Tag: watsonville
Photo story: Watsonville kicks off Second Saturday Art Tour
Viridiana Lopez (right) heads up a Zumba dance session in Watsonville Plaza Saturday during the soft opening of first-ever Second Saturday Art Tour. Artists...
Valle del Pájaro park opens in South County
Santa Cruz County officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the first new park to open in South County’s unincorporated region in decades.
The 38.5-acre...
Students visit from Croatia
Four high school students from Croatia arrived July 2 in Watsonville from the Student Ambassador Exchange Program of the Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO).
They...
Fairgrounds taps Dori Rose Inda as new CEO
A woman with more than two decades of experience leading nonprofit and community-based organizations has been selected to lead the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Dori...
Photo story: Woman injured in hit-and-run crash
HIT & RUN Emergency workers deal with a three-vehicle crash early Monday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville. Initial reports revealed that a driver of...
Santa Cruz County celebrates with parades
Thousands of people attended Fourth of July parades in Watsonville and Aptos Friday, lining sidewalks aliog main streets to see hundreds of participants. Below...
Watsonville Buddhist Temple hosts annual Japanese cultural program
The “School with a Heart” welcomed 53 students to five days of lessons in Japanese traditions, including bonsai, ikebana, origami and more.
Norberto Villalovos
Norberto Villalovos died peacefully, surrounded by his children, on June 11, 2025. He was 87. He was born on July 4, 1937, in Pinole.
Prevedelli Farms Approaches 80 Years
In October, as part of the annual Open Farm Tour, Prevedelli Farms invites the public to celebrate its eight decades of operation.
CAO Carlos Palacios Resigns After 30 Years
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced that County Executive Officer Carlos J. Palacios will step down in December after more than 30 years in local government leadership
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Santa Cruz County gets a new County Executive Officer
The Santa Cruz County Board of Trustees on Tuesday unanimously named Nicole Coburn as its County Executive Officer, making official the unanimous Oct. 8...
