Santa Cruz County to revise rules for retail
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Health Officer Gail Newel said she will revise her shelter-in-place order later this week, after Gov. Gavin Newsom releases information about slightly loosening statewide restrictions.
Newsom is expected to launch Stage 2 of his “Reopening Roadmap,” which will allow retail...
Monica Martinez to be first LGBTQ County Supervisor
When Monica Martinez is sworn in to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors in January, she will be one of two women to take seats on the dais in more than a decade.
She will also be the first openly LGBTQ person to serve...
Holiday breakfast raises funds for recreation support program
WATSONVILLE—Hundreds flocked to the Veterans of Foreign Wars station in Watsonville to gobble down some breakfast and tell jolly old St. Nicholas their Christmas wishes at the 29th annual Breakfast with Santa on Sunday.
Droves of kids and parents waited in line to saddle up...
Honoring MLK: Hundreds attend annual march in Santa Cruz
Before hundreds of people began a march Monday morning in downtown Santa Cruz to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a solemn hush fell over the crowd as political chanting briefly ceased and the good-natured whooping died down.
“Finally,” 6-year-old Brianna Hodgkins said, sitting astride...
Watsonville Police seeking hit-and-run driver
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Police Department is asking for help from the community to find a driver who struck and seriously injured a woman early Sunday morning before fleeing.
The crash occurred just before 5 a.m. on the 1000 block of Freedom Boulevard.
The victim, who is in...
Survey: Strong public support for Watsonville Hospital property tax measure
A recent survey of potential voters signals strong support of a property tax that would allow for the purchase of Watsonville Community Hospital’s building and surrounding property, along with upgrades to its facilities.
The questions now for Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD) are how...
PVUSD classroom closures extended to April, superintendent says
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Teachers throughout Santa Cruz County are getting their Covid-19 vaccines, a daunting task that is moving the needle a tiny bit closer for a plan to return students to the classroom.
But with unpredictable vaccine supplies, thousands of educators and school employees still...
Watsonville invests nearly $200K into Senior Center
WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved an Adult Services and Senior Center Plan that will bring operations of the Senior Center under the City’s umbrella.
Watsonville will pump $176,000 from its 2019-20 general fund into the Senior Center, and also hire an Older...
Watsonville murder suspect extradited from Arizona
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A man who police say stabbed his girlfriend to death at an apartment on Clifford Avenue in July was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail Thursday after being extradited from Arizona.
Alberto Scalant, 33, is being held without bail. He has been charged...
Rain doesn’t halt World Wetlands Day
With torrent rains pummeling the region in the early morning, volunteers slipped in the drenching vegetation and shoveled heavy clumps of mud at Ramsay Park as they planted 20 oak trees and smaller plants along Watsonville Slough for World Wetlands Day.
Watsonville Community Hospital gets new CEO
Watsonville Community Hospital has appointed veteran healthcare executive Tim Moran as its interim chief executive officer as the community-owned hospital begins a search for...
