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The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday is set to consider two ordinances aimed at reducing plastic waste at retail checkouts and tightening rules on...

Part 3: Stepping into Arizona’s history

Travel

Two nights at Miracle Springs Resort and Spa in Desert Hot Springs, as it has in the past, offered a relaxing, quiet spot in...

Part 2: Through a storm and into the calm of the desert

Travel

On day two of our two-week road trip, my wife Sarah and I said goodbye to Bakersfield and drove southeast on Hwy 58 toward...

A road trip through California and Arizona, part 1

Travel

Thanksgiving this year included a 2,575-mile road trip, 21 relatives, two states, eight motels and a wide array of restaurants, both great and not...

PV Arts readies first show of 2026

Local News

Pajaro Valley Arts is preparing for its first show in 2026, an annual members’ exhibit titled “Welcome Home.” Curated by first-time curator Jim Turner, the...

Annual Santa Cruz Fungus Fair approaches

Local News

The Santa Cruz Fungus Fair is set to run Jan. 9-11 in Santa Cruz. Without fungus, there would be no bread, cheese, beer, or wine,...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Teen arrested after chase

January 9, 2026

A routine traffic stop turned into a chase late Tuesday night that ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected gang member and the...

Photo story: Pickup goes off-road

January 9, 2026

North Monterey County Fire officials join American Medical Response paramedics in treating the male driver of a pickup who veered off of Hall Road...

Mountain lion seen on Main Street

January 9, 2026

Watsonville police warned Wednesday that a mountain lion was seen behind 1075 Main Street heading toward Harkins Slough Road. The department said that residents should...

Photo story: Floodwaters cover Elkhorn Road

January 4, 2026

After their truck stalled in this flooded section of Elkhorn Road Saturday these men wait for help. Scores of motorists were turned away at...

OPINION

Letters to the Editor Jan. 9-15

January 9, 2026

Addressing boisterous, long PVUSD meetings What occurred at the PVUSD board meeting last month should never have happened. Trustee Joy Flynn’s response to a shout from the crowd about “blood on your hands” posed no threat, and was likely a reference to a belief that cutting mental health positions may...