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October 23, 2020

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- Local News
  - All About Town COVID-19
    
    COVID-19
    
    Big winds on the way; Red Flag warning set for Sunday
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 23, 2020
    
    Cooler temperatures continue to run the show, both along the coast and inland. Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...
    
    Local News
    
    Man arrested for running chop shop
    
    Todd Guild | October 23, 2020
    
    SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS—Law enforcement officials on Thursday arrested a man suspected of running a “chop shop” high in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
    
    Local News
    
    WPD: woman stole thousands from Watsonville business
    
    Todd Guild | October 23, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police on Thursday arrested a Salinas woman accused of embezzling more than $75,000 from a Watsonville business located on Hangar Way.
    
    Local News
    
    Watsonville resident takes to the sky on 92nd birthday
    
    Johanna Miller | October 23, 2020
    
    Marie Roberts was just 3 years old when she first started to dream of flying. Born in Nebraska in...
- COVID-19
  - COVID-19
    
    Big winds on the way; Red Flag warning set for Sunday
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 23, 2020
    
    Cooler temperatures continue to run the show, both along the coast and inland. Brayden Murdock, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service...
    
    Business
    
    METRO pledges to improve safety
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 21, 2020
    
    SANTA CRUZ—In an effort to meet public transit safety standards set during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials at Santa Cruz METRO at a...
    
    COVID-19
    
    Covid-related deaths at Watsonville nursing home reach 15
    
    Todd Guild | October 21, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE—Gerald Hunter, the former director of Watsonville Post Acute Center, announced on Oct. 19 that he has stepped down from the position.
    
    COVID-19
    
    PVUSD preparing for possible return to classes
    
    Todd Guild | October 16, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a series of 11 expenditures at eight schools aimed at...
    
    COVID-19
    
    PV United creates Covid-19 policy for youth sports
    
    Juan Reyes | October 15, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE–A typical day of soccer camp for Miranda Mathiesen is passing the ball back and forth to her teammates, followed by some...
- About Town
  - About Town
    
    Getting in the spirit | About Town
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 20, 2020
    
    The surfer statue on West Cliff Drive on the west side of Santa Cruz is an ever-changing sounding board for current affairs....
    
    About Town
    
    Foggy weather returns | About Town
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 19, 2020
    
    I sure welcome the cooler weather. Heavy fog rolled in Sunday afternoon in Santa Cruz and hung around through the morning, dropping...
    
    About Town
    
    Staff of Life progressing | About Town
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 16, 2020
    
    Signage for the new Staff of Life Natural Foods Market has gone up at the front of its new location in East...
    
    About Town
    
    Farmers Markets flourish | About Town
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 14, 2020
    
    I rode my bike to the Santa Cruz Farmers Market in downtown Santa Cruz today. It was a surprise to see Nick...
    
    About Town
    
    Out on the water | About Town
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 13, 2020
    
    I rode my bike through the Santa Cruz Harbor today and saw a man and a woman heading out into the waters...
- Business
  - Business
    
    City closes first period of cannabis applications
    
    Johanna Miller | October 22, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE—A total of 18 cannabis license applications, spanning across all fields of the industry, have been submitted to the City of Watsonville...
    
    Business
    
    METRO pledges to improve safety
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 21, 2020
    
    SANTA CRUZ—In an effort to meet public transit safety standards set during the Covid-19 pandemic, officials at Santa Cruz METRO at a...
    
    Business
    
    Apple harvest wraps up at historic Corralitos orchard
    
    Johanna Miller | October 19, 2020
    
    It has not been an easy harvest season for California apples. When temperatures shot up into the 100s in August and...
    
    Business
    
    Beach Boardwalk surviving tough times
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 15, 2020
    
    SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has reshuffled its offerings in hopes of dealing with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
    
    Business
    
    Small businesses holding steady through pandemic, local fires
    
    Tarmo Hannula | October 9, 2020
    
    WATSONVILLE—First came the coronavirus in March and then the fires and smoke in August. While the CZU August Lightning Complex fire in...
- Opinion
  - Opinion
    
    Letters to the Editor, Oct. 23
    
    Staff Report | October 23, 2020
    
    Our history is coming back to haunt us I attended the town hall meeting that discussed the future of...
    
    Opinion
    
    Letters to the Editor, Oct. 16
    
    Staff Report | October 16, 2020
    
    Alyssa Wall for County Office of Education After eight years on the Santa Cruz County Office of Education board,...
    
    Opinion
    
    Cabin fever
    
    Staff Report | October 16, 2020
    
    MEMO FROM REV. SHINSEKI In many areas around the state we are beginning to see a loosening of...
    
    Opinion
    
    Three ways to help friends in crisis
    
    Staff Report | October 9, 2020
    
    Memo from Pastor Rene A friend who is a local marriage and family therapist told me recently she’s...
    
    Opinion
    
    Letters to the Editor, Oct. 9
    
    Staff Report | October 9, 2020
    
    How do we reform a broken system? “The land of the free and the home of the brave”...a validation...
- Announcements
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    Drop-off Donations – Today 3-5pm
    
    Mike Lyon | March 18, 2020
    
    Please bring a care package for Watsonville's elderly and drop-off at the Church of the Nazarene. Call Dee Dee...
    
