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Folkloric attire of Mexico gets the spotlight

The art of folkloric attire is the focus of the current exhibit at Watsonville Center for the Arts.  Presented by Galeria Plazita, “Threads of Identity”...

PVUSD trustees approve teacher contract

Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees on Wednesday approved a three-year contract with the district’s teachers union, ending more than a year of negotiations...

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Medina a liability to the district I want to address a critical concern regarding the PVUSD district’s liability with regard to workplace safety, and board...

Election 2026: Measure E would raise county sales tax

Santa Cruz County voters will decide on a temporary sales tax to fund county services affected by federal budget cuts in next month’s election.  Measure...

Laird secures funding for healthcare

Last month, Sen. John Laird has secured over $3 million in state funding for advancing healthcare access in Watsonville and the Central Coast region. Watsonville...

Annual folk dance festival wraps up Mexico vacation

It’s still hard to fathom that you can sit on a jet for 2 1/2 hours and step off into a very different world...
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Parents of 14-year-old arrested in Baby Angelita investigation

The parents of a 14-year-old girl at the center of the Baby Angelita investigation have both been arrested, days after the girl was found...
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PVUSD candidate Curt Wilcox arrested on felony charges

The man running for the Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees has been arrested on felony charges. Curt...
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Brett Miller, with ‘appalling’ criminal record, returned to prison

Brett Miller, a Watsonville man with a 40-year history of wild crimes, is going back to prison for two years after 15 years of...

Woman, 78, arrested in hit-and-run crash

An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries early Monday after she was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash that led to an arrest...

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Watsonville Community Hospital is in one of the most consequential periods since returning to public ownership. Today, the hospital is operating with roughly eight days of cash on hand. Before supplemental government payments, daily expenses exceed the cash coming in by approximately $85,000.  Those supplemental payments help close some of the...

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Folkloric attire of Mexico gets the spotlight

The art of folkloric attire is the focus of the current exhibit at Watsonville Center for the Arts.  Presented by Galeria Plazita, “Threads of Identity”...

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