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January 24, 2026

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Watsonville officials, residents mull city’s General Plan

More than 100 people spent their Saturday morning in the community room of the Watsonville Civic building, where they joined the City Council and...

Hundreds attend Wetland restoration event in Watsonville

More than 250 people joined city and state officials in celebrating World Wetlands Day on Feb. 3, part of the ongoing restoration of Struve...

Measure N Campaign Kicks Off

Several dozen volunteers gathered in Community Bridges’ atrium Saturday morning to begin a door-knocking campaign they hope will garner the required two-thirds majority vote...

Forecast calls for clearing skies on weekend, rain late next week

The Central Coast will get a temporary reprieve from the rain that has soaked the region for the past week, but it will return. Meteorologist...

Vehicle crashes kill 3 in 2 days

Two separate vehicle crashes claimed the lives three people over the course of two days. In the first, a 16-year-old male died on Feb. 2...

Quick-thinking pharmacist thwarts armed robbery

Sometimes, armed robbery does not pay off. A pharmacist was working at the CVS store on Rodriguez Street at about 11:40am on Feb. 4...

A blaze of glory: longtime fire reservist dies

John R. Walker Jr., a major fixture in Watsonville’s landscape of firefighting, parades and labor task force, died Jan. 27 of pancreatic cancer. He...

PHOTO: Watsonville Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect

ARMED ROBBERY: Watsonville Police search a shopping center on the 1800 block of Freedom Blvd. Sunday after a man reportedly robbed the pharmacy...

New art exhibit highlights students

Art students at Watsonville High School have pooled their talents into a new exhibit at the Pajaro Valley Arts Porter Building. “Wildcatz Art Show,” with...

Road upgrades move forward

A new traffic signal is nearing completion at the corner of Sydney Avenue at Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville. 
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ARTS & CULTURE

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23–29

Passenger rail price estimates too high One can never convince  me that restoring the Santa Cruz Branch rail line for passenger rail would cost an...

Alliances in turmoil

Boys To Men

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