Lawsuit against city, airport advances
WATSONVILLE—A lawsuit against the city of Watsonville and the municipal airport will move forward after a Santa Cruz County Superior Court judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss it.
The plaintiff in the case is United Flight Services (UFS), which sued the city in...
Teens arrested for possessing loaded gun
Three teenagers were arrested near the Vista Point highway exit Friday for possessing a loaded, unregistered handgun.
Students test their skills in math, science and engineering
More than 300 students, grades six through 12 from Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, converged at the Baskin Engineering building at UC Santa Cruz Saturday to compete in the annual Math, Engineering, Science Achievement preliminary competition.
PHOTO: Woodies benefit Pajaro flood relief efforts
More than 200 classic wood-bodied vehicles converged on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on Saturday for the 27th annual Woodies on the Wharf. Organized by the Santa Cruz Woodies Club and City of Santa Cruz, the event drew participants from across the West Coast...
Fair gains momentum as weekend approaches
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Fair continues to attract crowds as the weekend approaches.
Thursday was Education Day, with school groups enjoying the event in the morning before the general public was allowed in at noon.
The Livestock Tent hosted the Dairy Goat Show, and Monster...
New mayor, council members sworn in
The crowd attending Watsonville City Council’s meeting got a surprise Tuesday evening as Speaker of the California Assembly Robert Rivas and his entourage entered the council chambers just in time for him to swear in Kristal Salcido and Maria Orozco as Watsonville’s new mayor...
Watsonville Prep expands into adjacent building
When classes started on Tuesday for Watsonville Prep School, 180 middle-school students had their own space, a newly renovated building at 18 West Beach Street.
The new space is adjacent to the school's original location in the old Gottshalks building at 407 Main Street, which...
PV High grads overcome barriers, forge ahead
Adriana Reyes was 15 years old and alone when she moved from Oaxaca, Mexico to Watsonville and enrolled at Pajaro Valley High School (PVHS).
Then, she only spoke Mixtec, an indigenous language from Mexico, and barely knew Spanish—let alone English. Reyes moved in with her...
Photo: Honoring the fallen
Gravesites are marked with flags on Memorial Day at the Evergreen Cemetery in Harvest West Park in Santa Cruz Monday. Previously known as Decoration Day, it is a federal holiday in the U.S. designed to honor and mourn military personnel who died while serving in the armed...
A parade of dancers in Zacatecas
As our one-week August vacation was nearing an end in Zacatecas, Mexico, my wife Sarah and I had been to around 20 dance performances...
