• Editorial | A big change in homeless services in Santa Cruz
  The decision by Housing Matters to end public drop-in day services at the Coral Street campus next March marks…
• More than 15,000 march in Santa Cruz for ‘No Kings’ sequel
  More than 1,000 people lined Main Street in Watsonville for the No Kings protest on Saturday. Labor leader Dol…
• Pajaro Valley | Activists reflect on monthlong hunger strike
  WATSONVILLE — More than two weeks since his 30-day fast to protest the continuing use of pesticides in the Paj…
• 49ers officially activate George Kittle, put Fred Warner on injured reserve
  SANTA CLARA — Two of the most respected and influential veterans on the 49ers’ roster were officially headed i…
• Penguins rookie says Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini helped prepare him for NHL
  SAN JOSE – Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Ben Kindel had an opportunity this summer to skate and practice with, am…
• SF Giants reportedly closing in on college coach as new manager
  A new frontrunner appears to have emerged for the Giants’ managerial vacancy — one that comes from a very unli…
• Why plastic bags will be gone from California grocery stores by the end of the year
  “Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when t…
• Palma stops two-point conversion in OT to beat Salinas | High school football
  SALINAS — There have been bigger wins during Jeff Carnazzo’s record-setting run as a football coach at Palma S…
• Focal Point | Van Syckle house in Capitola
  In honor of German American Heritage Month, here is a photograph of the Van Syckle house on Cherry Avenue, the…
• Photo | Magnificent skies over Santa Cruz County’s North Coast
  Cars travel along Highway 1 this week as a dramatic cloudscape rises to the south of Davenport. This week’s st…

• High school football in pictures: Highlights captured from Week 7, 2025
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• Broncos to activate former 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw off injured reserve for Giants game
  The NFL world will not yet forget about Dre. After an encouraging week ramping b…
• Serra overcomes four first-half turnovers, holds off St. Francis to remain undefeated in WCAL play
  It wasn’t always a smooth ride to get there, but the Serra football team remaine…
• Burglary suspect dies in custody, Oakland Police Department says
  A person suspected of a residential break-in early Saturday morning near the Oak…
• Two teens shot in Stockton’s Civic District
  Two teenagers were shot in Stockton’s Civic District early Saturday morning. Rel…
• Plan to fire artillery over a California highway during JD Vance base visit irks Newsom
  By Sarah Raza | Associated Press A plan to fire live artillery shells over a maj…
• Israel says Hamas hands over ‘2 coffins of deceased hostages’ to the Red Cross in Gaza
  By Toqa Ezzidin, Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | Associated Press CAIRO — Israel’s…
• Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening
  By Christina Larson | Associated Press Nurse Rod Salaysay works with all kinds o…
• 49ers officially activate George Kittle, put Fred Warner on injured reserve
  SANTA CLARA — Two of the most respected and influential veterans on the 49ers’ r…
• Penguins rookie says Sharks’ Macklin Celebrini helped prepare him for NHL
  SAN JOSE – Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Ben Kindel had an opportunity this summer…

• 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…
• Hidden Fortress Opens Cafe at Cruzioworks
  Amelia and her staff are super friendly and they serve great food Hidden Fortres…
• Cruzio Got a Grant. What That Means for You
  Cruzio’s independent network will be enhanced in the purple area — “from summits…

• Cuomo Tries to Tie Mamdani to Muslim Leader’s Anti-Gay Stance
  Andrew Cuomo, trailing in the New York City mayor’s race, sought to contrast his…
• How George Santos Won His Freedom
  On Friday evening, President Trump commuted the sentence of former Representativ…
• Santos’s Release Frustrates His Former Colleagues and Constituents
  George Santos, the disgraced former Republican congressman, was freed from priso…
• Israeli Military Fires on Vehicle, Saying It Crossed Gaza Cease-Fire Line
  Gaza’s rescue service said at least nine people, including several children, wer…
• Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.
  Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been n…
• U.S. Is Repatriating Survivors of Its Strike on Suspected Drug Vessel
  Two men rescued by the U.S. military after it attacked a boat in the Caribbean S…
• Venezuela Announces Sweeping Military Exercises as U.S. Escalates Pressure
  President Nicolás Maduro this week called on civilians to help the country defen…
• For Prince Andrew, a Steady Fall From Grace Ends in a Hard Landing
  A parade of scandals tarnished the prince’s reputation, long before he gave up u…
• Jeffrey Epstein’s Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black
  New emails show how Mr. Epstein pressured Leon Black, his longtime friend and pa…
• Santos in His Own Words: Pleading for Mercy and Promising a Comeback
  George Santos, the disgraced former congressman who was released from federal pr…

• Spanish town bans black cat adoptions during Halloween
  In an effort to ward off potentially sinister rituals, the Catalonian town of Te…
• Grand Theft Auto made him a legend. His latest game was a disaster
  Lesley Benzies was one of the architects behind one of the most successful video…
• Why I fell in love with a book called I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
  In reflecting on a gentle melancholy many can relate to, this book teaches us to…
• Mystery deepens after missing schoolgirl found dead in pop star D4vd's Tesla
  Questions around the up-and-coming TikTok star’s connection to a teenage girl’s…
• 'I'm 89 and I saw my homeland rebuilt before – but now I don't believe Gaza has a future'
  One Palestinian family shares their story of life coming full circle – and what…
• 'I miss the past, but we like the money': The Bali-fication of a laidback surfers' island
  For locals, the promise of more tourism is a welcome opportunity – but they are…
• 'No Kings' protests draw huge crowds as anti-Trump rallies sweep across US
  The demonstrations against the US president – which Republicans had called “hate…
• Watch: Aerials show thousands attending No Kings protests across the US
  Protesters took to the streets of American cities to demonstrate against Preside…
• Israel receives two bodies that Hamas says are Gaza hostages
  There is outrage in Israel that the armed group has not returned all deceased ho…
• US to repatriate survivors of strike on 'drug-carrying submarine', Trump says
  The latest attack is at least the sixth US strike on ships in waters off Venezue…

