New family resource center to open in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—A new bilingual center, aiming to provide services and resources to families across Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Benito counties, will open its doors Monday in Watsonville.
Located at 1205 Freedom Blvd., Raíces y Cariño: A Community Collective for Families (RC Fam) will offer a...
Watsonville YWCA’s celebration of International Women’s Day and 5 other great upcoming events
Special events
Beer Mule 1st Birthday Party (March 7)
Beer Mule is turning 1. To show its appreciation, the local tap house is inviting the community to its First Birthday Party on Saturday. Johnny Reyes Band (3-6 p.m.) and the Apple City Slough Band (6-10 p.m.)...
In support of the workers
A small contingent of workers gathered in Watsonville Plaza Monday at noon to celebrate May Day.
Watsonville will likely place sales tax increase on November ballot
WATSONVILLE—The city of Watsonville will likely ask its residents to approve a half-cent sales tax increase in the November election that would raise the city’s sales tax to 9.75%—the most the municipality is allowed to tax its residents.
The Watsonville City Council did not place...
A busy Friday in Watsonville
I saw groups of people hanging out in the City Plaza downtown today. Scores of shoppers came and went from the Target store on Main Street. At times traffic looked near normal along Main Street and Freedom Boulevard. I saw a line of about...
Beaches and parks temporarily close | About Town
Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel issued a new order closing parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County beginning today through April 15th, 2020, a period that includes Easter weekend and much of Passover. The order is necessary to reduce the public health...
Cabrillo engineering class conducts survey for former department chair
WATSONVILLE—In 1961, two years after Cabrillo College in Aptos was established, Rich Hart was hired by the school to start its brand new Engineering department.
Hart would go on to be chair of the department as well as its sole instructor for 34 years, teaching...
Photo story: Loaves and Fishes celebrates upgrades
Ashley Bridges (second from left), executive director of Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes, leads a tour of the renovated kitchen at Loaves and Fishes on Second Street Wednesday. Thanks to support Driscoll’s Charitable Fund and the Solari family, the job included replacing water-damaged wood...
WHS Class of ’65 marks 55 years, honors star teacher
CORRALITOS—The Watsonville High School Class of 1965 held its 55th-year reunion on Sept. 25 after postponing the celebration last year due to the pandemic.
Around 60 people, some from as far away as Arizona, Davis, Sacramento and Southern California, shared stories, jokes and a barbecue...
Order restored in Mexico, president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday that order had been restored after a federal operation killed Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” the longtime...
