PVUSD retools its Career Technical Education program
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School student Juan Baltazar spent some time in the school’s new barn Wednesday, caring for the cow he is raising to sell this summer during the Santa Cruz County Fair.
He said he has been involved in raising animals since he was in...
Community Foundation elects new president | Community Briefs
APTOS—The Community Foundation Santa Cruz County recently announced that David Doolin has been appointed president of the board of the organization.
Doolin has been with Petrinovich Pugh & Company, LLP since 1992 and a partner since 1997. He is responsible for providing audit and...
County Office of Education lays out its strategy
WATSONVILLE—A gaggle of educators and nonprofit leaders gathered on the uppermost floor of the Watsonville City Plaza Tuesday to hear Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah outline his department’s operational plan for the next five years.
The two-hour session was both a chance...
County joins lawsuit to halt oil, mineral extraction
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 14 agreed to allow the county to join a lawsuit that would stop the federal government from issuing leases for fossil fuel extraction within its borders.
The lawsuit would in essence help preserve local...
New downtown treatment center for women in the works
WATSONVILLE—The building at 55 Brennan St. has in the past housed a Ford dealership and Baker Brothers Furniture. Most recently, it held a thrift store run by Teen Challenge Monterey Bay.
Now, that organization has plans to convert the space into Grace Harbor Women’s Center,...
CHP arrests man in Prunedale projectile attacks case
SALINAS–Law enforcement officials have arrested a man suspected of using a slingshot to shoot glass marbles at dozens of vehicles traveling on highways 156 and 101 in Prunedale and San Benito County since February.
Charles Kenneth Lafferty, 52, has been charged with 21 felony counts,...
A stroll through the city | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: When my friend Noel, a family attorney, dropped me off in downtown Watsonville early Wednesday I walked into the Second Street Café for a coffee. For years I’ve carried my own reusable thermos to save on throw-away cups. In line I got...
Council rejects temporary ban on new drive-thrus
WATSONVILLE—Drive-thrus got the green light at Tuesday night’s Watsonville City Council meeting.
By a 5-2 vote the council rejected a 45-day ban on new drive-thrus, stating there is no current and immediate threat to public health, safety or welfare and that their approval should be...
Local Democrats endorse Angel for Superior Court Judge
WATSONVILLE—Annrae Angel received an endorsement from the Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club for Superior Court Judge at Monday night’s meeting in Watsonville.
The club, which includes five Watsonville City Council members, also endorsed Measures R and Y, as well as Zach Friend for Supervisor,...
Letters to the editor Oct. 31-Nov. 13
Trump is a Vector of Chaos
Using a phrase I learned from my wife's family, this is only my “pee pot opinion”, but I've been...
