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September 29, 2025

Volunteers help plant trees at Muzzio Park

Event part of the Watsonville Urban Forest Revitalization Project.

Coastal Cleanup Day returns this Saturday

The 35th annual Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, and organizers are asking the community for help in cleaning four inland sites around Watsonville.

Santa Cruz County officials ready for potential spread of coronavirus

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Office of Education said Tuesday that every school district in the county is working together to address the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. There have been no cases of the virus confirmed in Santa Cruz County, and...

PVUSD looks to redraw trustee area boundaries

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WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Nov. 17 began the process of redrawing the boundaries of the district’s trustee areas, a required decennial undertaking that follows the census. During redistricting—which occurs in counties, cities and other jurisdictions nationwide—officials redraw their boundaries...

Criminal justice, healthcare and more among new laws for ’23

With a flurry of new laws ready to take effect, the Pajaronian took a look at a handful of the more notable ones, which take on several aspects of criminal justice, health services and firearms.  WALKING A FINE LINE Before Assembly Bill 2147 was signed into...

Breakfast, with everything | Try This

Tony Nuñez FOOD: Cafe Ella's Mañana Panini I’m not a fan of small breakfast. I don’t like to eat a yogurt parfait or fruit salad with my coffee. I like something that fills me up and keeps me satisfied until deep into the afternoon. So when...

Library seeks input on murals

The Watsonville Public Library is seeking input from the public on the final designs for a series of murals.

South County projects included in RTC plans

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) Board of Directors on Thursday approved a spending plan for $11.2 million in state and federal funding, which will be allocated over a wide range of transportation-related projects countywide. The funding includes $4.5 million from...

Council to mull new sales tax

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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday got a first look at a half-cent sales tax which, if approved by voters in the Nov. 8 election, would fund city parks, recreation programs such as after-school and anti-gang programs and fund road repair city streets, among...

Focus Agriculture announces next batch of graduates

November brings graduation to the locally-based national award-winning Focus Agriculture program.
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Watsonville scores pair of second-half TDs to beat Pacific Grove |...

Watsonville junior quarterback Edwin Cornejo found his way running into the end zone late in the fourth quarter, and the Wildcatz rallied back from...