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Serena Ramirez Serena Ramirez

Community Leadership Visit: San Luis Obispo

The Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce invites community leaders to join the 2025 Community Leadership Visit to San Luis Obispo, offering a unique opportunity to collaborate, network, and explore proven strategies for economic vitality, innovation, and sustainability.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Finding and Securing Qualified Local IT Talent

Are you looking for skilled, motivated, and loyal entry-level IT employees? Cabrillo College's innovative Computer Information Systems (CIS) Apprenticeship program is designed to meet local industry demands by preparing talent specifically for IT Support Specialist and Cyber Security roles.

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Serena Ramirez Serena Ramirez

Wharf Wednesdays 2025 with Event Santa Cruz

Join us at Wharf Wednesdays for a month of live music, raffles, prizes, and fun! The Santa Cruz Wharf has supported us for 100 years, Now is the time for us to support the Wharf!

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Fires at Moss Landing: Disruption in Monterey County

The Moss Landing fire exposed challenges in lithium energy storage, underscored health and environmental risks, and highlighted the need for innovation, diverse energy solutions, and community resilience for a sustainable future.

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Doug Erickson Doug Erickson

Double-Down on Joby?

The Motley Fool's opinion on Joby Aviation flipped faster than an eVTOL doing barrel rolls. Once skeptical of Joby’s cash burn and risks, they’re now singing its praises, citing FAA progress and soaring stock.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Titans 2024 Photos

Check out photos from out 2024 Titans event! Let us know if you see yourself in any photos and send us any photos you took!

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Serena Ramirez Serena Ramirez

EcoViz: UCSC Envisioning Climate Solutions

EcoViz, co-developed by UCSC’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, uses advanced visualization to help communities and policymakers tackle climate change and natural disasters.

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Malina Long Malina Long

Free OPEN Passes to DeveloperWeek 2025

DeveloperWeek 2025 is the world’s largest independent engineering conference & expo where thousands of developers, engineers, software architects, managers, and executives converge to discover the latest engineering innovations.

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Matthew Swinnerton Matthew Swinnerton

Swallowed by the Sun by Peter Chester

Event Santa Cruz is running a music video extravaganza called New Music January. The event features 26 new music videos created by a diverse range of local bands and artists. Today we’d like to feature one of the musicians who is also a regular at Santa Cruz Works events.

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