Watsonville city manager interviews set for March 22
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council in a Monday night special closed session meeting reviewed candidates for the city’s vacant city manager position.
Watsonville City Attorney Samantha Zutler on Tuesday morning said that the council took no action on the item, the lone topic on the meeting’s...
North County Fire welcomes 7 new firefighters
CASTROVILLE—The North County Fire District held a badge pinning ceremony Tuesday at its main fire station in Castroville, welcoming seven newly promoted firefighters.
Attendees to the ceremony included 2nd District Supervisor John Phillips and his staff, Fire District board members and friends and family of...
Freedom Boulevard project to begin in May
WATSONVILLE—A massive, long-awaited project that will completely overhaul one of Watsonville’s key arterial roads is set to begin in May.
The Freedom-Green Valley Water and Sewer Improvement project and the proceeding Freedom Boulevard Road Reconstruction Project were delayed because of global supply chain issues, the...
Photo: Dinosaurs stomp into Capitola Mall parking lot
Giant dinosaurs take over the parking lot of the former Sears store at the Capitola Mall on 41st Avenue Tuesday.
The creatures are part of a traveling Jurassic Empire drive-thru event. According to their website, the Jurassic Empire features sights and sounds of "moving,...
$1M for Lee Road Trail project included in omnibus bill
WATSONVILLE—Congressman Jimmy Panetta recently announced that eight projects across California’s 20th district totaling $5.9 million have been included in the $1.5 trillion omnibus bill signed by President Joe Biden Tuesday.
The funding includes $1 million for the Watsonville Lee Road Trail, a project headed up...
Photo: Teens stabbed in neighborhood behind Target
Watsonville Police Department officers collect evidence on Harkins Slough Road at Sunset Vista Drive where two people were stabbed Tuesday afternoon.
WPD Sgt. Mish Radich said four teen males attacked two other teen males at 3:22pm in the neighborhood behind the Target store. After...
Sheriff’s Office, Cal Fire investigate Bayview Hotel fire
APTOS—Fire broke out in the historic Bayview Hotel Sunday afternoon.
Central Fire Battalion Chief Ryan Peters said a fast response from Central firefighters put a quick lid on the blaze inside the three-story landmark, which he described as a tinderbox.
“We kept it to one room...
Names released in Rodeway Inn deaths
WATSONVILLE—The man and woman who were found dead inside a van parked in the parking lot of the Rodeway Inn in Watsonville on March 8 have been identified as Nicholas Reagan, 29, and Barbara Reid, 64.
According to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman...
Eco Farm keynote addresses food sovereignty for Indigenous communities
In 2014 Elizabeth Hoover, associate professor in Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at UC Berkeley, set out on a road trip across the U.S.
Hoover covered 20,000 miles over four months, visiting 29 different Indigenous communities and asking everyone she met one question: How do...
Senderos welcomes new executive director
SANTA CRUZ—Gabriela Cruz has been named executive director of Santa Cruz-based nonprofit Senderos, making her the first hired staff member after 20 years of being an all-volunteer-based organization.
Senderos, founded in 2001 by indigenous Oaxacan sisters Fe Silva-Robles and Dr. Nereida Robles Vasquez, was an...
Casa de la Cultura hosts annual giveaway
Dozens of families lined up along Salinas Road in Pajaro Monday morning, children’s faces peering from backseat windows, as they waited their turn for...
