• Letter | Local organization advocates for Dark Sky
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• Letter | Newsom’s ‘unknown’ choice for US senator
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• Letter | Vote for local candidates who support railbanking
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• Letter | Coach athletes not to ‘annihilate’ opponents
  “Aptos annihilates Alvarez” (Sports, Oct. 1): Who benefits when one high school team annihilates another team?…
• Letter | Santa Cruz should look to Capitola on wharf plan
  In Sunday’s Mayor’s Message, Capitola Mayor Keiser wrote about the rebuilding of the storm-wrecked Capitola Wh…
• Photo | FoodWhat holds annual Celebration Dinner outside the UCSC Hay Barn
  SANTA CRUZ — More than 330 people enjoyed a festive dinner on Sunday outside the UCSC Hay Barn during FoodWhat…
• Photo | The Break of dusk at Cowell Beach
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• Governor signs bill creating carve-out for Santa Cruz Metro
  SACRAMENTO — Santa Cruz County voters could soon have an opportunity to weigh in on a funding option for a loc…
• Kurtenbach: The Warriors veterans won control of the roster. But can they win another title?
  SAN FRANCISCO — Last season, the Warriors tried to double down on “two timelines” — a group of experienced, ti…
• Santa Cruz incarcerated women’s reentry program named national ‘mentor’
  LIVE OAK — A women’s corrections reentry program that has experienced its own share of growing pains in the pa…

• Single family residence in Saratoga sells for $4.3 million
  13751 Prune Blossom Drive – Google Street View A 2,758-square-foot house built i…
• Fremont: Two decomposed bodies recovered from riverbed
  Two decomposed bodies were recovered from a riverbed Sunday near Fremont, author…
• Single family residence sells for $4.9 million in Piedmont
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• One dead, two injured in Hayward shooting
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• Kurtenbach: The Warriors veterans won control of the roster. But can they win another title?
  SAN FRANCISCO — Last season, the Warriors tried to double down on “two timelines…
• Missing girl, 9, found safe, suspect in custody in New York
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• Draymond Green is ready to join forces with his oldest enemy
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• Kaiser workers set for massive strike with picketers around the Bay Area: What to know
  Kaiser Permanente is warning patients of potential disruptions to medical care a…
• 49ers’ goal was to get off to a fast start — mission accomplished with Dallas up next
  Let the good times roll. That’s life on the San Francisco 49ers with the season…
• Vegetation fire damages home in East Oakland
  At least one home was damaged and multiple homes were threatened when a vegatati…

• An Update on Equal Access Santa Cruz
  Jason Borgen, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of the Santa Cruz Office of Educati…
• Where Will Internet Funds Be Spent?
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• Housing Matters’ Casa Azul: Equal Access Santa Cruz’s Latest Success Story
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• Hot Dog! All the Facts
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• Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)
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• Friends and Neighbors Promo
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• Cruzio Newsletter #214
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• Cruzio Internet in the Storms of January 2023
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• We Were Out in the Storms
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• Pinball Machines: Just the Facts
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• Town’s Revolt Reveals Larger German Concerns About Arming Ukraine
  The resistance of tiny Grossenhain to a new arms plant shows how the government’…
• With Surge in Attacks, Militants Begin New Era of Bloodshed in Pakistan
  For nearly a decade, the country had seemingly broken the cycle of violence, but…
• ‘Going Infinite’ Review: Michael Lewis Can’t Make a Hero Out of Sam-Bankman Fried
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• China Is Suffering a Brain Drain. The U.S. Isn’t Exploiting It.
  China’s brightest minds, including tech professionals, are emigrating, but many…
• Missing 9-Year-Old Girl, Charlotte Sena, Found Safe in New York
  Charlotte Sena went missing during an early evening bike ride on Saturday in Mor…
• Matt Gaetz Brings Up Motion to Oust House Speaker McCarthy
  The move forces a vote within days on whether to keep the speaker in his post, a…
• Trump’s Fraud Trial Begins
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• Democrats Weigh Whether to Rescue McCarthy From G.O.P. Ouster Bid
  Party officials said that without promises to address their policy priorities, t…
• Laphonza Butler, Gavin Newsom’s Senate Appointee: What to Know
  Ms. Butler, 44, was chosen on Sunday to fill the vacancy created by the death of…
• UN Approves Kenya’s Mission to Stabilize Haiti
  Kenyan security forces are expected to head to Haiti for a year to combat gang v…

