‘Men in Nature/Taking Off’ exhibit opens at Studio Judy G
A new art show has opened at Studio Judy G, 430 Main St., in downtown Watsonville. “Men in Nature/Taking Off” is a joint show of paintings by Judy Gittelsohn and photographs by her cousin, Danny Georges.
They grew up together in Portland, Ore., and spent...
Growing roots at Pajaro Middle School
On Aug. 14, about 400 students will return to Pajaro Middle School, more than a year after flood waters forced the campus to close. This includes seventh-graders who spent their first middle school year at a different school.
On Friday, several workers were continuing to...
PV Health Care District board approves bond to fund hospital repairs, purchase
On March 5, voters living in the southern portion of Santa Cruz County and a small part of north Monterey County will decide on a bond that would help the financially struggling Watsonville Community Hospital pay for a series of long-awaited upgrades.
The $116 million...
PHOTO: Filipino American History Month
Gerald Santos and his son, Kevin, demonstrate a Filipino style of Martial Arts, known as Arnis, Saturday in Watsonville Plaza during the Filipino American History Month festival put on by the Tobera Project. The second annual, five-hour event included live music, traditional foods, poetry...
Watsonville City Council to consider options for crosswind runway
On both sides of Watsonville Municipal Airport’s two runways lay so-called airport safety zones, where development is either limited or restricted.
With limited space left for the city to develop—and with mandates for new housing from the State of California—those safety zones will be at...
PHOTO: Vehicle sheers utility pole on Freedom Boulevard
A tow truck operator from Auto Care Towing prepares to haul a Honda Accord away after the driver crashed through a utility pole (left) on the 2100 block of Freedom Boulevard Tuesday morning. Watsonville Police traffic officer Corey Johnston said a male driver of...
Disaster recovery centers open in Pajaro, Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Two disaster recovery centers are now open in Watsonville and in Pajaro to help Pajaro flood victims navigate the relief programs available to them.
One center is open daily from 9am to 7pm at Old City Hall, 250 Main St. in Watsonville. There, residents can...
Longtime teacher, volunteer Diane Severin dies
Diane Severin’s teaching career at Watsonville High School spanned more than five decades. She is described as a fierce advocate for equal rights and a loyal friend. She stayed deeply involved in the community throughout her life, took up skeet shooting at 60 and...
Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building gets a boost
A team of volunteers took on the task to bring new life to the Veterans Memorial Building on East Beach Street in Watsonville by replacing broken windows, pressure washing the front of the building, prepping, varnishing and adding a fresh coat of paint.
The effort...
PHOTO: Salsipuedes Creek trail gets new slurry seal
A crew from American Pavement Systems applies a slurry seal to the pedestrian/bike trail on the Salsipuedes Creek levee. Rusty Barker, civil engineer of Santa Cruz County Public Works, said the work started Monday and wrapped up Wednesday and included a new slurry seal...
Pajaro Valley secures PCAL Cypress Division crown | Girls basketball
If someone would’ve told Pajaro Valley High senior Monique Ayala back in November they’d be Pacific Coast Athletic League champions come the end of...
