PVUSD trustees approve new admin position, more than 100 layoffs
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on May 20 approved a new deputy superintendent position responsible for overseeing the Curriculum and Instruction, Professional Development and Special Education departments.
Mark Herbst, most recently the associate superintendent of student support services for Modesto City...
Realmuto vying for PVUSD Trustee Area 7
Mads Realmuto will be the first to say he prefers to stay out of the spotlight.
His career in international public affairs allowed him to do just that, staying behind the scenes as he helped others further the goals of the organizations and companies for...
Families in need get free diapers
Second Harvest Food Bank hosted a free pop-up diaper distribution for families in need Tuesday at Watsonville Community Hospital.
According to the National Diaper Bank Network, nearly one in two U.S. households with young children endure “diaper insecurity,” Luisa Olivares of Second Harvest said.
So far...
Watsonville acquires vacant ‘nuisance’ property
The vacant 2.75-acre property on Airport Boulevard across from the Freedom Centre shopping plaza has long been the site of a homeless encampment that troubled residents and plagued city officials, who struggled to balance helping unhoused residents with protecting the land from the impacts...
Police: Man threatened mass shooting at a PVUSD graduation
A 21-year-old Watsonville man was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of threatening a mass shooting at an unspecified Pajaro Valley Unified School District graduation ceremony.
Moises Resendiz was charged with making criminal threats, a felony. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail and was...
Supervisors tighten immigration enforcement policies
Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday approved a countywide policy outlining how County employees are to respond to federal immigration enforcement activity, while also receiving updates on local safeguards tied to immigration enforcement and surveillance technology.
The new “Federal Immigration Enforcement Engagement and Oversight Policy”...
Crews begin cleanout of Airport Boulevard encampment
Sarah Weaver sat in the alcove of her tent alongside Corralitos Creek on Monday as her tiny dog, Booty, darted about on a long leash.
Behind her, in a living space concealed by layers of tarps and blankets, was the entirety of her life: a...
Hope Village opens its doors
A new 34-bed navigation center aimed at helping unhoused residents living along the Pajaro River corridor officially opened Monday in Watsonville, marking a major milestone in a rare cross-county homelessness partnership.
Hope Village, located at 118 First St., began operations May 18 during Affordable Housing...
Support Elias Gonzales in District 4 race
Over four decades ago, Watsonville made national headlines when rank-and-file workers at Watsonville Canning, who had been on strike for eighteen months, triumphantly returned...
