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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Steve Blank Resigns from Pentagon Panel

Steve Blank resigned in protest at the Trump White House's recent purge of the board's membership, replacing members with arch Trump loyalists and campaign staffers.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Recording: Community Speed Investing

Santa Cruz Works and Sail Community Capital announce the first in a series of events enabling our community to invest in local startups. A bit of Shark Tank with the heart of Santa Cruz.

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The Future of Drone Technology

The advancements made in drone technology have been able to provide solutions and encounter new discoveries, which can be amazing or frightening.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Drive-in Movie Night Comes to the Capitola Mall

Santa Cruz based audio/visual company, JBQAV and Capitola Mall’s chief of operations are happy to announce a drive-in movie night showing a classic & family friendly film for the holidays on December 20th, 2020.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Awardees: Hometown Heroes 2020

There were 50+ nominees for Hometown Heroes 2020. In this article, watch each of the 17 Awardees make their acceptance speech.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Slugs Lauded as Hometown Heroes

UC Santa Cruz is well represented at this year’s Santa Cruz Works Hometown Heroes awards ceremony, with Chancellor Cynthia Larive, a host of faculty and staff members, and numerous alumni slated to be honored.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Walk The Talk EPISODE 1 - Toby Corey

Watch Toby Corey talk with Aaron Huang about Get Virtual. Learn how Get Virtual is helping local businesses affected by COVID-19 the tools to adapt to the virtual landscape.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Nominees: Hometown Heroes 2020

There are so many people who rose up to help our community in 2020. These are some of the nominees who did not receive awards, but deserve our praise and admiration.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Flash Tour: Annieglass

Watch this 20-minute Flash Tour, an interview with Ann Morhauser, and a tour of the Annieglass factory. It is a must see…and a MUST BUY!

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Advantages of Accountability

Accountability is helpful in keeping individuals focused on the fulfillment of their goals, as well as building a support system.

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Adrian Dolatschko Adrian Dolatschko

Diving Deep into the Data on COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic, in its rampage across the world, has escaped reason, upended countless lives, and only grown as a subject of obscurity. In the classic fashion of an inventive mind, Cloud Brigade’s Chris Miller saw a challenge and technical solution within heaps of unapplied data.

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