Rolls and noodles at Miyuki Restaurant | Try This
"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
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Todd Guild
Miyuki Restaurant
I went to Miyuki Restaurant in Watsonville for my son’s 9th birthday. This elegant and unpretentious eatery is a mainstay for us when...
New foundation formed to support county animal shelter
The Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter has taken a new step in its mission to support the county’s neediest animals.
Program helps locals buy homes
The HOME - First Time Home Buyer Program helps locals buy their first home by distributing loan down payments of up to $150,000 and grants to qualifying residents of Santa Cruz County.
All aboard | About Town
I took the METRO 69A bus from Santa Cruz into Watsonville Thursday and then again in reverse to get home at the end of the day. Riding the bus nowadays is a far different experience than it was prior to March 17. There are...
BirchBark Foundation celebrates 6th year, 300th saved pet
As costs for pet care continue to rise, the BirchBark Foundation is celebrating its sixth year, aiming to support owners who have pets with a life-threatening, catastrophic medical crisis and can’t afford the emergency medical care required.
WPD recovers 2 loaded guns, arrests teen
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Police arrested a teen male and recovered two loaded handguns Tuesday evening after responding to a report of a group of teenagers smoking and drinking at a park in a quiet suburb.
Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said police got a call about...
The Rustic Table in Watsonville wins best clam chowder
Watsonville restaurant The Rustic Table marched away with a first-place award for their Boston clam chowder over the weekend at the annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
“In every which way, we came out of this feeling accomplished,...
Smoke drift triggers air quality advisory
Smoke from wildfires burning in northern California and southern Oregon drifted over the Monterey Bay Area Tuesday and has degraded air quality in parts of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties.
The Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) said concentration of smoke has reached...
Tallying weather damage; new storm on deck
A powerful winter storm roared through the Monterey Bay Sunday, tossing power poles and trees to the ground, closing roads, and flooding streets and homes.
‘I don’t want to see more lives taken’: Two arrested in Watsonville shooting
WATSONVILLE—Two 18-year-olds who Watsonville police believe fatally shot another 18-year-old on April 2 were arrested Tuesday morning on murder charges.
Erick DeHaro and Matthew Madriz were charged with first-degree murder. They were booked into Santa Cruz County Jail without bail.
According to Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman...
Watsonville boys’ soccer battle in scoreless draw against Gonzales | Weeklys...
The Watsonville High boys’ soccer team clinched at least a share of the Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division title following a 0-0 draw...





















