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• The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom
  By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday started tearing down part of the East Wing,…
• 49ers lose edge rusher Bryce Huff for two weeks with hamstring strain
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• Trump vows to reach a ‘fantastic deal’ with China after future meeting with Xi
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• Golf simulator BetterGolf opens in Capitola Mall
  CAPITOLA — Corbin Taylor, a 24-year-old firefighter and aspiring golfer, stood on the golf course green, pract…
• Photo | Time to reflect
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• Photos | The ocean sprays at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz
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• Encompass Community Services CEO departs abruptly after brief tenure
  SANTA CRUZ — The leader of Santa Cruz County’s largest community-based nonprofit has abruptly departed from th…
• Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says
  By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency tasked with overseeing the U.S. nuclear stockpile has beg…
• US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now
  By CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An appeals court on Monday put on hold a lower court rul…

• How 2 legendary impressionist painters have a chat at SF museum
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  SANTA CLARA — Already challenged in terms of a pass rush, the 49ers got some bad…
• Nuclear security agency begins furloughing workers as part of shutdown, energy secretary says
  By MATTHEW DALY WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal agency tasked with overseeing the…
• Roseville motorcyclist dies in East Bay freeway collision
  OAKLAND — A motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon in a multi-vehicle collisio…
• How to watch Arsenal vs Atlético de Madrid
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• Big Ten power rankings: Ohio State on top, Washington slips, Minnesota jumps and the cellar remains unchanged
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• Trump administration can deploy National Guard in Portland, appeals court says
  By Karina Tsui | CNN A Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Monday will allow t…
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• Warriors have plan for Luka, Lakers with LeBron James out for opener
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• Looted Louvre treasures may never be found, experts say
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• An Otterly Excellent Story
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• Local Businesses & Giant Octopus Celebrate Cruzio’s 35th Birthday
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• Giant Slugs & Giant Sloths — That’s So Santa Cruz
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• 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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• Black-footed Cats
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• Cruzio Got a Grant. What That Means for You
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• Man Is Arrested After Threatening to Open Fire at Atlanta Airport, Police Say
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• To Counter China’s Hold on Rare Minerals, Trump Turns to Australia
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• Appeals Court Ruling Allows Trump to Deploy National Guard Troops to Portland
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• White House Scrambles to Preserve Gaza Deal Amid Concerns About Netanyahu
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• Trump’s Lust for Desecration
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• Gaza Humanitarian Foundation Operations Unravel
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• Daniel Naroditsky, Chess Grandmaster, Dies at 29
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• White House begins demolishing part of East Wing for Trump ballroom
  Crews tore down a massive covered entryway and windows in the East Wing to make…
• Lisbon funicular crash initial report reveals litany of failings
  A preliminary report says a cable that broke on the Glória funicular last month…
• US strikes on Latin American 'drug boats': What do we know, and are they legal?
  Experts have suggested several attacks launched by the US may be illegal under i…
• Catholic clergy sex abuse survivors hopeful after Pope Leo meeting
  The Pope acknowledged “resistance in some parts of the world” to permanently rem…
• Former NFL player Doug Martin dies in police custody in California
  His former team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said they were “deeply saddened” by t…
• Palestinian woman in hospital after being clubbed by masked Israeli settler
  The attacker is seen striking the 55-year-old woman with a large wooden stick du…
• These confederate statues caused US protests. Knocked down, they're the centre of a new art show
  The 18 decommissioned Confederate monuments have been deconstructed and displaye…
• Hamas is a pale shadow of what it was – but it could yet reinvent itself
  After governing with an iron rod for so many years, is Hamas really prepared to…
• Kevin Federline has held off writing about Britney Spears. Until now
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• Zelensky ready to join Trump-Putin talks after 'frank' White House meeting
  The US and Russian presidents announced on Thursday that they planned to meet in…

• 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
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• ‘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
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• Transportation commission considers options for midcounty rail trail amid $77 million shortfall
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• The News: October 20, 2025
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• Doing Good: Michael Lewis and Santa Cruz Online
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• The News: September 22, 2025
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• Schwarzenegger on Prop 50: Attack or 'Balancing Act?'
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• The News: September 29, 2025
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• Claude Code Gets a Web Version
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• Hackers Say They Have Personal Data of Thousands of NSA and Other Government Officials
  An anonymous reader shares a report: A hacking group that recently doxed hundred…
• Louvre Museum Security 'Outdated and Inadequate' at Time of Heist
  A Court of Accounts report written before Sunday’s theft of crown jewels from th…
• Nvidia CEO Says Company Went from 95% to 0 Market Share in China
  Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says his company has lost all access to China’s market a…
• Google To Let 'Superfans' Test In-Development Pixel Phones
  Google plans to let Pixel smartphone enthusiasts test out the company’s next han…
• OpenAI's 'Embarrassing' Math
  An anonymous reader writes: “Hoisted by their own GPTards.” That’s how Meta’s Ch…
• The Sims Mobile is Shutting Down Next Year
  The Sims is in a period of transition — and as part of that, the ongoing mobile…
• China Accuses NSA of Hacking National Timekeeping Agency
  China says it has uncovered what it describes as irrefutable evidence of America…
• Experts Hail 'Remarkable' Success of Electronic Implant in Restoring Sight
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• Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
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• The News: October 20, 2025
  Busy news week: No Kings rallies were hoppin’; Governor Newsom signs hundreds of…
• Good Government and Bad Faith
  The League of Women Voters and Common Cause have both decried the tactics of a w…
• 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…
• Schwarzenegger on Prop 50: Attack or 'Balancing Act?'
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• The News: September 29, 2025
  Counties and municipalities throughout the state are polishing their General Pla…

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