Order up | Restaurant Guide
The following is a comprehensive list of eateries, cafes, breweries and more open during the shelter-in-place order due to Covid-19. Are we missing your business? Please contact [email protected] to have your establishment addd to the list.
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RESTAURANTS
• Ella’s at the Airport: Open Tuesday-Sunday 11 a.m.-7...
Royal Oaks animal sanctuary reeling from floods
ROYAL OAKS—For seven years, Little Hill Sanctuary (LHS) in Royal Oaks has been rescuing animals from abuse, neglect and slaughter, while teaching the public about animal agriculture and plant-based living. The nonprofit shelter, nestled on a steep hill off of Maher Road, is home...
Defense rests in Dutra’s civil case
Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra took the stand for the second time in his civil trial Thursday, where he doubled down on his denial that he sexually abused a 12-year-old boy 19 years ago.
Dutra is accused of molesting a boy in 2005 in his...
Photo: Man hurt after car collides with tree
Emergency workers are shown at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash on Larkin Valley Road where the male driver was seriously hurt.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said the man, who was in his early 30s, was traveling north on Larkin Valley Road...
Watsonville will fine property owners, tenants for illegal fireworks
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police will start handing out fines to tenants and property owners for illegal fireworks if there is evidence that they were bought, sold or set off at the property, the department announced Tuesday.
Before the move, an officer needed to catch someone in the...
Watsonville City Council to consider changes to retail cannabis ordinance
The City of Watsonville is looking to make its first update to its retail cannabis business ordinance in four years.
On Oct. 10, the City Council considered 16 tweaks to the ordinance.
Proposed changes include allowing a new establishment, opening more of the city to new...
Aptos High teacher hopes to create program to help students, educators
WATSONVILLE—As a new teacher, Brogan Dahl knows how difficult it can be to live in Santa Cruz County on an educator’s salary. She also has experienced the frustration of wanting to bring creativity into her lessons while under the limiting mantle of a strict...
Meals on Wheels given half-year eviction reprieve
SANTA CRUZ—Meals on Wheels of Santa Cruz County (MOW) has received a temporary reprieve, seven months after receiving an eviction notice from Live Oak School District.
The organization has been operating out of the Live Oak Senior Center—which the school district owns—since 1977.
While the eviction...
New leadership, shared priorities: Investing in the future of public safety
As we begin a new year, I want to reflect on the direction of public safety in Watsonville and the leadership helping guide that...
