Tag: watsonville
Cesar Chavez Middle School to be Renamed
After news broke in March on Cesar Chavez’s sexual assault allegations, local leaders across the nation have begun removing his iconography by changing street...
Annual homelessness census shows slight increase
The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count conducted in January showed that 1,648 people were experiencing homelessness, a 12% increase from 2025.
County officials cautioned that much...
Stolen truck leads to four arrests
Four people were arrested Tuesday and a stolen truck was recovered following a burglary investigation in Watsonville.
Officers responded to the report Monday afternoon on...
A night out with first responders
This story has been updated from an earlier version.
Hundreds of people around the county joined up with law and fire agencies Tuesday during the...
Thousands fill Watsonville for Strawberry Festival
The annual Strawberry Festival drew scores of people Saturday, who browsed among merchandise sales booths, sampled from dozens of food vendors, rode rides, played...
Three arrested in July 13 shooting
Three people have been arrested in connection with a July 13 shooting in Santa Cruz that investigators believe may be gang-related.
The Santa Cruz Police...
Mayor’s column: city investing in first responders
A city’s primary responsibility is ensuring the safety of its people.
I am proud to share that our City Council recently adopted a budget that...
PVUSD school board race heats up
Several candidates running for a seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees for the November election met July 25 at...
Exhibit on body art comes to PV Arts
A new art exhibit is going up at PV Arts at the Porter Building in downtown Watsonville and runs from Aug. 4 through Sept....
Pajaro Valley Golf Club celebrates 100th year
Eddie Duino was 8 years old the first time his father brought him to what was then the Watsonville Country Club.
Nearly eight decades later,...
ARTS & CULTURE
25TH Amendment assumes center stage
At a July 8 NATO press conference, President Trump claimed that the Islamic Republic of Japan had shot 111 missiles at aircraft carrier U.S.S....
