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Community leaders host rally for Measure E

October 9, 2026

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Watsonville releases General Plan 2050

October 4, 2026

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PVWMA seeks input on land repurposing plan

Local News

Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PVWMA) is seeking public input on a plan that would allow agricultural landowners to voluntarily convert marginal farmland to...

Folkloric attire of Mexico gets the spotlight

Local News

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

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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...

Letters to the Editor Oct 9-15

Letters to the Editor

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...

Detectives reveal new details in Baby Angelita investigation

Local News

A 14-year-old girl who authorities say was sexually abused and impregnated by her father was behind the wheel of a car that ran over...

Election 2026: Measure E would raise county sales tax

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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...

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CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Photo story: Firefighters quell Brennan Street house fire

October 12, 2026

Watsonville firefighters deal with a fire that erupted at a single-story home on the 100 block of Brennan Street Sunday evening. They were dispatched...

Sheriff’s Office investigating Aptos shooting

October 12, 2026

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that occurred on Oct. 10 around 11:30pm, in the area of Center Avenue and...

Parents of 14-year-old arrested in Baby Angelita investigation

October 7, 2026

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...

PVUSD candidate Curt Wilcox arrested on felony charges

October 2, 2026

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...

OPINION

Political rhetoric preceding autocratic rule

October 12, 2026

Many of us were legitimately confused on Jan. 22, 2017 when Kellyanne Conway uttered the phrase “alternate facts.” President Donald Trump’s Senior Counselor during his first term of office dutifully defended Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s factually inaccurate statement that Trump’s inaugural had drawn the “largest audience to ever witness an...