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The Pajaro Valley Historical Association (PVHA) is currently displaying works by local artist Rachel Kincy Clark, who specializes in fiber creations.

Volunteers are needed to help plant trees and native plants throughout Ramsay Park and along Watsonville Slough on Saturday for the 12th annual World Wetlands Day celebration.

Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital has been up and running under its new leadership—the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District (PVHD)—since Sept. 1. It has been business as usual since then. On Monday, however, a group of state and local elected officials, along with the PVHD board and a sizable...

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to send a letter to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission demanding it not split Watsonville from its fellow Santa Cruz County cities in the upcoming congressional redistricting. The letter, penned by outgoing Mayor Jimmy Dutra,...

WATSONVILLE—Two local boys were recognized by multiple local leaders at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.  Adrian Maldonado, 11, and Edwin Rodriguez, 12, received certificates, gifts and recognition from Watsonville Mayor Francisco Estrada, Santa Cruz County Office of Education Superintendent Faris Sabbah, Watsonville Chief of Police David...

The causes of food insecurity are complex, but research suggests that health, housing and employment are key factors.  Feeding America—the country’s largest hunger relief organization—reports that annual healthcare costs for food-insecure adults are on average $1,834 higher than food-secure adults. Food insecurity, as defined by...

The Watsonville Strawberry Festival will return Sunday to downtown, bringing with it a full day of strawberry delicacies, live entertainment, artisan vendors and more. Like most events in 2020, South County’s premier festival was canceled in response to the pandemic. And for a while, the...

When the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees holds its first meeting in January, they will be faced with the first in what will likely be a long line of difficult decisions as a likely financial crisis looms. At that Jan. 16 meeting,...