Covid-19 variant found in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division is monitoring confirmed reports of Covid-19 cases involving variants found in Santa Cruz County, spokesman Jason Hoppin said in a press release Monday.
Two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, known generally as the U.K. variant, have been identified...
Construction of new Watsonville dialysis clinic sells for $6.7M
WATSONVILLE—Meridian, a Walnut Creek-based real estate developer, operator, and owner of medical properties, announced Monday that it has closed escrow on the sale of its new construction, a 11,424-square-foot outpatient dialysis clinic in Watsonville.
The purchase price for the project was $6.7 million.
The outpatient clinic...
PVUSD trustees to vote on censuring Acosta
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will discuss whether to censure trustee Georgia Acosta for several instances of misconduct during her time on the board.
A censure does not remove an elected official, but instead, serves as a powerful condemnation...
Senator Laird helps bolster Second Harvest food distribution
WATSONVILLE—California State Senator John Laird joined forces with the California National Guard and the Second Harvest Food Bank Friday during a food distribution at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
“This is an unprecedented private and public partnership with a huge helping hand from the State...
Restoration of iconic Watsonville High mural begins
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville High School community last year was shaken when a beloved three-decades old mural on the wall of the school’s cafeteria was painted over during a construction project.
The move, directed by site administration and the district facilities department, outraged the artists involved in...
METRO soon rolling out electric buses
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Four new battery-electric buses will be ready to roll through the county by fall 2021 as part of METRO’s public transportation fleet.
The first two electric buses of the quartet will be used for the Zero-Emission Watsonville Circulator Operating Project. Through the project,...
Santa Cruz County likely moving to orange tier March 31
Continued decreases in case and positivity rates have Santa Cruz County on track to enter a less restrictive tier of the state’s Covid-19 reopening plan on March 31, County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel said at Thursday’s weekly virtual press conference.
According to data released...
Infamous Santa Cruz serial killer denied parole
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A serial killer who murdered 13 people nearly five decades ago—most of them in Santa Cruz County—was denied parole Thursday during a virtual hearing.
Herbert Mullin, 74, will not be eligible for parole for another seven years. He is in custody at Mule...
Senior Center helps hundreds of vulnerable residents get vaccinated
WATSONVILLE—The city of Watsonville hired Katie Nuñez in March of last year to supervise the Watsonville Senior Center. Her tasks then were to bring the community hub into the 21st century, and create a slew of programs for the area’s older adults.
But just two...
School district’s budget outlook improves slightly
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on March 10 approved a second interim budget report that shows an improved outlook from two months ago, when projections showed the district would be unable to meet expenses over the next three years.
That placed...
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