    COVID-19
    
    MESSAGE FROM YOUR CENTRAL COAST ACE HARDWARE OWNER, MANUEL RODRIGUES
    
    Mike Lyon | March 17, 2020
    
    Dear Neighbor, I’m sure by now you’ve received several messages about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). I’m the owner of Your Central...
    
    COVID-19
    
    A Message from John Skinner and CA Association of Realtors
    
    Mike Lyon | March 16, 2020
    
    Welcome to the first issue of our new weekly newsletter covering California’s experience with COVID-19, the novel...
Sports
- COVID-19
  
  PV United creates Covid-19 policy for youth sports
  
  Juan Reyes | October 15, 2020
  
  WATSONVILLE–A typical day of soccer camp for Miranda Mathiesen is passing the ball back and forth to her teammates, followed by some...
  
  COVID-19
  
  SC Warriors donate masks to Loaves and Fishes
  
  Juan Reyes | October 13, 2020
  
  WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz Warriors’ season ended more than seven months ago—it was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic—but the NBA G...
  
  Sports
  
  Jubenal Rodriguez steps down as football coach at MVC
  
  Juan Reyes | September 4, 2020
  
  WATSONVILLE – After two successful seasons with the Monte Vista Christain football team, Jubenal Rodriguez is stepping down as head coach of...
  
  Sports
  
  Covid-19 restrictions keeping stands silent, empty at roaring Ocean Speedway
  
  Juan Reyes | August 13, 2020
  
  WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main...
  
  COVID-19
  
  Local high school sports pushed to December
  
  Juan Reyes | July 23, 2020
  
  CENTRAL COAST—The Central Coast Section, the local governing body for schools stretching from San Francisco along the coast to King City, this...
Nuestra Ciudad
- Local News
  
  Condado aceptando más aplicaciones de asistencia para renta
  
  Tony Nuñez | October 5, 2020
  
  El Condado de Santa Cruz y sus socios comunitarios están aceptando aplicaciones para una segunda ronda de fondos del Programa de Asistencia...
  
  Local News
  
  El Condado proporciona más subvenciones para negocios pequeños
  
  Tony Nuñez | September 30, 2020
  
  El Condado de Santa Cruz está aceptando solicitudes para la segunda ronda de subvenciones del Programa de Recuperación Cares del Condado de...
  
  Nuestra Ciudad
  
  La distribución de alimentos de PVUSD se extiende hasta el semestre de otoño
  
  Staff Report | September 22, 2020
  
  WATSONVILLE—El Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Pájaro (PVUSD, por sus siglas en Inglés) ha extendido su programa de desayuno y almuerzo...
  
  Local News
  
  Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los incendios de la Costa Central
  
  Tony Nuñez | August 22, 2020
  
  Varios incendios están ardiendo en la Costa Central, forzando evacuaciones masivas en los condados de Santa Cruz, San Mateo y Monterey.
  
  Local News
  
  Condado aprueba multas por infracciones de salud, incluidas las mascarillas
  
  Tony Nuñez | August 11, 2020
  
  CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ—La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz aprobó una ordenanza temporal que permitirá el condado emitir multas...
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Managing Editor Tony Nuñez is a longtime member of the Watsonville community who served as Sports Editor for five years before entering his current role in 2019. A Watsonville High, Cabrillo College and San Jose State University alumnus, he covers the city, business, housing, entertainment and more.

George Washington Watsonville

Washington statue going to Watsonville Parks Commission

Tony Nuñez | October 21, 2020

Cesar Hernández Watsonville murder

Manhunt underway for suspect in wife’s homicide

Tony Nuñez | October 15, 2020

City of Watsonville

Council approves several changes for ADU rules

Tony Nuñez | October 14, 2020

Watsonville prep Gottschalks building

Watsonville Prep gains approval to move into Gottschalks building

Tony Nuñez | October 7, 2020

watsonville shooting walker street

Person in critical condition after double shooting in Watsonville

Tony Nuñez | October 5, 2020

Santa Cruz County

Condado aceptando más aplicaciones de asistencia para renta

Tony Nuñez | October 5, 2020

Watsonville prep Gottschalks building

Gottschalks building renovation going to Planning Commission

Tony Nuñez | September 30, 2020

business insurance COVID-19 coverage

El Condado proporciona más subvenciones para negocios pequeños

Tony Nuñez | September 30, 2020

Muzzio Park

City reopens rebuilt Muzzio playground, all parks citywide

Tony Nuñez | September 29, 2020

Watsonville drive-thru ice cream social

Photo: Older adults pick up sweet treat at Senior Center

Tony Nuñez | September 28, 2020

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ARTS & CULTURE

Lazy days | Photo Gallery

Staff Report | October 22, 2020

Do you have a recent photograph you’d like to share? Send it to us for consideration by emailing it to [email protected] or mailing it...

Watsonville Film Festival to host virtual Day of the Dead celebration

October 22, 2020

UCSC produces podcast about 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake

October 15, 2020

Blast of yellow | Photo Gallery

October 15, 2020

Spanish-language novel delves into canning strike

October 8, 2020

About town Tarmo Hannula

Big winds on the way; Red Flag warning set for Sunday

Tarmo Hannula | October 23, 2020

Man arrested for running chop shop

October 23, 2020

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 23

October 23, 2020

WPD: woman stole thousands from Watsonville business

October 23, 2020

Watsonville resident takes to the sky on 92nd birthday

October 23, 2020