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Digest #137

Here's the news you need to know for this week.

The part of MBEP's summit last week that was most inspiring tome was the AgTech panel. I am following up with Driscoll's,Hahn Family Winery, and others so we can learn about thecutting edge technology they're using to run their businesses.

Startup Grind has invited me to be the featured guest at theirMonday, May 16, 6pm, Fireside Chat at NextSpace in SantaCruz. You're invited. Come network and nosh. I hear they'reproviding beer, wine, and food. Get the details in the articlebelow, and rsvp.

The region is buzzing. Salinas debuted their new solar farm.Cruzio and the City of Santa Cruz are moving forward with thefiber project. A Seattle writer reflects from afar what we're doinghere (without fiber). Find out why Lightspeed POS (originallyMerchantOS) is closing their Santa Cruz office. StartupChallenge is gearing up for their May 6 event where 26 finalistswill vie for top prizes. SlugRoute is helping riders track campusshuttles on UCSC campus.

Boo hoo. The last broadcast of GeekSpeak will be this Saturday,May 7, 11am to 12 noon. They will keep producing the podcast,but KUSP 88.9 is selling its FM signal. GeekSpeak is a realSanta Cruz gem.

All this, and more! Scroll down and start reading the news!

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Sara IsenbergFounder, Publisher, Editor-in-ChiefSanta Cruz Tech Beathttp://santacruztechbeat.com

Top Stories The collision of IoT with the world of bigdata in the Monterey Bay region'sagricultural sector is revealing newproblems. Read this story.

Lightspeed POS is closing their SantaCruz office because ... well, read thearticle... Read this story.

You're invited! Santa Cruz Tech Beatpublisher bares (almost) all at May 16Startup Grind Fireside Chat. 6pm atNextSpace. Read this story.

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Update from Cruzio: Santa Cruz FiberProject is on track to break ground in early2017. Read this story.

Seattle GCN writer on Santa Cruz: Gettingto gigabit internet without fiber. Read thisstory.

Open source CRM software and a richerextension ecosystem are some of thebenefits of X2CRM's newly releasedversion 6.0. Read this story.

SlugRoute, a mobile app to track shuttlesin real time, launches at UC Santa Cruz.Read this story.

Salinas debuts the city's new solar farm.The photovoltaic cells begin operatinglater this month. Read this story.

Twenty-six finalists from this year'sStartup Challenge competition willcompete at CSUMB on May 6 for the grandprizes. Read this story.

Salinas students get "CSin3" degreesthanks to orchid grower. The programguides students to a degree in computerscience in only three years. Read thisstory.

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MBEP's second summit touts the area'seconomic strengths while alsoacknowledging some challenges that lieahead. Read this story.

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Events Note: Dates, times, and locations are allsubject to change. Be sure to check theevent website for your event.

Tue May 3, 7pm: Drupal Groupmonthly meeting at NextSpace.

Wed May 3, 4:10-5:20pm: herScriptmonthly meeting at CSUMB BITBuilding.

Wed May 4, 2-5pm: STEAM Into theGalaxy: Star Wars Day at Santa CruzPublic Library, Downtown Branch.

Wed May 4, 6pm: Santa Cruz New TechMeetup at Cruzio.

Thu May 5, 5:30: Buffer Local Santa

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Cruz Meetup at Midtown Cafe, 1121Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz.

Fri May 6, 3-7pm: Startup ChallengeVenture Showcase at CSUMB.

Sat May 7, 11am-12noon: Lastbroadcast of GeekSpeak on KUSPradio, 88.9.

Tue May 10, 6pm: Startup MontereyBay Tech Meetup at The Press Club,Seaside.

Thu May 12, 2pm, SummerEntrepreneurship AcademyInformational Session at UCSC, E2,Room 599.

Fri May 13, 12noon-3pm, Santa CruzHackerspace Meetup at CabrilloCollege STEM Building 800, Room 828.

Sat May 14, 10am: Santa Cruz WebDevelopers Meetup at NextSpace.

Mon May 16, 6pm: Startup GrindMonterey Bay Hosts Sara Isenberg,networking and fireside chat, includinga few dirty little secrets from Santa Cruztech at NextSpace.

Mon May 16, 6:30pm: Salinas AgTechMeetup at CSUMB Salinas City Center.

View more events on our EVENTS page.

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