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• Watsonville City Council approves new restrictions on Flock cameras
  The Watsonville City Council on Sept. 22 adopted tighter restrictions on the use of automated license plate re…
• Watsonville leaders to discuss Flock contract
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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…

• The News: September 28, 2026
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• Working With Robots
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• Why and How We Are Using A.I. to Do Journalism
  As we ramp up to launch our white-hat AI product, we review what Open AI knew ab…
• The News: September 21, 2026
  Local voters are unhappy about Flock automatic license plate cameras, data cente…
• 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 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!🎨
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• Black-footed Cats
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• Embarrassing Breach at F.B.I. Fuels Fears of Harm to Its Employees
  In an internal memo, the F.B.I. said it believed the hackers may have stolen sen…
• UK Villages That Host US Bombers Are Abuzz Over Possible Terrorist Plot
  Two villages and a town near R.A.F. Fairford were thrust into the spotlight afte…
• Cornell Sexual Assault Investigation to Be Reopened
  After outrage over allegations in a lawsuit, the Tompkins County district attorn…
• In Ohio, a Humbling Question For Senator Jon Husted: Are You the Incumbent?
  Even some devoted conservatives know more about Sherrod Brown, the Democratic ch…
• Release of Suspects in U.K. Prompts New Questions Over Possible Terror Plot at RAF Fairford Base
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• Judge Blocks FEMA From Tying Antiterrorism Grants to Election Changes
  The Trump administration had threatened to withhold some Homeland Security money…
• The Cure for Loneliness May Lie in a Suburban Duplex
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• Russian Drone Strikes Ukraine’s Science Academy, Causing Fire in City Center
  A Russian jet-powered drone hit Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, the sour…
• After a Life in Isolation, a Tennessee Woman Waits for Her Execution
  Christa Pike could be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 yea…
• Trump Administration Asks Justices to Allow It to Deny Hormones to Trans Inmates
  The Bureau of Prisons policy, which has been blocked by lower courts, would give…

• Stand-up comic released after being convicted of insulting Erdoğan
  Turkish comedian Deniz Göktaş also faces a travel ban but has been released due…
• Stuck between superpowers: How Australia navigates the China-US rivalry
  Australia is increasingly concerned about China’s military might – but Beijing i…
• US prosecutors reopen case of alleged gang rape at Cornell University
  It comes after the woman filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and rape…
• Twelve women have been killed in one part of South Africa since July. Here's what we know so far
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• Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab
  Parastoo Ahmadi was convicted of “offending public decency” after singing while…
• People escape historic Kyiv building hit by Russian drone
  The BBC’s Paul Adams reports from the scene of the strike on Ukraine’s National…
• Remains of dozens of suspected kidnap victims found in Nigerian forests
  Investigations are ongoing to establish the identities of at least 28 people who…
• Women protest in the streets of Delhi after string of sexual assaults
  BBC correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reports from Delhi, where hundreds of women are…
• Four bodies found after avalanche hits Himalayan climbing group
  Rescuers are still looking for 12 Nepalese cook staff who were preparing for cli…
• Nigerian attempts to break world record by dancing non-stop for seven days
  Crowds have gathered in Lagos to watch Ben Dancer, who says he will carry on dan…

• TikTok to Pay Alabama $100 Million, Limit Teen Use In First State Settlement
  TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and adopt new restriction…
• Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Checks To Nearby Households
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Tom’s Hardware: NorthPoint Development…
• Meta Taps MongoDB CEO Desai to Drive Enterprise AI Push
  Meta has hired MongoDB CEO Chirantan “CJ” Desai to lead a new enterprise AI busi…
• Nvidia Unveils AI Agent Safety Platform With Hardware-Based Watchdog
  wiredmikey shares a report from SecurityWeek: Nvidia on Monday announced the Ope…
• 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
  Bill Gates said an AI “kill switch” alone would be insufficient to address the t…
• SpaceX Launches Starship Into Orbit
  SpaceX’s Starship reached orbit for the first time, successfully deploying 26 op…
• 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…
• Are AI Chatbots Spreading Misinformation to US Voters?
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• Apple Faces $5.7 Billion Patent Infringement Verdict Over iPhone And Apple Watch Haptics
  “A federal jury in San Diego awarded Taction Technology more than $5.7 billion i…

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