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PVUSD Chief Business Officer Gerardo Castillo resigns

June 26, 2026

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Advocates call for larger school pesticide buffer zones

June 18, 2026

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Meat markets grapple with price hikes

June 11, 2026

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Nuñez wins Santa Cruz County supervisor race

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Tony Nuñez will be the next Santa Cruz County Supervisor representing the 4th District after final election results certified Friday showed he secured an...

Supervisors delay vote on arts funding cuts

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Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday postponed until June 30 a decision on proposed cuts to local arts funding after hearing from dozens of...

PVUSD trustees table $192M bond measure

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The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday declined to place a $192 million school facilities bond measure on the November...

Watsonville May Soon Implement “no encampment zones”

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Watsonville may soon draw out designated “no encampment zones” which would bar unhoused individuals from setting up tents, parking RVs or using cooking supplies...

Have a blast: Fireworks sales begin July 1

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Every year, nonprofits set up firework stands throughout the city of Watsonville, with the proceeds going to fund their activities. Sales rubn July 1-4....

First responders train for an active shooter

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More than 150 law officials—from police and deputies to state park rangers and the Highway Patrol—were joined by 80 firefighters and paramedics over a...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

WPD officer hurt in foot pursuit

June 22, 2026

This story was updated at 5pm, June 22 A Watsonville Police officer was injured on the job Monday morning during a pursuit of a woman...

PVUSD threat suspect arrested

June 19, 2026

Editor's note: this story has been updated with a response from Lookout CEO Ken Doctor. A 22-year-old woman accused of threatening the Pajaro Valley Unified...

One East Lake Avenue crash victim identified

June 16, 2026

One of the teen victims killed in a two-car crash just outside Watsonville Sunday night has been identified as Carlos Angeles from Soquel. His...

Capitola police: man took photos of girls at beach

June 15, 2026

Capitola police are asking for the public’s help after a Soquel man was arrested in connection with an investigation involving children at Capitola Beach. Derek...

OPINION

I recently read “The Cult of Trump” by Dr. Steven Hassan, which was published in 2019—before Mr. Trump was first elected president. Hassan was actually in a cult in the early 1970s: The Unification Church, nicknamed “The Moonies,” so named because its leader was Reverend Sun Myung Moon, a South...