Pajaronian joins donation campaign Santa Cruz Gives
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaronian this year has jumped on the growing digital giving movement Santa Cruz Gives, the first crowdsourcing website for multiple Santa Cruz County nonprofits.
The campaign, which launched for its fifth holiday season Wednesday, raises funds for 37 selected nonprofits via SantaCruzGives.org, where donors...
Watsonville home to county’s largest EV charging station
Watsonville’s Overlook Shopping Center has become home to the largest electric vehicle charging station in Santa Cruz County, according to PlugShare.com.
Council to consider wireless ordinance changes
The Watsonville City Council will consider updating a city ordinance Tuesday to comply with state and federal laws on wireless facilities.
PVUSD board will appoint new member to replace De Serpa
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will appoint a new member to replace outgoing Trustee Kim De Serpa, rather than hold a costly special election.
The trustees made the 6–0 vote Wednesday night after a discussion that turned contentious as the board...
Woman arrested for fatal DUI collision
SANTA CRUZ—A Santa Cruz woman was arrested Sunday night for allegedly fleeing after striking a man crossing Capitola Road in a motorized wheelchair.
The victim, a 69-year-old Santa Cruz man, was taken to Natividad Medical Center, where he later died.
According to California Highway Patrol Officer...
Owners of La Perla in Watsonville living their ‘American dream’
WATSONVILLE—It has been three decades since Gabino Torres and Anna Martinez opened a small Mexican seafood restaurant on Main Street, a business they launched as a way to pair their love of their native cuisine with a drive to support their family.
La Perla del...
Watsonville will fine property owners, tenants for illegal fireworks
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police will start handing out fines to tenants and property owners for illegal fireworks if there is evidence that they were bought, sold or set off at the property, the department announced Tuesday.
Before the move, an officer needed to catch someone in the...
New ordinnce would ban sale of filtered cigarettes
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that will, in a little more than two years, ban the sale of filtered cigarettes in unincorporated areas of the county.
The Supervisors will hear a second reading and final adoption on...
Woman arrested for murder
An Aptos woman was arrested Sunday after she allegedly stabbed her husband to death, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said.
Watsonville playwright’s new work explores family, culture
Writer, director and actor Steve “Spike” Wong remembers the moment he realized he wanted to tell stories.
He was about 5 years old and was riding the Jungle Cruise attraction at Disneyland with his parents. He managed, he said, to convince them that the animatronic...
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...
