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PVUSD Board, A6: Incumbent faces challenger
Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections....
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PVUSD Board, A6: Incumbent faces challenger
Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a series of interviews with candidates running for office in the upcoming local elections....Candidate calls for Councilwoman Parker to resign after probe into his profession
WATSONVILLE—A candidate for Watsonville City Council is calling for Councilwoman Ari Parker to resign for abuse of power after she challenged his...Work wrapping up on WHS cafeteria
WATSONVILLE—The major renovation of the Watsonville High School cafeteria is moving ahead, with floor tile installation near completion and last minute touches...Watsonville High community reeling from 4 recent, sudden deaths
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School community is reeling from the loss of four staff members that occurred over the past nine months.
- COVID-19
County reports 8th Covid-19 related death
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division announced Wednesday morning the eighth death of a resident due to Covid-19.City trying to keep clean as pandemic adds masks, gloves to street litter
WATSONVILLE—Keeping area streets and sidewalks tidy has become more of a chore since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.PV Trustees approve distance learning plan
WATSONVILLE—With distance learning likely to last through the rest of 2020—and possibly extend through June—the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of...City’s initial pandemic budget report brings optimism
WATSONVILLE—The Covid-19 pandemic has not yet been as harsh on Watsonville’s economy as predicted, but Finance Department Director Cindy Czerwin at Tuesday’s...Council approves $100K for emergency rental assistance
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville renters struggling to keep up with their monthly payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic could soon receive some relief.
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Air quality improves | About Town
I looked through the window of the Watsonville High School cafeteria the other day to check on the huge renovation going on....A search for fresh air | About Town
The other day I saw someone had dressed up the surfer statue on the westside of Santa Cruz as a firefighter. I...On the move | About Town
Smoke. Ugh! These awful fires have been going on since Aug. 16. Now they have a grip on California, Oregon and Washington...Paying respects | About Town
Bagpiper Kasie Talbot set the tone for the start of an annual ceremony in Aptos Friday to honor the victims of the...Area beaches kept clear | About Town
There are now 1,931 cases of Covid-19 in Santa Cruz County. The Bay Area has 91,246 cases while the state reports a...
- Business
Ex-Driscoll’s exec sentenced to 2 years in prison for embezzlement
SAN JOSE—A former executive at an international Watsonville berry giant was sentenced Thursday to more than two years in federal prison for...City’s initial pandemic budget report brings optimism
WATSONVILLE—The Covid-19 pandemic has not yet been as harsh on Watsonville’s economy as predicted, but Finance Department Director Cindy Czerwin at Tuesday’s...Corralitos winery navigates pandemic, heatwave
Winemaker Alex Prikazsky says it had always been a dream of her father, Bob Prikazsky, to open a winery someday.Staff of Life delays opening of Watsonville location until 2021
WATSONVILLE—Staff of Life has delayed the opening of its Watsonville location until next year, according to spokeswoman Hollie Wendt.Large Watsonville housing development seeks extension
WATSONVILLE—The developer behind a 150-unit housing project off Ohlone Parkway is asking the Watsonville City Council for a one-year extension on the...
- Opinion
Understanding housing | Mayor’s Update
By Rebecca J. Garcia, Watsonville Mayor Soon after I was elected to the Watsonville City Council I had...Letters to the Editor, Sept. 4
First Lady was sincere, dazzling I felt that First Lady Melania Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention was...Loving past the division
Memo from Pastor Rene: There they were, side by side, helping to feed evacuees in our church parking...Local actions matter in battle with climate change
By Felipe Hernandez, Watsonville City Councilman We face a sobering reality. For those of us who came of...Evacuated!
Memo from Rev. Mathews-Johnson “For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation. He...
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Drop-off Donations – Today 3-5pm
Please bring a care package for Watsonville's elderly and drop-off at the Church of the Nazarene. Call Dee Dee...MESSAGE FROM YOUR CENTRAL COAST ACE HARDWARE OWNER, MANUEL RODRIGUES
Dear Neighbor, I’m sure by now you’ve received several messages about the Coronavirus (COVID-19). I’m the owner of Your Central...A Message from John Skinner and CA Association of Realtors
Welcome to the first issue of our new weekly newsletter covering California’s experience with COVID-19, the novel...
- Sports
Jubenal Rodriguez steps down as football coach at MVC
WATSONVILLE – After two successful seasons with the Monte Vista Christain football team, Jubenal Rodriguez is stepping down as head coach of...Covid-19 restrictions keeping stands silent, empty at roaring Ocean Speedway
WATSONVILLE—Ryan Winter had a decent night at Watsonville’s Ocean Speedway racetrack as he placed second in the South Bay Dwarf Car main...Local high school sports pushed to December
CENTRAL COAST—The Central Coast Section, the local governing body for schools stretching from San Francisco along the coast to King City, this...Local coaches react to school district’s rules for summer conditioning
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District announced last week that student-athletes will be allowed to participate in athletic conditioning and workouts starting Monday.School athletics can begin conditioning
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District came one step closer to bring back athletics for its students by releasing a set of...
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Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre los incendios de la Costa Central
Varios incendios están ardiendo en la Costa Central, forzando evacuaciones masivas en los condados de Santa Cruz, San Mateo y Monterey.Condado aprueba multas por infracciones de salud, incluidas las mascarillas
CONDADO DE SANTA CRUZ—La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz aprobó una ordenanza temporal que permitirá el condado emitir multas...Reunión en Español espera ayudar a dueños de negocios
WATSONVILLE—Varias organizaciones y agencias se están uniendo para organizar un ayuntamiento virtual en Español el Jueves para dueños de negocios en el...PVUSD comenzará el año escolar 2020/21 en línea
WATSONVILLE—El Distrito Escolar Unificado del Valle de Pájaro (PVUSD, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzará el año con aprendizaje a distancia para...Newsom cierra los servicios interiores en restaurantes y otros negocios
SACRAMENTO—Gob. Gavin Newsom ordenó el Lunes un cierre estatal de los servicios interiores en restaurantes, teatros, bodegas, museos, zoológicos, salas de juegos...
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