Steve Blum: SB 917 is a plausible PG&E public buyout plan, if the public wants to pay the price
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates February 11, 2020 — Santa Cruz, CA A credible PG&E public takeover plan is on the table in the California..
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Make Agtech Work For You at the 7th Annual Salinas Valley AgTech Summit
Source: WGCIT AgTech Blog February 11, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Image source: WGCIT AgTech Blog) 7th Annual Salinas Valley Agtech Summit Date: March 17- 18,..
Salinas Valley Energy Forum Attracts Record Audience
Source: WGCIT AgTech Blog February 11, 2020 — Salinas, CA (Photo: Panel of expert energy developers provide insight at Salinas Valley Energy Forum. Source:..
Saudi Arabia’s Abdul Latif Jameel bets on flying taxis with Joby Aviation
(Source: The National) February 2, 2020 —Santa Cruz, CA Family-owned conglomerate becomes a new investor in air-taxi start-up’s funding round. Joby..
Local Launchpad iiED Hosts Startup Weekend
Sarah Vickers-Webb Production & Editorial Assistant Santa Cruz Tech Beat January 28, 2020 — Seaside, CA (Photo above: Startup Weekend Monterey Bay..
Joby Aviation plans to build a massive factory for flying cars in Marina
By Asaf Shaley Monterrey County Weekly January 21, 2020 — Marina, CA (Images: Construction of the Joby plant’s first phase is scheduled to begin this..
Uber’s plan to launch an air taxi service in 2023 just got a boost from Joby Aviation
By Andrew J. Hawkins The Verge December 21, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: An older rendering of Joby Aviation’s aircraft; the company has not..
UCSC HCI Experts Help Mediate between Oceangoing Robots, Scientists and Engineers
By James McGirk Baskin School of Engineering, UCSC December 12, 2019 — Santa Cruz, CA How to streamline the garbled three-way conversation between..
This Woman Entrepreneur Gives Farmers Information – to Grow
By Amy Wu Farms to Incubators December 3, 2019 — Salinas, CA (Photo above: Martha Montoya, President of AGTools. Source: Techonomy website)..
SVBJ honors Digital Nest with Community Impact Award
By Sonya Herrera Silicon Valley Business Journal November 19, 2019 — Watsonville, CA (Photo above: Jacob Martinez, at rear, leads a project management..