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Doug Erickson 5/11/22 Doug Erickson 5/11/22

Measure D: Don't Rip Up Our Tracks

This guest commentary is from Peggy Dolgenos of Cruzio. Each week in May, we will post opinions from both sides of this issue.

Doug Erickson 5/11/22 Doug Erickson 5/11/22

Recording: AI for Knuckleheads

Artificial intelligence includes many specialized algorithims which process large sets of data. The panel discussed various types of AI as well as the considerations underlying their use and application.

Malina Long 5/10/22 Malina Long 5/10/22

Santa Cruz County Bank Hires Randy Lagomarsino

Randy Lagomarsino joins Santa Cruz County Bank.

Malina Long 5/10/22 Malina Long 5/10/22

New Housing Need Report Highlights Housing Affordability Challenges for Low-Income Families in the Monterey Bay Region: What Can Local Leaders Do to Help?

California Housing Partnership recently released a report detailing the increased cost of living in the Monterey Bay region and more findings.

Doug Erickson 5/10/22 Doug Erickson 5/10/22

Ambient Photonics Raised $31M Series A

With $32M Series A, Ambient will build the world’s largest U.S.-based low-light solar cell production facility in Santa Cruz.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/10/22 Matthew Swinnerton 5/10/22

Joby Confirms Revolutionary Low Noise Footprint Following NASA Testing

Joby Aviation announced that its full-size pre-production aircraft has successfully demonstrated its revolutionary low noise profile, following acoustic testing completed with NASA.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/9/22 Matthew Swinnerton 5/9/22

Zero Motorcycles Directors Win on the Raceway

A few of our Directors at Zero moonlight as road racers and competed in last weekend's AHRMA round at Thunderhill Raceway. These guys have a genuine passion for racing.

Malina Long 5/6/22 Malina Long 5/6/22

WeatherFlow-Tempest Wraps Successful Growth Capital Raise

AI and data-driven weather technology company, WeatherFlow has raised $2.5 million utilizing an innovative equity crowdfunding approach.

5/4/22 5/4/22

Parallel Flight Technologies Expands Operations to European Market

Parallel Flight Technologies European operations will be led by seasoned aviation executive, Chris Krajewski. Krajewski's career spans over 35 years in the aviation and energy markets.

Doug Erickson 5/4/22 Doug Erickson 5/4/22

Measure D: Santa Cruz Works Subscriber Surve

Last week we launched a survey to our subscribers to learn about their position on Measure D in the upcoming midterm elections. The number of responses we received were wonderful!

Malina Long 5/4/22 Malina Long 5/4/22

Community Leaders Gather for Climatize's Santa Cruz Climate Consortium

On April 29th, community leaders and climate advocates gathered together to connect and discuss climate developments.

Malina Long 5/4/22 Malina Long 5/4/22

AWS Amplify Studio Helps Companies Accelerate App Development

AWS’s Amplify Studio helps developers visually build complete, customized apps in hours instead of weeks.

Doug Erickson 5/4/22 Doug Erickson 5/4/22

Measure D: Express Bus a Valid Local Transit Option

For those who need to commute between north and south Santa Cruz County, the proposed Rail Trail already has a valid competitor, other than a car.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/4/22 Matthew Swinnerton 5/4/22

Santa Cruz County Bank Hires Chief Risk Officer Maxwell Sinclair

Santa Cruz County Bank today announced Maxwell Sinclair has joined the Bank as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/4/22 Matthew Swinnerton 5/4/22

Looker Founder Helps Create New Data Exploration Language, Malloy

Lloyd Tabb is keeping busy since Looker was sold to Google back in 2019. The latest open source project for the prolific computer scientist and his Google team is Malloy, a new language that’s based on SQL.

Matthew Swinnerton 5/3/22 Matthew Swinnerton 5/3/22

TMAP Joins Joby and SKT in Partnership to Bring Air Taxi Service to South Korea

TMAP, South Korea's largest mobility platform, will join Joby's partnership with SK Telecom to bring aerial ridesharing services to Korea.

Malina Long 5/3/22 Malina Long 5/3/22

Calling Employers to Santa Cruz Launchpad 2022

The largest job fair in Santa Cruz is back for the 5th year. If you are an employer trying to hire, or building your hiring pipeline, this is the one event you won’t want to miss.