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VW culture on display

The second annual Santa Cruz Dub’n festival, a one-day spotlight on the Volkswagen (VW) family of cars, busses, fastbacks, wagons, Ghias, Beetles and VW culture will run Saturday in Santa Cruz.

Photo: New look at CASA

A new patio and spruced up landscaping project is now complete at the front of CASA (Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates) on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville.

Woman’s club awards scholarships, announces upgrades

The Watsonville Woman’s Club began its year of monthly meetings Sept. 6 at its long-standing Brennan Street building that opened in 1917.

City approves 5th additional charge for Mañana sewer

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved an additional $175,000 for the Mañana Lane Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project being completed by Bay Pacific Pipeline, Inc.

What's going on? | Sept. 14-20

Weekly events calendar for Sept. 14-20.

Utility pole fire snarls traffic on Riverside

A booming explosion atop a utility pole knocked out power and triggered a fire Friday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville.

PVUSD budget shows declining enrollment

According to PVUSD Chief Business Officer Joe Dominguez, the district has 340 fewer students than last year, far more than the 191 district officials predicted would be lost to a new charter school that opened in August.

Community briefs, Sept. 13, 2019

Community briefs for Sept. 13, 2019.

2 rollovers in less than 24 hours

A pair of vehicle rollovers kept emergency workers busy inside of an 18-hour block in Watsonville.

SC Symphony to play free show in City Plaza

For the final concert of the season on Thursday, the city is partnering with the Santa Cruz Symphony and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District for a special performance. “Music for the Heart” invites the community to a free concert featuring members of the symphony along with students from PVUSD schools and dancers from local folklórico group Esperanza Del Valle.
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County Supervisors approve draft BESS ordinance

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved forward with proposed rules aimed at regulating large-scale battery energy storage systems, which if...

Teen arrested after chase