Morales-Rocha’s advocacy is credited with helping to kick-start a countywide partnership working to bridge the stubborn “last mile” of Santa Cruz County’s digital divide and extend reliable internet to thousands of families.
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21 for ’21: Toby Corey rallying small businesses to ‘adapt-or-die’ in a post-pandemic world
The former Silicon Valley entrepreneur/executive is adamant that consumer behavior has changed and will never go back to what it once was pre-COVID-19. His mission is to help them adapt.
‘Why We’re Polarized’ author Ezra Klein headlines UCSC virtual lecture
Former Vox editor and writer Klein, now with the New York Times, joins British journalist Will Davies in an online talk called ‘Living in Frayed Democracy’
The robots are coming to harvest food. What will it mean for farmworkers and communities like Watsonville?
The COVID-19 pandemic is making automation more appealing to farmers and investors. But advocates say not everyone is likely to benefit equally from the shift.

