwall with New, 20 kW Home Battery
  “Huawei believes its new Luterra S2 is more than just a home backup battery,” re…
• Bill Gates Has Earned Billions Investing in Climate-Polluting Landfills, Reports ProPublica
  Environmental activist Bill Gates has “quietly accumulated a $29 billion stake i…
• Rust Leaves Top 10 in TIOBE Index, Making Room for Go
  “In November’s edition of the TIOBE Index, Rust has dropped out of Top 10,” writ…
• How Will AI Affect Open Source Development?
  This week the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) annou…
• Italy Fines Meta €805m Over Accessing Android Users' Photos with Facebook App
  The Associated Press reports: Italy announced an €805 million ($887 million) fin…
• Did Alice Huang's Megaspeed Bypass America's Controls on Exporting Nvidia Chip to China?
  In three years “Megaspeed International” went from from inactive Chinese gaming…
• 50th Anniversary of 'Star Wars' Celebrated with iMax 70mm Re-Release, Special Events, New Movie
  “Lucasfilm and Disney have restored the original Star Wars (1977) and will relea…

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