Tag: watsonville
Contreras tapped to lead San Luis Coastal Unified
Two and a half years after taking the helm of Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Superintendent Heather Contreras will be leaving for a new...
PVUSD trustees to consider teacher contract
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees on Wednesday will consider final approval of a three-year contract with the district’s teachers union that includes ongoing...
Watsonville releases General Plan 2050
The City of Watsonville has released its General Plan 2050, a sweeping update that will guide development, housing, transportation and conservation in the city...
Brett Miller, with ‘appalling’ criminal record, returned to prison
Brett Miller, a Watsonville man with a 40-year history of wild crimes, is going back to prison for two years after 15 years of...
Woman, 78, arrested in hit-and-run crash
An 81-year-old woman suffered major injuries early Monday after she was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash that led to an arrest...
Another view of Watsonville Community Hospital’s finances
The Pajaronian recently published articles about potential closures of some services at Watsonville Community Hospital. I have a different view of our hospital’s situation...
Photo story: Watsonville High celebrates homecoming
Watsonville High School’s homecoming parade makes its way along Main Street in downtown Watsonville Wednesday. The WHS Wildcatz were set to take on St....
Dientes expands pediatric services
Though Jody Chiang just started as a dentist at Dientes in July, her journey with the organization began years before when she sat in...
From Our Archives: Departure
Campfire girls board a train for an out-of-county field trip in Watsonville on March 28, 1956.
Medina faced sexual misconduct allegations in settled lawsuit
Editor's note, this story was updated at 3pm on Sept. 30, 2026 with a statement by Digital NEST founder and CEO Jacob Martinez.
The Digital...
ARTS & CULTURE
Beached whale draws hundreds
Hundreds of people gathered on Cowell Beach in Santa Cruz Thursday morning after a large fin whale washed ashore.
Witnesses said the whale appeared to...
