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Padilla, Schiff secure $54M for Pajaro River Levee
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla announced Tuesday that he and Sen. Adam Schiff secured $54 million in federal funding for the Pajaro River Flood Risk...
Watsonville welcomes new chiefs
The City of Watsonville officially welcomed its new Fire and Police chiefs at the City Council meeting Tuesday.
With the chambers swarmed with family, friends...
Santa Cruz County Fair theme announced
The folks at the Santa Cruz County Fair have chosen a theme for the 2026 fair: “Apple Pies and Starry Skies!”
“This winning theme for...
PVUSD Trustees approve 14-day stay-away letter for Medina
Pajaro Valley Trustee Gabe Medina will be prohibited from entering the PV High campus for two weeks.
In a tense Wednesday meeting characterized by arguments...
PVUSD board to mull ‘stay-away letter’ for Medina
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board Trustee Gabe Medina could be restricted from entering the Pajaro Valley High School campus after a confrontation with...
MioCar is in Watsonville
The City of Watsonville has started a new electric vehicle car sharing program, where anyone over 21 with a valid driver’s license, a relatively...
From our Archives: Oh Well
Rescuers had to use a tow truck to yank a cow out of a well on Linden Road on April 8, 1957.
Suspect nabbed on bomb threat
Watsonville Police arrested a man on Jan. 28 for making a bomb threat to a local hospital.
WPD spokeswoman Erika Vazquez said WPD arrested 32-year-old...
Teens arrested in Jan. 19 shooting
Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in connection with an attempted murder following an operation Tuesday.
Detectives, with the help of local law enforcement partners, served...
PVUSD to slash elementary assistant principals
When the 2026-27 school year begins in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, all 17 elementary schools will be without assistant principals.
The positions, also...
ARTS & CULTURE
Watsonville oversized vehicle ordinance takes effect
A new city ordinance restricting where oversized vehicles and trailers can park took effect on March 13.
The ordinance prohibits oversized vehicles and all types...
