Community briefs, Nov. 22
Mayor for a Day contest opens
Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be the Mayor of a city? Now is your chance to be Mayor for the Day with Watsonville Mayor Francisco “Paco” Estrada.
To be considered, submit a one-page essay to...
A look back at ‘62
Editor’s note: This is the first half of a two-part series about Watsonville High graduate Joanne Buob Martin, class of 1962.
WATSONVILLE—Joanne Buob Martin was part of Watsonville High’s 1962 graduating class, the largest class to date, with 355 seniors. It was also the graduating...
Police release photos of skimmers suspects
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police on Thursday released photos of two men suspected of using stolen credit card information to steal money at an ATM.
Investigators believe the suspects were using manufactured cards with information lifted by card skimmers, devices often installed on gas pumps to steal credit...
Disabled man reunited with his wheels
WATSONVILLE—A disabled man whose only means of transportation was stolen twice in the past two years–and returned to him the first time by good Samaritans–was reunited with it again last week.
John Zurr’s Raleigh Tristar tricycle was stolen last week outside the Dollar Tree in...
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Special events
Fall Dance Concert (Nov. 22-24)
Dance students at Cabrillo College will come together this weekend for three days of performances at the Crocker Theater, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos. Groups from Cabrillo, including jazz and modern to Folklorico, will perform. Shows will be held on Friday...
Nonprofit coalition working for pay equity
APTOS—Nonprofit workers in Santa Cruz County are two times more likely than the general public to require the very social services they help provide.
That’s according to a recent survey conducted by the Human Care Alliance (HCA), a coalition of nonprofit agencies from around the...
Community voices worries of syringes
WATSONVILLE—The future of Santa Cruz County’s syringe services program was in the community’s hands this week.
In two meetings held by the Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency in Santa Cruz on Nov. 14 and Watsonville on Tuesday, officials asked attendees to outline what questions...
Non-compliant building forces unemployment service removal
WATSONVILLE—For years the Employment Development Department (EDD) has had an employee stationed in downtown Watsonville to help South County residents receive unemployment services.
That will change on Monday.
The EDD is removing its lone employee from the Workforce Development Board’s (WDB) 18 W. Beach St. location...
Watsonville cafeteria to get rebuild
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville High School’s cafeteria is showing its age after decades of use and few upgrades.
That’s set to change soon.
This week, the district is reviewing bids for a project that will include demolishing and rebuilding the kitchen, installing new flooring and a vaulted ceiling and...
About Town, week of Nov. 18
Nov. 20, 2019
Tarmo Hannula: Someone called 9-1-1 Wednesday morning after they spotted a man prowling around their carport on Harper Street in Live Oak. An SC Sheriff deputy arrived within minutes and located a suspect at 3:40 a.m. When the deputy confronted the man...
“Know their names” event memorializes dead Gazan children
Many of the several dozen people gathered at the Santa Cruz County Government Center Friday afternoon were in tears as Rolla Alaydi described her...
