City to sell downtown parking lot to Ow family
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council today will decide whether to sell the Resetar Parking Lot in downtown Watsonville to the Ow family for $542,850.
The sale is part of the consent agenda of today’s Council meeting. Items on the consent agenda typically pass without deliberation, though...
Watsonville sales tax measure campaign kicks off
WATSONVILLE—Around 70 people gathered at Jalisco Restaurant on Wednesday to kick off the campaign for the proposed half-cent sales tax measure that will go before voters in the Nov. 8 midterm election.
Measure R—placed on the ballot by Watsonville City Council in June—would raise the...
Santa Cruz County Fair canceled
WATSONVILLE—Every year on the outskirts of Watsonville, late summer brings the intoxicating aroma of fried food, along with the sweet summer cacophony of carnival rides, livestock and giant, jubilant crowds.
But those voices will fall silent this year at the Santa Cruz County Fair, after...
Dolores Huerta to speak at Mello Center
Civil rights activist Dolores Huerta will speak at the Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts in Watsonville on Aug. 12 at 4pm.
She'll be joined on stage by local activists Mireya Gómez-Contreras, co-leader of Esperanza Community Farms, and Ann López, executive director of...
Sheriff Hart: ‘We have the right people’ in Tushar Atre Murder case
SANTA CRUZ—Dozens of law enforcement officials in two states arrested four men on Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 1 kidnapping and murder of tech executive and Pleasure Point resident Tushar Atre.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said during a Thursday press conference that...
Turley takes commanding lead over Acosta in PVUSD Trustee Area 2 race
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will see a change next year, as incumbents Georgia Acosta and Adam Scow took a back seat to challengers Carol Turley and Jessica Carrasco.
Results posted as of 1:30am Wednesday showed Turley ahead for the Trustee...
Looking for a stable location: Pregnant Mare Rescue moves horses
Pregnant Mare Rescue on Larkin Valley Road is looking for a new location, a problem compounded by the high cost of land in California.
Watsonville City Council unanimously rejects propane facility
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council unanimously denied a special use permit for a proposed propane storage facility after a more than two-hour hearing in which several members of the public called the project an example of “environmental racism.”
Richard Kojak of Mountain Propane Service in Felton...
