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Mariachi Juvenil performs Sunday during the annual Calles Libres—Día de los Muertos in downtown Watsonville. Thousands of people showed up for the four-hour event that was centered at Callaghan Park and unfolded along a closed off Brennan Street. Live music, food, information booths, colorful...

A Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee is facing criticism after he left the dais during a board meeting Wednesday, photographed three teachers in the audience and posted the image on Facebook, accusing them of engaging in “shady tactics” in his reelection campaign. Trustee Daniel...

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday took the first step toward selecting a new superintendent, agreeing to hold a special meeting Nov. 9 or 10 to discuss how the search will proceed. The board approved the plan 6-0-1, with Trustee...

Dozens of community members gathered on Oct. 24 to celebrate the opening of phase one of the Lee Road Trail, a half-mile stretch connecting Pajaro Valley High School and Watsonville Slough Farm. The ribbon-cutting ceremony drew around 45 people to the corner of Lee Road...

Eden Housing, the City of Watsonville and South County Housing celebrated the reopening of two affordable housing communities, Tierra Linda and Pajaro Court, following major renovations. The properties provide a combined 28 affordable rental homes. Built in 1994, Tierra Linda is at 490 Beck St., while...

Encompass Community Services celebrated the full opening of Sí Se Puede Behavioral Health Center on Oct. 19, which will offer expanded residential treatment, withdrawal management services and outpatient care all on the same campus. The health center offers both residential treatment and outpatient services for...

Hundreds of people showed up for the annual Candy Crawl in downtown Watsonville Oct. 24. Put on by the Department of Parks and Community Services, over 40 businesses and other organizations opened their doors to offer Halloween treats.(Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board of Directors on Wednesday voted to send a 120-day notice to the California Department of Public Health, warning the agency that Watsonville Community Hospital’s labor & delivery and neonatal intensive care units will close unless its financial...

Dolores Huerta, whose name and face became synonymous with agricultures workers’ nationwide struggles for fair treatment, who co-founded United Farmworkers (UFW) union with Cesar Chavez and who kept tirelessly advocating for laborers well into her ninth decade, died Wednesday at her home in Bakersfield....