All-inclusive playground moves ahead
Concrete work was set in motion Tuesday as work moves forward on LEO’s Haven, a playground at Chanticleer County Park designed for children with disabilities such as blindness, mobility impairment and autism.
Council OK’s taxi increases, housing resolution
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a rate increase for taxicab services.
Man arrested in cold case murder
A Watsonville man already serving time in prison was arrested Tuesday for his role in a 2008 murder, Santa Cruz County District Attorney Jeff Rosell announced.
METRO reaches agreements with two unions
Santa Cruz METRO and the union protecting the fixed-route bus operators on Aug. 23 finalized a three-year labor agreement that is expected to alleviate the recent uptick in delays and cancelations in the county’s public transportation system.
Birding Festival on horizon
The 15th annual Monterey Bay Birding Festival is on deck for a three-day run of lectures, field trips, pelagic journeys, scintillating slide shows and local foods and wines.
Dumping a ‘public health risk’
McCloud said that in her five years working within the city’s Stormwater Management department, she has seen about a 20 percent growth in illegal dumping—especially along riverbanks and in sloughs.
Still no plea in Aptos murder
The Aptos woman accused of stabbing her husband to death inside their home on Aug. 24 made her second court appearance Friday, and delayed entering a plea while she hires an attorney.
Santa Cruz Follies presents: ‘Fascinatin’ Rhythms’
For performer Joe Ferrara, being a member of the Santa Cruz Follies is like being part of a large, extended family.
Jim Barsi—owner of Barsi’s Liquor Store—dies
James Joseph “Jim” Barsi, who ran his eponymous liquor store on East Lake Avenue for a half-century before selling the business and retiring in...
