Bus driver ‘sick-out’ disrupts school days
WATSONVILLE—More than 40 school bus drivers who conducted a “sick-out” on Oct. 21 and 24 are back at work, and Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez has called the action “unlawful,” saying it violated the recent CSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement.
“We deeply regret...
Two killed in 3-vehicle crash on Green Valley Road
WATSONVILLE—Two people, including a 16-year-old Watsonville boy, were killed on March 19 in a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Green Valley Road and Pennsylvania Drive.
Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said the 20-year-old driver, identified by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office as...
Drive-thru Crab Feed returns March 5
WATSONVILLE—The 18th Annual Fairgrounds Foundation Crab Feed will return March 5, and once again it will be a drive-thru event.
The annual feed is one of the foundation’s biggest fundraisers of the year. All profits of the event will go directly back to the fairgrounds...
Bell ringing to mark 75 Years of Peace
WATSONVILLE—The simultaneous ringing of bells in sister cities across the United States and Japan to mark 75 years of peace since the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will take place Aug. 5.
The event is part of an inaugural initiative of the newly created Japan...
Sheriff’s Office oversight group approved
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the establishment of an agency that will have independent oversight of the Sheriff’s Office.
The Supervisors will hear a second reading of the new ordinance creating the Office of the Inspector General...
DA will not file charges in Cabrillo threats case
Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Steve Drottar said he was glad law enforcement investigated the matter, but said that no crime was committed.
Photo story: Handgun, stolen vehicle recovered in traffic stop
Watsonville Police process evidence Thursday night following a car stop on Hushbeck Street just after 7:30pm. While police managed to take the driver into...
