Racers prepare for 20th annual Mike Cecil Memorial
For 20 years, stock car racers in the area have been coming together to honor Mike Cecil, who lost his life to cancer in September 1997.
County beaches featured in national show
Santa Cruz made NBC’s Today show early Friday with ample video footage showing people enjoying Cowell’s Beach next to the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf. Their news team was covering parts of the golden state and in particular, Santa Cruz County, after the beaches and...
Trina Coffman-Gomez running for Watsonville City Council District 6
Four years after she left the Watsonville City Council, having served the maximum two terms, Trina Coffman-Gomez is again running for the District 6 seat.
Coffman-Gomez was a council member from 2012-2020, terming out just before she would have been mayor.
A Watsonville native, she attended...
County temporarily moves homeless shuttle stop
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a proposal to temporarily move a shuttle pickup spot for homeless people to the parking lot of the Main Jail.
The plan, which was approved for six months, is expected to take up about...
Distance learning for all Santa Cruz County students in fall
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Every school district in Santa Cruz County will be required to begin the 2020-21 school year with distance learning, Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah announced Monday.
The announcement came after the county on Monday met California Department of Public Health’s...
Groundbreaking starts Capitola Library project
Workers are expected to begin demolishing the Capitola Library on Monday to make way for the city’s new library, with construction estimated to begin on Dec. 1. It is tentatively set to open in late 2019.
New year, new laws: A rundown of some notable ones
This article covers a handful of the more notable laws that take effect in 2019.
College Lake water pipeline project moving forward
One mile of the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville has now been completed, with five miles to go.
The project calls for six miles of 30-inch water main to transport treated water from a new College Lake facility on Holohan Road to more than...
Watsonville Film Festival to be held at youth center
The Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) returns to present a lineup of screenings by award-winning directors and young local filmmakers, as well as live music and film talks by experts in the industry.
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...
