Two Santa Cruz outrigger teams are heading to Kauaʻi’s 37-mile Na Pali Challenge and seeking a local sponsor to help cover their $1,800 chase boat.

Greg Kelly of Insperity hosted friends of Santa Cruz Works aboard the O'Neill Sea Odyssey catamaran on July 15 — a flawless summer sail of wind, wine, shearwaters, and the bay at its generous best.

A Scripps master's thesis by Adelka Hancova finds that discarded polyester releases methane, CO₂, and carbon monoxide as it degrades in the sun — emissions no climate inventory currently counts.

UC Santa Cruz researchers are monitoring Southern California wetlands to measure carbon storage, methane emissions, and air quality. Their findings could help California make smarter decisions about future climate investments and restoration projects.

Business environments continue changing at a pace that requires professionals to keep developing their skills. But not everyone has the capacity to pursue additional education. Online MBA programs have become an increasingly popular option because they allow professionals to continue working while building the business knowledge needed for future opportunities.

Check out the FREE Family Education, Arts & Innovation Showcase on Saturday, July 18, from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM at Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz.

Designed for families with children ages 8–12, this interactive event features hands-on activities in art, music, dance, theatre, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.

Santa Cruz County has the talent to grow, but local wages are not keeping pace with the cost of living. By creating more high-paying jobs, internships, and training opportunities, our tech community can help more people build lasting careers here.

America's AI boom is colliding with America's water bills and power grids — and towns are fighting back. Which makes one company's weird question suddenly serious: what if the data center just... left Earth?

Planning on hiring this fall? Access2Employment is currently seeking employers to join their annual job fair on Oct 1.

Life's second half arrives without ceremony — and the strategies that built your first half will quietly sabotage it. Drawing on Jung, Rohr, and one business owner's discovery of "eternity," this is the case for trading achievement for attention, role for soul.

Capitola is moving forward with 52 new affordable homes on 38th Avenue, a project that could help local workers and families stay in Santa Cruz County as housing costs continue to pressure the local economy.

Danny Bernstein's Reservoir Farms announces its first out-of-state expansion, a Yuma, Arizona pilot opening October 1, 2026 — giving robotics startups year-round field access by following America's leafy greens from Salinas to the desert.

Angelica Glass, Santa Cruz Local, has just released her new book “Scavenging Beauty” - a memoir in walks. The book follows her journey through walking every street in Santa Cruz County. She finds unexpected healing and a passion for photography.

Line Mobility's elevated pod system promises to move ten times more people than a bus at a fraction of rail's cost — and founder Robert wants Santa Cruz to be first in line.

Santa Cruzian Ed Colligan — Palm, Handspring, Treo, Pre — just entered the Computer History Museum's Hall of Fellows alongside Jeff Hawkins and Donna Dubinsky. The smartphone in your pocket owes him a royalty check.

Affordable housing isn't a vibe — it's a formula. Here's how the 30% rule, hidden $1,160 studios, and a slow-motion machine called filtering actually decide who gets to live here.

Localfit, now in closed beta, matches Bay Area and Santa Cruz makers with vendor events that fit their products, budget, and goals — scoring markets transparently, organizing applications, and making local market access more equitable for small businesses and communities.

Santa Cruz Works members now get access to $3.2M+ in additional startup perks through Startup Science, adding 45+ vendor discounts on top of SCW’s existing $1M+ member benefits.

Three billion-dollar companies, two IPOs, and one Tesla merger later, Toby Corey is spilling what it really takes to build a venture-backed business that lasts, join us July 29th for the CEO Works Luncheon.

Three accelerator wins in seven days, $85K in non-dilutive funding, and a Santa Cruz-born startup working to make childbirth safer just got a whole lot closer to the delivery room.