A decade-long rail trail project in Santa Cruz has spiraled into a costly, unrealistic infrastructure fiasco. With $1 billion needed just for bridge repairs and a final price tag nearing $5 billion, it exemplifies how progressive ideals without pragmatic governance fuel public frustration — and inadvertently, MAGA’s political momentum.

Hope is more powerful than fear –– That’s why Rising Worldwide, Santa Cruz’s international anti-human trafficking organization is hosting Rising at the Rio, a night of entertainment to fundraise emergency support for local and global survivors of human trafficking.  

Join us on April 2 at the stunning Chaminade Spa & Resort for an evening of cutting-edge insights, dynamic discussion, and top-tier networking at Beaches, Books, Budgets, and Bots. This exclusive event brings together leading innovators and thought leaders to examine how political instability is shaping our communities and the world at large.

Santa Cruz Works is thrilled to announce an exciting new partnership with the renowned Chaminade Resort & Spa, offering exceptional benefits exclusively for our valued Santa Cruz Works Partners.

Santa Cruz Works and Woodstock's Pizza are thrilled to announce a delicious new partnership, serving up exclusive perks for our valued Business Partners.

Santa Cruz Works warmly welcomes Sunburn Schematics to our thriving innovation community! Founded by Danny Andreev, an accomplished electrical engineer and passionate kite surfer, Sunburn Schematics is an electrical engineering services company proudly rooted in Santa Cruz.

Purcell, a sustainability-driven company focused on reducing food-related waste, has reached a significant milestone by selling out its first manufacturing run of 1,000 bulk food dispensers.

After months of teasing a mountain biking startup on social media, Bay Area riders Nic Bean and Michael Sikand are excited to unveil RECON: a fresh new take on MTB shopping.

CarbonBridge, a standout graduate from Santa Cruz Works Accelerates, is kicking off its seed funding round to scale its groundbreaking bioreactor technology. CarbonBridge's bioreactors uniquely tackle a critical industry bottleneck: the efficient delivery of gases to microbes, enhancing microbial performance dramatically.

UK electric air taxi service is on the horizon! Joby Aviation announces partnership with Virgin Atlantic.

UC Santa Cruz’s Quarry Amphitheater welcomes the Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton on April 26.

Patrick Mottran is excited to announce that Santa Cruz will host its very own Lenny’s Newsletter Community Meetup, bringing together product and growth professionals from across the region. This event is part of a global initiative to connect individuals passionate about product management, growth strategies, and career development.

Do you recall the startup Omni that we interviewed back in January 2024? Omni is a startup filled with ex-Looker talent that is focused on building a business intelligence & embedded analytics platform that empowers everyone to easily analyze data. Omni announces $69 million in Series B funding on its third birthday.

The premier startup and innovation event on the Central Coast returns on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at the Cocoanut Grove in Santa Cruz, CA. Now in its 8th year, Santa Cruz Launchpad 2025 brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and job seekers for an exciting day of startup pitches and career-building opportunities.

Tempest weather technology company plans to introduce domestically-produced compostable and biodegradable packaging for its popular Tempest Weather Systems.

Goodles CEO Jen Zeszut Named on the Inc. Magazine 2025 Female Founders 500 list.

Joby’s Bonny Simi has been recognized by Future Travel for her eVTOL efforts.

As the U.S. government pressures ByteDance to sell TikTok’s American operations or face a ban, the platform’s fate remains uncertain amid shifting deadlines, legal complexities, and the ever-fleeting attention spans of both users and lawmakers.

Forbes partnered with market research firm Statista to identify and assess 3,000 privately-held companies headquartered in the United States and one of those is Santa Cruz company Jane Technologies.

Santa Cruz startup Capstan Medical achieves a medical breakthrough with the first-in-human robotic-assisted mitral valve replacements, signaling a major advancement in minimally invasive heart surgery.