Covid-19 testing expands in Pajaro Valley, Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST—The Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is now hosting a pop-up Covid-19 testing site every Saturday at Las Lomas Market, bringing a much-needed resource to the small rural community in the northern reaches of Monterey County.
The pop-up site is one...
Photo: Santa Claus arrives in Watsonville for citywide tour
Santa arrived in an R44 Robinson helicopter at Ramsay Park Wednesday. On the ground, he joined Mrs. Claus where the pair hopped in a 1967 Crown fire engine and headed out to begin a lengthy tour of Watsonville.
Over the course of six days, Santa...
Downtown Watsonville survey results to be released Dec. 15
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville at a Dec. 15 public meeting will release the results of a recent survey that asked the community about its views and vision for the downtown corridor.
The virtual gathering is part of the City’s Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan (DWSP) endeavor,...
County to file complaints against PG&E for unpermitted timber harvesting, environmental damage
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously agreed to file a complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for what officials say is unpermitted timber harvesting and other activity in the wake of...
Online, local sales buoy Watsonville’s finances during pandemic
WATSONVILLE—Thanks in part to a massive surge in online sales, the City of Watsonville is adding roughly $1.7 million to its 2020-21 fiscal year budget.
The allocation, unanimously approved by the City Council at Tuesday’s virtual meeting, means some departments will bring back positions originally...
Watsonville native a finalist in NBC monologue competition
WATSONVILLE—It wouldn’t be a stretch to say that writer and actor Sedrick Cabrera grew up at the Fox Theater in downtown Watsonville.
His family owned the My Choice Pizza & Deli Café, attached to the theater (now reopened as Slice Project by his friends Brando...
Holidays at the harbor | About Town
I want to recommend a dinner spot: The Sea Harvest, just off Highway 1, in Moss Landing. My wife Sarah and I ate there Monday evening during a magnificent sunset. After wandering out onto the beach near the harbor breakwater to check out the...
Local 7-Eleven to offer free pizzas on Christmas Eve
A drive-thru pizza giveaway will be held at 7-Eleven, 1461 Main St., Watsonville, on Christmas Eve at 11am.
At least 500 full sized, uncooked pepperoni pizzas will be ordered for the drive-thru, plus another 60 for employees and about 140 for customers at other 7-Elevens.
The...
Owners of La Perla in Watsonville living their ‘American dream’
WATSONVILLE—It has been three decades since Gabino Torres and Anna Martinez opened a small Mexican seafood restaurant on Main Street, a business they launched as a way to pair their love of their native cuisine with a drive to support their family.
La Perla del...
Pedestrian injured in Aptos DUI crash
APTOS—A Watsonville man was arrested Friday and charged with driving under the influence of drugs after allegedly striking an 88-year-old man, California Highway Patrol Officer Sam Courtney said.
Joseph Granados, 29, was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail, jail records...
Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy López to step down
Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy López has announced his retirement after 35 years of service to the community. HIs retirement will be effective Dec. 31.
López...