• Pajaro Valley school district to weigh policy revisions some call ‘classroom censorship’
  Pajaro Valley United School District is proposing changes to the way educators h…
• Anti-Trump protests planned Saturday in Santa Cruz, Watsonville
  Protesters carry American flags and make noise at a June 14 ‘No Kings’ event in…
• Housing Matters expected to end some essential services for homeless people at Coral Street
  Tanya said she spends her days near the Housing Matters campus on Coral Street….
• What does Prop 50 mean for Santa Cruz County?
  Former California Senator Bill Monning, who represented parts of Santa Cruz and…
• Federal shutdown threatens food assistance program for thousands of children in Santa Cruz County
  Community Bridges administers the federal Women, Infants and Children program in…
• Fact check: Santa Cruz’s Measure C tax initiative
  A voter fills out a ballot at the County Building on Ocean Street in Santa Cruz…
• ‘First big rain of the season’ expected in Santa Cruz County on Monday
  As of Friday afternoon, the National Weather Service was predicting 2 to 3 inche…
• Jimmy Panetta and Zoe Lofgren to host town hall Saturday in Watsonville
  At a town hall meeting March 31 at Cabrillo College, U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta and…
• Supervisors advance new rules to scrap illegally parked vehicles in Santa Cruz County
  RVs parked on South Rodeo Gulch Road near Soquel on Oct. 9. (Amaya Edwards — San…
• Transportation commission considers options for midcounty rail trail amid $77 million shortfall
  The Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line runs through Live Oak between 7th and 17th avenu…

• The Final WTF with Marc Maron and Barack Obama
  The former president gave the podcaster, comedian, actor, etc. a sweet sendoff a…
• Schwarzenegger on Prop 50: Attack or 'Balancing Act?'
  The ex-Governator is no fan of gerrymandering—but he’s not putting much weight b…
• The News: September 8, 2025
  As summer moves into fall, COVID-19 cases are surging across the state.
• Philanthropy, Journalism and a Rural Nonprofit Newsroom
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• Making News in Rural California
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• The News: September 15, 2025
  Firefighters have been battling wildfires across the state this summer. On Septe…
• Doing Good: Michael Lewis and Santa Cruz Online
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• Two Ways To Verbify Your Life
  Gardening and citizening can be rewarding and nourishing—and both beat the hell…
• The News: September 22, 2025
  The end of summer is nigh. Also, Community Foundations are in the news and it’s…
• Good Government and Bad Faith
  The League of Women Voters and Common Cause have both decried the tactics of a w…

• Protein Powders and Shakes Contain High Levels of Lead
  Long-time Slashdot reader fjo3 shares an announcement from the U.S.-based nonpro…
• You Only Need $750 to Pilfer Unencrypted Data From Satellites, Researchers Say
  “A new study published on Monday found that communications from cellphone carrie…
• Should Scientists Be Allowed to Edit Genes of Wild Animals? Top Conservation Groups Just Voted Yes
  It’s the world’s largest network of environmental groups, according to NBC News,…
• Windows 10 Refugees Flock To Linux as Zorin OS Claims 'Biggest Launch Ever'
  “Windows 10 is officially dead,” writes Slashdot user darwinmac, “and the vultur…
• Perplexity's AI Browser 'Comet' is Now Free, with Big Marketing Deals to Challenge Chrome
  “Earlier available only to the paying subscribers, the Comet browser now offers…
• Researchers Build Complex 3D-Printed, Carbon-Absorbing Bridge Inspired by Bones
  Concrete accounts for about 8% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions, notes CN…
• 'How We Sharpened the James Webb Telescope's Vision From a Million Kilometers Away'
  The James Webb Space Telescope gets its highest resolution with the aperture mas…
• Are Parts of the World Retreating on Electric Vehicles?
  Canada’s Prime Minister “paused an electric-vehicle sales mandate that was set t…
• Reddit Mod Warns 'Do Not Trust' AI-Powered 'Reddit Answers' After It Posts Dangerous Health Advice
  In Reddit’s “Family Medicine” subreddit, a moderator noticed earlier this week t…
• Email Bombs Exploit Lax Authentication In Zendesk
  Cybercriminals are exploiting weak email authentication settings in Zendesk, usi…

• The Final WTF with Marc Maron and Barack Obama
  The former president gave the podcaster, comedian, actor, etc. a sweet sendoff a…
• Schwarzenegger on Prop 50: Attack or 'Balancing Act?'
  The ex-Governator is no fan of gerrymandering—but he’s not putting much weight b…
• The News: September 8, 2025
  As summer moves into fall, COVID-19 cases are surging across the state.
• Philanthropy, Journalism and a Rural Nonprofit Newsroom
  How a community foundation and other philanthropic funders originated and now su…
• Making News in Rural California
  BenitoLink was birthed by the Community Foundation for San Benito County, backed…
• The News: September 15, 2025
  Firefighters have been battling wildfires across the state this summer. On Septe…
• Doing Good: Michael Lewis and Santa Cruz Online
  How one person is working to increase public participation in local government.
• Two Ways To Verbify Your Life
  Gardening and citizening can be rewarding and nourishing—and both beat the hell…
• The News: September 22, 2025
  The end of summer is nigh. Also, Community Foundations are in the news and it’s…
• Good Government and Bad Faith
  The League of Women Voters and Common Cause have both decried the tactics of a w…

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