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Happy 1st Birthday, CruzCal!
By Rebecca Unitt City of Santa Cruz Economic Development November 5, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA [Editor’s note: A year ago, Santa Cruz Tech Beat announced the launch of CruzCal with “Community calendar launches with […]
Accelerating technological change triggers regulatory reflex in Santa Cruz
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 4, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA San Francisco voters decisively rejected an attempt to clamp stiff limits on Airbnb and other online […]
Tri-county economy depends on infrastructure, particularly fiber and conduit
By Steve Blum Tellus Venture Associates Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 4, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA More broadband equals more work and fewer cars on the road. “The most important infrastructure for […]
SnapPost Ready for Release in the Apple App Store
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat November 4, 2015 – Santa Cruz, CA Suzanne Wouk was an experienced eBay seller. Motivated by the thought that items stored in closets and garages […]
Santa Cruz’s Big Influence on Personalized Medicine
By Jan Janes Special to Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Researchers and CEOs after their presentations (l-r) Ravi Jain, Managing Director, UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute; Charlie Vaske, CEO NantOmics; Ed Green, Dovetail Genomics; […]
Harry Huskey Honored with Founding Faculty Award
(Contributed) (Photo above: Harry Huskey, in front, poses with his Founding Faculty Award and (L to R) Patrick Mantey, first Dean of the Baskin School of Engineering; Joseph Konopelski, current Dean of the Baskin School […]
Talkin’ tech and other stuff on KSCO Radio
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat (Photo above: Hilary Bryant, Sara Isenberg, and Neil Perlberg, relax after an hour of fun — and local tech — in the KSCO studio on […]
What ever happened to… (part 3)
By Sara Isenberg Founder, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief, Santa Cruz Tech Beat October 29, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA As you know, plenty of companies that land in Santa Cruz, get their 15 minutes of fame, and […]
Looker’s Data-Driven Culture –- It’s not just about the data
(Source: The following LinkedIn article is by Carolyn Hughes, VP, Talent & Culture at Looker.) October 29, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Looker’s VP of Talent & Culture, Carolyn Hughes, explores Looker’s corporate culture The […]
Civinomics Announces New Features: Tagging, Groups, Polls
By Manu Koenig Civinomics October 29, 2015 — Santa Cruz, CA Since the beginning, we envisaged civinomics as a tool for cooperative company/organization decision making, in addition to a tool for public engagement and government […]