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Malina Long Malina Long

Cannabis Meets Cosmetics

As the world sheds the misleading politics of “The War on Drugs”, many new startups are sprouting. Learn about Phil’s path to cannabis and becoming COO of a cosmetics brand.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Santa Cruz Startup: WaterBrake

Ron Green launches a Kickstarter campaign to fund his new invention: WaterBrake: a wireless foot-switch that prevents precious water waste.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Makua App Goes Alpha

Join the Makua Alpha program to explore nonprofits, get inspired to give, and easily make donations to organizations that are making a difference.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Blue Innovation 2022

Did you miss Blue Innovation 2022? Check out this recap, and article. Special thanks to Santa Cruz County Bank as our primary sponsor.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Think Big: Choose a Career in Gaming

How do you take a passion for playing games and turn that into a career making games? During this two hour FREE event, UCSC Professor Jim Whitehead will introduce students, educators, general public, etc. to a career track for those who are passionate about gaming career options.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Introducing The All-New DSR/X From Zero Motorcycles

Introducing the all-new DSR/X from Zero Motorcycles — The world's first electric adventure sport bike, purpose-built to handle everything from the twists and turns of mountain roads to taming terrain beyond where the road ends.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Blue Innovation Day One Exhibition

The first day of Blue Innovation 2022 was a fantastic success with over 1,000 attendees and nearly 50 exhibits. We will provide a full story and video of all 3 days by the end of September. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Flying the Joby eVTOL Simulator

See what it's like to fly the Joby eVTOL. Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association's Tom Horne flew the simulator at Joby's office in Washington, DC.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Blue Innovation: MERGE4 Ocean Theme Socks

We are thrilled that MERGE4 will be exhibiting at Blue Innovation 2022. Santa Cruz Works subscribers get a 20% discount for online orders by using this promotion code: m4scworks2021

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