• Voice to Parliament: Early voting begins in historic Australian referendum
  Polls had long shown support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament but now sugge…
• Republican Matt Gaetz files historic bid to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy
  “Bring it on,” says the House Speaker as a right-wing rebel launches a rare bid…
• Why a rare gun charge against Hunter Biden could misfire
  One man convicted of the same count was sentenced to nearly four years. But such…
• The lives upended by colonial rule in the Middle East
  British and French control of the region a century ago came at a cost which is f…
• Greenland women seek compensation over involuntary birth control
  Some 4,500 women were fitted with coils as part of attempts to limit the territo…
• One Young World summit brings thousands of youth leaders to Belfast
  Two thousand young people from 190 countries are in Northern Ireland for the One…
• Ukraine war: Burger King still open in Russia despite pledge to exit
  The owner of the fast-food brand says there are “no new updates” on its pledge t…
• Oil cartel leader warns of prolonged high prices
  The secretary general says further investment in oil is needed to meet rising gl…
• Defiant Trump turns up at $250m New York fraud trial to blast 'scam'
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• North Dakota state senator and his family die in plane crash
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• Climate adaptation plans aim to protect roads, rail line
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• Amid West Cliff repairs, more diverse group wanted for coastal vision in Santa Cruz
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• Soquel Avenue apartment proposal clears hurdle in Santa Cruz
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• Thousands of homes planned for Aptos, Live Oak, Soquel in county’s Housing Element
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• San Lorenzo Valley parents seek more after-school programs
  Staff of YMCA Camp Campbell in Boulder Creek run child care programs at San Lore…
• Santa Cruz County leaders explore potential new jail
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• Slow recovery continues after Pajaro flood
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• Zayante Fire aims to add evacuation sirens in Santa Cruz Mountains
  Leaders of Zayante Fire Protection District are raising money to install three n…
• Watsonville council approves $10 million for parks, roads, services
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• Santa Cruz County leaders outline results of $23 million in homeless services spending
  Dr. Robert Ratner, director of Santa Cruz County’s Housing for Health Division,…

• Connectivity in a Crisis
  When you’re getting your go kit together, don’t forget to make sure your phone i…
• Newsom Names Laphonza Butler, Democratic Strategist and Labor Organizer, to be New U.S. Senator
  Pick fulfills Newsom’s pledge to name Black woman to Feinstein’s seat.
• New California Fast Food Minimum Wage Set at $20 Under New Law Signed By Gavin Newsom
  But questions remain whether a boost from $17 to $20 will be enough.
• Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90. ‘Charted Her Own Path’ in a Career Born in the Political Violence of the ’70s
  The longest-serving California senator had a legendary political career spanning…
• Gun Manufacturers Fear Their Days Are Numbered in California as New Anti-Gun Tax Becomes Law
  But federal judge handed gun makers a big victory Friday, overruling “large-capa…
• Border Patrol Policies Route Migrants Through Deadly Imperial Valley Desert
  In the Imperial County desert, a volunteer group routinely maintains large barre…
• Striking Workers Will Get Unemployment Benefits—If Newsom Signs Bill Now on His Desk
  SB 799 gives workers on strike at least two weeks access to state unemployment p…
• Progress Report
  In this issue of The Newsletter, we ponder incremental progress as reflected in…
• What’s New @CALocal: September 2023
  We’ve been busy making California Local better.
• Q&A: Kara Meyberg Guzman of Santa Cruz Local
  Starting, sustaining, and growing a tiny newsroom.

• Vulnerable Arm GPU Drivers Under Active Exploitation, Patches May Not Be Available
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Arm warned on Monday of a…
• Spotify Is Adding Auto-Generated Transcripts To Millions of Podcasts
  Mia Sato writes via The Verge: Spotify is rolling out auto-generated podcast tra…
• Federal Judge Gives Man 8-Year Sentence For Running Unlicensed Bitcoin Exchange
  Ian Freeman, a New Hampshire man in his 40s, has been sentenced to eight years i…
• Supreme Court Rejects IT Worker Challenge of OPT Program
  dcblogs writes: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge against the…
• UK Passport Images Database Could Be Used To Catch Shoplifters
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: Britain’s passport databa…
• YouTuber Jailed For Large-Scale Cable Piracy Scheme
  Bill Omar Carrasquillo, better known by his YouTube name Omi In a Hellcat, has b…
• SBF Considered Paying Trump $5 Billion Not To Run For President
  MacKenzie Sigalos writes via CNBC: Sam Bankman-Fried, the alleged crypto crimina…
• Dead Grandma Locket Request Tricks Bing Chat's AI Into Solving Security Puzzle
  An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Saturday, X-user Denis…
• ESA Delays Vega C Return To Flight To Late 2024
  The return to flight of Europe’s Vega C small launch vehicle has slipped to late…
• IronNet, Founded by Former NSA Director, Shuts Down
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• Connectivity in a Crisis
  When you’re getting your go kit together, don’t forget to make sure your phone i…
• Newsom Names Laphonza Butler, Democratic Strategist and Labor Organizer, to be New U.S. Senator
  Pick fulfills Newsom’s pledge to name Black woman to Feinstein’s seat.
• New California Fast Food Minimum Wage Set at $20 Under New Law Signed By Gavin Newsom
  But questions remain whether a boost from $17 to $20 will be enough.
• Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90. ‘Charted Her Own Path’ in a Career Born in the Political Violence of the ’70s
  The longest-serving California senator had a legendary political career spanning…
• Gun Manufacturers Fear Their Days Are Numbered in California as New Anti-Gun Tax Becomes Law
  But federal judge handed gun makers a big victory Friday, overruling “large-capa…
• Border Patrol Policies Route Migrants Through Deadly Imperial Valley Desert
  In the Imperial County desert, a volunteer group routinely maintains large barre…
• Striking Workers Will Get Unemployment Benefits—If Newsom Signs Bill Now on His Desk
  SB 799 gives workers on strike at least two weeks access to state unemployment p…
• Progress Report
  In this issue of The Newsletter, we ponder incremental progress as reflected in…
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