When CruzHacks 2025’s WiFi crashed on day one, local ISP Cruzio swooped in to save the day. Within an hour, they restored blazing-fast internet for 400+ hackers. Thanks to Cruzio and City staff, the hackathon was back on track—proving once again that Santa Cruz’s tech community is small but mighty.

On February 15th, the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved Resolution T-17810, giving the green light to Cruzio’s Equal Access Summits to the Sea (EAS2C) grant proposal.

We invite all Santa Cruz County educators, students, and community members to our Spring ThinkBig event on April 12th. Join us at DigitalNEST in Watsonville and Cruzio Internet in Santa Cruz.

Santa Cruz Works can confirm that a source close to James Hackett and Chris Frost from Cruzio Internet will be opening up an In-N-Out Burger the first week of May.

James Hackett and Chris Frost were named Titans of Tech 2022 for their work on providing broadband to those in need during COVID. This is a spotlight on James Hackett.

Two of the oldest internet service providers in the country — and among the few independent ISPs remaining from the early boom years of the internet — are merging.

We asked Steve Blum and James Hackett what the proposed $94 billion bill for the Digital Divide could mean for Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties.

Thirty years ago, Cruzio Internet launched in Santa Cruz. The pioneering company, which is one of the largest independent internet service providers in California, has since helped countless businesses and people connect with others, both locally and globally. Recently, Cruzio made a significant investment in downtown Santa Cruz: an all-fiber gigabit network.