Mastering the perfect slice of ‘za
A lot comes to mind in the art of mastering the perfect slice of pizza.
For starters, portions are important because nobody wants to have too much sauce or too much cheese below a mountain full of toppings that prevents the dough from fully baking.
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Watsonville Police Chief to retire in July
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Chief of Police David Honda will retire in July after serving five years as the city’s highest-ranking law enforcement official, he announced Thursday morning.
In a statement through the department’s social media, Honda said his time with Watsonville Police Department was a “privilege and...
Second Harvest acquires adjacent property
Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz County has purchased property next to its current Watsonville-area facility, a move officials say will allow the organization to expand operations and better respond to rising demand for food assistance.
The acquisition, announced March 31, was made through what...
Break with a book
Yesterday I walked past a man reading a book on the sidewalk in downtown Watsonville. Curious, I stopped and asked him what he was reading. Annoyed, he looked up and yelled a bunch of things at me in a foreign language and then showed...
Carrillo sentenced to life in prison without parole
SANTA CRUZ—The man who slaughtered Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller during a violent crime spree two years ago was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Steven Carrillo, 34, also received prison time for attempting to kill four other...
Santa Cruz County art show enters final week
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY — This weekend will mark the third and final phase of the annual Open Studios Art Tour, a free self-guided tour of area art studios.
While the public was invited to view artists’ work in North Santa Cruz County Oct. 5 and...
Youth-inspired diversity mural completed
A crowd gathered inside the Louden Nelson Community Center on Saturday before heading outside to ceremoniously cut a rainbow ribbon in front of a completed mural.
More than two-thirds against Measure D in early results
Measure D appeared to be failing soon after the polls closed Tuesday night, with 68% of voters opposing it.
As of 8:20pm, 15,704 of the 22,966 votes counted were against the measure.
Also called the “Santa Cruz County Greenway Initiative,” this measure would change the county’s...
PVUSD candidate Curt Wilcox arrested on felony charges
The man running for the Area 5 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees has been arrested on felony charges.
Curt...
