PV Water Board adopts Cost of Service Rate Study
WATSONVILLE—On Feb. 17 the Board of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PV Water) unanimously adopted the 2021 Cost of Service Rate Study and Resolution 2021-05.
The move adopts procedures for public hearing, notice and protest concerning proposed revisions to charges for augmentation...
Photo: Mural restoration receives helping hand
Xipetotec Galindo helps his daughter, Coral Gonzalez, 3, apply paint to a large outdoor mural on the walls of La Manzana on West Lake Avenue in Watsonville. Watsonville artist Yermo Aranda, who originally created the mural, has been working with community members in restoring the mural. The...
R-P sports editor earns honors from CNPA
Nunez, a Watsonville High, Cabrillo College and San Jose State alumnus, finished second in the best Sports Section category, and also placed third in Special Sports Section and Sports Action Photo.
Housing identified as key for new vision of Watsonville’s downtown
WATSONVILLE—As the three dozen or so people attending a Feb. 10 virtual meeting about the future of Watsonville’s downtown gave their final comments, one speaker’s remarks invoked some smiles and produced nodding heads from the rows of attendees displayed in their windows.
“We’re talking to...
Watsonville City Council Cuts Vacant Positions in New Budget
The 2025-26 fiscal budget which cuts several positions, reduces operational fees and implements a five-year capital improvement plan.
Man arrested for sexual abuse lasting 'several years'
A 19-year-old Watsonville man was arrested Thursday after an underage girl told police he had been sexually abusing her for several years.
Santa Cruz Symphony hosts Outreach Concerts for students
Children gasped and called out excitedly as the Santa Cruz Symphony played the first notes of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 at the Henry J. Mello Center on Tuesday morning.
Santa Cruz METRO driver shares his ‘love’ for the job
WATSONVILLE—In November Uriel Mendoza of Watsonville will mark 21 years of being a bus driver for Santa Cruz METRO.
When asked what he liked about his job, he plainly responded, “My job.”
His preferred bus route?
“I like all of them,” he said.
He said his customers are...
Watsonville Police warn of lottery scam
Watsonville Police are looking for a couple that scammed a woman out of thousands of dollars after claiming to have a winning lottery ticket they couldn’t cash in.
Surveillance footage shows the man and woman approaching the victim in a shopping center parking lot on...
