New mural unveiled at Cabrillo College
A new mural has been installed at Cabrillo College in Aptos. Thanks to the creative hand of Watsonville artist Yermo Aranda, 18 Cabrillo students and an art instructor, the 42-foot-long mural now lives on the walls in the campus cafeteria.
The work is the result...
Celebration marks Mexican Independence Day
A Mexican Independence Day Festival unfolded in downtown Watsonville Sunday. Put on by Fiestas Patrias, the free event features live music, food booths, arts and crafts and information tables spread out around Watsonville's downtown plaza and surrounding streets.
The holiday, also known as El Grito...
Schools, organizations grapple with coronavirus response
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified COVID-19 as a pandemic, as lawmakers and leaders worldwide grapple with rapidly growing numbers of cases.
There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have died. Thousands more have been hospitalized,...
Communities participate in Santa Cruz Bike Month
A group of young people gathered Wednesday in front of the Community Bike Collective (CBC) in Watsonville to learn how to change a bicycle tire.
Participants in CBC’s Summer Bike Camp, they were preparing for a trip to Wilder Ranch State Park later that day....
City asks council to deem stalled housing development a public nuisance
WATSONVILLE—The city of Watsonville is asking the City Council to deem a troubled housing development off Ohlone Parkway a public nuisance at its July 6 meeting.
Pacific Sunshine Garden at 1773 Santa Victoria Ave. has for more than three years failed to make various corrections...
Watsonville High Hall of Fame inductees honored for 2023
The Watsonville High School Foundation on May 12 honored this year’s inductees into the school’s Hall of Fame.
The awards ceremony was launched in 1986 as a way to showcase the achievements of Wildcatz alumni.
This year’s honorees are Charles Johnston, who graduated in 1961, and...
PHOTO: Watsonville Police Seek Armed Robbery Suspect
ARMED ROBBERY: Watsonville Police search a shopping center on the 1800 block of Freedom Blvd. Sunday after a man reportedly robbed the pharmacy at the Walgreens store. Police got an emergency call from the store around 12:15pm about a man wearing a ski...
Tequila, taco festival returns for fifth year
The fifth annual Tequila & Taco Music Festival, a two-day celebration of tequilas, tacos, margaritas and music, returns to San Lorenzo Park, 137 Dakota St. in Santa Cruz, Aug. 25-26.
Deputies: Man drove stolen car to face charges for stealing a...
A man was arrested Tuesday for driving a stolen car to the Monterey County Superior Courthouse in Salinas, where he was scheduled to appear...
