Tracing a route back to Watsonville
Editor’s note: This is the second entry of a two-part series about Watsonville High graduate Joanne Buob Martin, class of 1962. For the first part view the Nov. 22 edition of the Pajaronian.
WATSONVILLE—Joanne Buob Martin went on to receive a PhD from UC Berkeley...
Santa Cruz County announces second COVID-19 death
Santa Cruz County health officials on Tuesday morning announced the second death of a county resident who tested positive for COVID-19.
The man in his late 60s died early Tuesday. He was hospitalized on April 9 with symptoms including fever, cough and fatigue.
He had an...
Homeless hotel residents facing eviction, brutal housing market
WATSONVILLE—David Schartow was a retired ironworker living in Paradise with his young daughter when the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed the entire town, including his home.
Now homeless, Schartow, 64, has since bounced through several temporary shelters, including his current accommodations, the Comfort Inn in Watsonville....
Watsonville Film Festival to celebrate Latino directors, stories
WATSONVILLE—In 1976, film directors Les Blank and Chris Strachwitz released “Chulas Fronteras” (Beautiful Borders), a documentary highlighting Mexican-American musicians who called the Texas-Mexican border home. The film was eventually selected by The Library Of Congress and added to the National Film Registry list.
A newly...
Gas pipeline replacement work moves ahead
Work crews from Pacific Gas & Electric are continuing their efforts of replacing portions of PG&E’s underground natural gas pipelines in Watsonville.
County’s redistricting process moves forward
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday got a first look at how the County’s supervisorial districts could be redrawn as the decennial redistricting process nears its end.
During redistricting, jurisdictions use the recent census to see how their populations have...
Standoff underway with possible stabbing suspect
A man was stabbed at a car wash on Freedom Boulevard and Blanca Lane before 9 a.m. Monday morning in a failed carjacking attempt.
What’s going on? | Sept. 28-Oct. 4
Special events
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Open House & Native Plant Fair (Sept. 28)
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve — and National Estuaries Week — at the Elkhorn Slough Reserve Open House & Native Plant Fair from...
‘Vaccine passports’ emerge as the next coronavirus divide
WASHINGTON—Cathay Pacific Airways, convinced that digital proof of coronavirus vaccination will bring about the return of safe international travel, asked its pilots and crew to try out a new mobile app that showed their vaccination status on a recent flight from Hong Kong to...
Photo story: Two teens arrested after e-bike chase
A tow operator lifts one of two electric dirt bikes onto a flatbed truck after being stopped by Watsonville Police on Bridge Street Tuesday...
