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DA announces arrest in 2009 murder of Santa Cruz teen
SANTA CRUZ—A man wanted for the 2009 murder of a Santa Cruz boy was brought back to the United States Monday after...Buses keep rolling after METRO employee tests positive for Covid-19
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A Santa Cruz METRO employee has tested positive for Covid-19. The information surfaced in local media Friday...Condado aprueba multas por infracciones de salud, incluidas las mascarillas
CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ—La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz aprobó una ordenanza temporal que permitirá el condado emitir multas...Valley harvest continues | About Town
Tarmo Hannula Last week fellow reporter, Johanna Miller and I drove out along San Andreas Road to get a...
- COVID-19
Buses keep rolling after METRO employee tests positive for Covid-19
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A Santa Cruz METRO employee has tested positive for Covid-19. The information surfaced in local media Friday...PVUSD, teachers union approve back-to-school plan
WATSONVILLE—One week after the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a distance learning plan for the 2020-21 school year,...Event-based businesses struggle to stay afloat
WATSONVILLE—The Covid-19 pandemic has hit businesses hard, from the largest of companies to the smallest mom-and-pop shops. Rules continue to change as...County, UC Santa Cruz partner to further expand Covid-19 testing
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A partnership between UC Santa Cruz and the County of Santa Cruz—and funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...Program matches bicycles to essential workers
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Amidst the ongoing health crisis, essential workers who do not own cars have remained reliant on public transportation and carpooling—two...
- About Town
Valley harvest continues | About Town
Tarmo Hannula Last week fellow reporter, Johanna Miller and I drove out along San Andreas Road to get a...Clear security | About Town
TARMO HANNULA I got off of the METRO 69A bus Thursday morning at the corner of Green Valley Road...Art calls for action | About Town
TARMO HANNULA I saw another large temporary chalk art drawing in front of the Main Branch of the Watsonville...Whale washes ashore | About Town
TARMO HANNULA A dead humpback whale washed ashore at Rio Del Mar State Beach Monday. California State Parks Ranger...Street level | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: A road crew was busy tidying up a rough section of Brennan Street today at the corner of East Lake...
- Business
Event-based businesses struggle to stay afloat
WATSONVILLE—The Covid-19 pandemic has hit businesses hard, from the largest of companies to the smallest mom-and-pop shops. Rules continue to change as...Melee over food cart captures community attention
SANTA CRUZ—A recent clash between a Santa Cruz restaurant owner and a mobile hot dog vendor has drawn countywide attention, forcing one...New medical clinic goes skyward
WATSONVILLE—Construction is moving forward on a proposed dialysis clinic that would complement the nearby Watsonville Community Hospital. Being built...Nonprofit helping the community help itself
APTOS—In her more than two decades of working with nonprofit organizations, C.J. Runyon spent eight years with Walu International, which among other...City touting equity program as boon for small cannabis business owners
By Abigail Acosta, Special to the Pajaronian WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville is hoping recent additions to its Cannabis Equity...
- Opinion
Guest view: California needs a universal broadband infrastructure bond for our students
By Luis A. Alejo, Kevin de León and Eduardo Garcia On July 17, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that...The key to emotional health in stressful times
I think we’d all agree 2020 has been a rough ride so far. So what’s the key to surviving times of...Letters to the Editor | July 31, 2020
Thoughts on Washington monument I recall when the George Washington statue appeared in the City Plaza, and wondered, “what...‘Missing’
Memo from Rev. Mathews-Johnson I don’t know about you, but there’ve been times in my life when I...Commemorating 75th of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
MEMO FROM REV. SHINSEKI Blood stains cannot be removed by more blood; resentment cannot be removed by more resentment;...
- Announcements
Drop-off Donations – Today 3-5pm
Please bring a care package for Watsonville's elderly and drop-off at the Church of the Nazarene. Call Dee Dee...MESSAGE FROM YOUR CENTRAL COAST ACE HARDWARE OWNER, MANUEL RODRIGUES
Dear Neighbor, I’m sure by now you’ve received several messages about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). I’m the owner of Your Central...A Message from John Skinner and CA Association of Realtors
Welcome to the first issue of our new weekly newsletter covering California’s experience with COVID-19, the novel...
- Sports
Local high school sports pushed to December
CENTRAL COAST—The Central Coast Section, the local governing body for schools stretching from San Francisco along the coast to King City, this...Local coaches react to school district’s rules for summer conditioning
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced last week that student-athletes will be allowed to participate in athletic conditioning and workouts starting Monday.School athletics can begin conditioning
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District came one step closer to bring back athletics for its students by releasing a set of...Cabrillo football program suspends operations for two years
It’ll be a few years before fans will see any action from the Cabrillo College football team. The community...Girls soccer: Castillo brings home PCAL-Santa Lucia MVP, first team awards
WATSONVILLE–The Pajaro Valley High girls’ soccer team had what was arguably the program’s best season to date. They won...
- Nuestra Ciudad
Condado aprueba multas por infracciones de salud, incluidas las mascarillas
CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ—La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz aprobó una ordenanza temporal que permitirá el condado emitir multas...Reunión en Español espera ayudar a dueños de negocios
WATSONVILLE—Varias organizaciones y agencias se están uniendo para organizar un ayuntamiento virtual en Español el Jueves para dueños de negocios en el...PVUSD comenzará el año escolar 2020/21 en línea
WATSONVILLE—El Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Pájaro (PVUSD, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzará el año con aprendizaje a distancia para...Newsom cierra los servicios interiores en restaurantes y otros negocios
SACRAMENTO—Gob. Gavin Newsom ordenó el Lunes un cierre estatal de los servicios interiores en restaurantes, teatros, bodegas, museos, zoológicos, salas de juegos...Dónde obtener una prueba de Covid-19 en Watsonville
Los funcionarios de salud han dicho que las pruebas son un factor esencial en la batalla contra el nuevo coronavirus, y con...
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