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The Pajaronian’s website received a complete overhaul Wednesday. The Pajaronian, the news leader of the Pajaro Valley since 1868, launched the new, intuitive design to improve and streamline our readers’ digital experience. The new website can be found at pajaronian.com.  Additionally, the website for our monthly Life...

At Blossom’s Farm in Corralitos, owners Delmar McComb and Carin Fortin are doing things differently. A “biodynamic” farm, Blossom’s attempts to be self-sustaining—utilizing land, plants and animals to create a single living organism, which is a concept introduced by Rudolf Steinfer in 1924. “We are trying...

SANTA CRUZ—A man was found dead in his cell at Santa Cruz County Main Jail Monday morning, marking the second death at the jail in less than a week. German Carrillo, 24, was in custody on murder, assault and gang charges, Jail records showed. Carrillo was...

HOLLISTER — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake shook the Central Coast this afternoon, just two days shy of the 30th anniversary of the infamous Loma Prieta earthquake of Oct. 17, 1989.  The quake hit at 12:43 p.m. near Tres Pinos and Hollister. Residents from Salinas to King City...

WATSONVILLE—For many residents, January 1930 represents a dark time in the history of Watsonville. For five days, hundreds of armed white men took to the city’s streets, targeting and beating Filipino-American farmworkers who they claimed were stealing their jobs and women. The riots came to a head...

WATSONVILLE — With Watsonville’s City Plaza as the backdrop, Democrat Adam Bolaños Scow announced Tuesday he will challenge current U.S. Rep. Jimmy Panetta in next year’s primary election. A longtime advocate and strategist for environmental issues, Scow said he plans to focus his campaign on...

WATSONVILLE—When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck at 5:04 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1989, Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Willy Elliott-McCrea was in Watsonville, talking about disaster preparation. It was a strange bit of irony, and it took the presence of then-Watsonville Fire Chief Gary Smith...

SANTA CRUZ — The former Santa Cruz neurosurgeon who allegedly molested numerous children in crimes caught on videotape was found dead Sunday morning. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office believes he committed suicide. James Kohut, 59, was in custody since May 2017 in lieu of $7.5...

"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like. Food The Bagelry: lox bagel I grew up on the East Coast where Jewish delis were common. One of the glories of these grand eateries were their...

SANTA CRUZ—Maintaining a tradition of luring the public in to roll up their sleeves and engage in hands-on art projects, view art and meet artists, the Museum of Art and History in Santa Cruz drew a large crowd Oct. 4 for a rubber stamp...