Organizations raise funds for LGBTQ+ community during pandemic
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—When Diversity Center Santa Cruz County established its LGBTQ+ Covid-19 Emergency Aid Fund last year, the organization expected to get some applicants, and then grow slowly by word-of-mouth.
They ended up handing out close to $16,000 in just the first six months to...
Robbery spree results in crash
Two men remain at large following a string of robberies Wednesday evening in Santa Cruz and Aptos.
Cabrillo engineering class conducts survey for former department chair
WATSONVILLE—In 1961, two years after Cabrillo College in Aptos was established, Rich Hart was hired by the school to start its brand new Engineering department.
Hart would go on to be chair of the department as well as its sole instructor for 34 years, teaching...
Highway 1 in Watsonville to reopen beginning Wednesday evening
WATSONVILLE—Highway 1 is expected to reopen tonight, according to Caltrans.
Caltrans spokesperson Kevin Drabinski said the southbound lanes of the highway, between Salinas Road and Highway 129 (Riverside Drive), are scheduled to open in the evening, while the northbound lanes should be reopened by Thursday...
Police seek help in finding missing teen
David Bordeaux, 15, ran away from a Watsonville group home and no one has heard or seen from him since mid-July.
Custodian keeps schools tidy for four decades
“This is who I wanted to be; this was my dream and I am where I have always wanted to be,” said Ohlone Elementary School custodian Raúl Gonzales.
He has now put in 42 years at various schools, starting out at Freedom School in 1979....
CASA welcomes newest advocates for children in foster care
Twenty-six new volunteers were sworn in as Court Appointed Special Advocates on March 6 by Judge Rebecca Connolly.
Lawsuit targets Harm Reduction Coalition
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A group of Santa Cruz residents filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Sacramento County Superior Court to stop the Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County (HRC) from continuing its syringe services program.
Launched in 2018, the nonprofit HRC—and “harm reduction” programs in general—operate...
Woman and child struck by SUV
Emergency officials deal with a crash on Pajaro Circle Monday where a man driving an SUV hit a woman carrying a 1-year-old child after she reportedly stepped out from between parked cars while carrying the child.
Election 2026: Measure E would raise county sales tax
Santa Cruz County voters will decide on a temporary sales tax to fund county services affected by federal budget cuts in next month’s election.
Measure...
