Watsonville Academy goes behind the scenes of city government
Watsonville Academy is a free, nine-week session that will give community members an inside look at how their city government functions.
City Council approves no-encampment zones
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a new camping ordinance creating designated “no-encampment zones,” allowing the city to immediately remove encampments from certain public areas without providing the standard 72-hour notice.
The vote marked the ordinance’s second reading, making it final.
The...
Watsonville City Council hears plans for Tiny Village
The Tiny Village project in the parking lot of the Westview Presbyterian Church is set to break ground at the end of May or in early June, and is expected to provide shelter for 34 homeless people.
Community Action Board (CAB), which will manage the...
Second Harvest kicks off annual food drive
A cadre of nonprofit leaders and county officials gathered at Cabrillo College Thursday to kick off Second Harvest Food Bank’s (SHFB) annual Food and Fund Drive, when that organization takes in the lion’s share of its donation for the year and helps feed the...
Food bank thanks ag leaders
Second Harvest Food Bank invited members of the agricultural community to a barbecue Thursday evening, thanking them for their efforts to feed hungry people throughout Santa Cruz County.
Scouts BSA Troop 599 celebrates 100 years
When Assistant Scoutmaster Michael Baker talks about Troop 599, he doesn't start with camping trips or merit badges.
He talks about leadership.
“For me, scouting in and of itself is a leadership program,” Baker said. “And so the Scouts go from basically being led to being...
PHOTO: Breastfeeding education
The 12th Annual Breastfeeding Health Fair and Walk included family activities, a live DJ, community resource booths, healthy snacks, free T-shirts, raffles and more.
Dead woman was stung multiple times
A woman who was found dead in a stand of bushes along Harkins Slough Friday morning suffered multiple stings by either bees or yellowjackets before her death, Watsonville Police Sgt. Brian Ridgway said.
Barsi’s Liquor Store closing next month
WATSONVILLE—After a half-century in business, Jim Barsi has sold his eponymous liquor store, and will retire in December.
That’s when new owners will take over, and rename it Watsonville Fiesta Liquor. But that’s a story for the future.
The story of Barsi’s Liquor Store began in...
Parents of 14-year-old arrested in Baby Angelita investigation
The parents of a 14-year-old girl at the center of the Baby Angelita investigation have both been arrested, days after the girl was found...
