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Bud Colligan Recognized as 2016 California Steward Leader
(Contributed) December 14, 2016 — Marina, CA (Photo above: Congressman-elect Jimmy Panetta introduces Bud Colligan, as a 2016 Steward Leadership Awardee at the 2016 CA Economic Summit. Source: Facebook) [Editor’s note: I first met Bud […]
Startup Weekend Monterey Bay 2017 Registration Now Open
By Noah Rappahahn CSUMB December 14, 2016 — Seaside, CA Registration for the 2017 Startup Weekend to be held at Cal State Monterey Bay on Jan. 27-29, 2017 is now open for all college students […]
Kick off 2017 with green tech at Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup
(Contributed) December 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Let’s start 2017 with some serious green tech! Santa Cruz New Tech Meetup January 4, 2017 Doors open at 5:30pm, program starts at 7pm. NOTE: Hotel Paradox […]
You missed AWS Office Hours? Watch the video.
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 14, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA You may have read our recent article, Curious about Amazon Web Services? Attend first AWS Office Hours, (11/9/16). […]
UC Santa Cruz team chosen to compete in Amazon’s Alexa Prize Challenge
By Tim Stephens UC Santa Cruz December 9, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Photo above: The UC Santa Cruz SlugBots team: Jiaqi Wu, Kevin Bowden, Amita Misra, Marilyn Walker, and Shereen Oraby. Credit: Yin Wu) […]
Shall we bring the “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” to Santa Cruz?
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 8, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA (Image source) New York was the first city to pass The Freelancers Wage Theft Protection Act. This bill […]
Watch: Monterey Bay Community Power gains momentum
Source: Monterey Bay Community Power. December 8, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Nineteen Local Governments Signal Interest to Join Monterey Bay Community Power Following approximately 100 community meetings and presentations, as well as in-depth discussions […]
Meet CEOs from Driscoll’s Berries, Taylor Farms, other ag companies
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat December 8, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA [Note: Typically I would not tell Santa Cruz Tech Beat readers about an event in Menlo Park. However […]
TechCrunch: Inboard’s M1 electric skateboard offers stiff competition
By Stefan Etienne TechCrunch December 8, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA The Inboard M1 brings a new take to the category, with hubless motors that are planted into the rear wheels of the board. This […]
Case study: How to build a successful online learning community
By Claire Schneeberger Chief Innovation Officer, Monarch Media December 8, 2016 — Santa Cruz, CA Lessons from pepnet2 Sparking learners’ motivation is one of the hardest things to do in online education. How do you […]