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In a little less than a year, Cabrillo College will break ground on a sprawling, multi-story housing project on its Aptos campus, a development that will offer 624 beds for students attending both the college and UC Santa Cruz. Groundbreaking is estimated to begin in...

In November my wife, Sarah, and I took a road trip to San Antonio, Texas. We packed on over 4,500 miles, averaging around 450 miles a day, stayed in 11 motels and wandered through four states. While we were lucky to see many amazing things:...

On Tuesday morning, seven days after he began his post at Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville Police Officer Saúl Rodriguez walked through the campus, greeting a handful of students who were making their way to their next class. Rodriguez is PVHS’s new School Resource Officer...

Close to 60 students from Hope Services celebrated an exhibit of their art at Studio Judy G in downtown Watsonville Tuesday. The exhibit was the centerpiece of “A Hope Party!” a three-hour gathering to honor art, community, “and hope, featuring a special exhibition by Hope...

Editor's note: this story has been corrected from an earlier version. The district is not considering reducing class sizes. ••• In the coming year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s seven-member Board of Trustees—five of them newly elected—must cut $5 million from the budget, with more reductions...

Three people were arrested Nov. 23 on a string of charges after Watsonville Police got a tip about a stolen pickup. Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said officers responded to a call about a stolen truck on the 400 block of East Beach Street, where...

A 16-year-old juvenile and an adult male were arrested Nov. 22 in Santa Cruz on suspicion of attempted homicide in a shooting that left two people injured on the west side of Santa Cruz a week before. Santa Cruz Police said the suspects are being...

Imagine a rich and creamy soup that contains no meat or dairy. It’s crazy what the right blend of vegetables and herbs can create. It’s also testimony to human creativity.  This recipe is from the Sweet Home Café Cookbook by Albert Lukas.  Bay leaves are one of...

The organization responsible for keeping Watsonville’s wetlands healthy joined forces with city officials  and a herd of volunteers Saturday to spruce up the Struve Slough trail. Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) Director Jonathan Pilch said the effort included planting 15 coast live oak trees and bringing...

Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra has fended off a challenge from Trina Coffman-Gomez to hold onto his Sixth District seat, garnering a weighty 54% of the 2,321 votes in the race, results released Friday showed. “I’m really excited,” he says. “The people have spoken, and...