Watsonville natural bath, body and skincare company Smith & Vandiver doesn’t normally produce hand cleanser, but they’ve mobilized during this crisis.

Confused about new tax provisions and economic relief available to businesses hit by COVID-19? David Doolin explains.

Did you miss last weeks “Ride Out the Wave!” concert with Taylor Rae on Facebook live? Watch the full show here.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has begun accepting initial screening applications from companies looking for a piece of the ~$350B allocated for loans.

The Santa Cruz tech community rise up to help the health crisis: Amazon, Bay Fed, Blume, Cabrillo College,, Joby, Looker, more!

A fundamental change has rippled throughout education services in Santa Cruz and across the nation: the dramatic move to completely online courses.

One of our favorite Santa Cruz mountain bike riders and kiters writes to us from Malaysia about combating C19.

More than ever, people are looking for ways to calm down, mitigate stress, and deal with the onslaught of daily emotional challenges. They’re turning to meditation apps.

Thanks for Santa Cruz Economic Development, you can stay informed about help for small businesses and taxpayers, updated rules and regulations, and more, all in one place.

The productOps team was recognized as a Spotlight Project team in the Epidemiology and Science of Disease category for the Pandemic Response Hackathon out of 230 project teams that entered.

When predicting an individual’s income potential, the False Negative Rate (FNR) is highest among gender, race, relationship, education, and occupation.

April 1 was National Census Day! That’s right, there’s a day dedicated to help spread awareness on the importance of the Census.

Buy a gift card from your favorite local business and attend a free online concert this Friday night.

It is happening. Global merger and acquisition activity fell sharply in the first quarter of 2020,

So we thought we would have a little Zoom fun. Submit a screenshot of you with a funny or interestig background. We will pick three of our favorites and show them at the Santa Cruz Works New Tech Goes Virtual event this Wednesday.

CHALLENGE JOIN BY April 3rd. Give a Breath Challenge by Munich Re and Fraunhofer is a global challenge to identify the best 3D-printable designs to enable the immediate, decentralized production of emergency equipment.

As the Coronavirus pandemic worsens, congressional leadership is racing to complete a $2 trillion support package.

We are very sad to announce the passing of Michael Lund who helped the Santa Cruz biotech community make huge strides even while facing aggressive pancreatic cancer.

Disinformation is spreading hand and hand with COVID-19. While we all try to make sense of the virus by staying indoors and social distancing, some…

How has the health crisis impacted venture capital and startups? Advice from 5 local angels. And special guest: Ralph the Knucklehead of Silicon Valley.