Police cracking down on distracted drivers
The Watsonville Police Department is joining law enforcement throughout the state in stepping up its enforcement of distracted driving laws.
Cabrillo College Theatre Arts’ 'The Trojan Women' opens Nov. 2
“The Trojan Women” opens at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Nov. 2 and runs until Nov. 18, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.
PV Water Board adopts Cost of Service Rate Study
WATSONVILLE—On Feb. 17 the Board of Directors of the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PV Water) unanimously adopted the 2021 Cost of Service Rate Study and Resolution 2021-05.
The move adopts procedures for public hearing, notice and protest concerning proposed revisions to charges for augmentation...
Juvenile whale washes ashore
A 29-foot juvenile humpback whale washed up at the shoreline at Manresa State Beach.
City opens applications for Committee on Policing and Social Equity
Applications for Committee on Policing and Social Equity open
WATSONVILLE—The City is forming an AD-HOC Committee on Policing and Social Equity, composed of City Council members, the Police Chief, City Manager, City Staff and community members, aiming to facilitate conversations that will inform the future...
PHOTO: Downtown Watsonville lights up
Watsonville Plaza is aglow with thousands of colorful lights as part of the City of Watsonville's annual holiday celebrations. Next on the calendar is the annual Santa Tour around the city Dec. 13-15, where Santa and his elves and others tour area schools and...
Community comes together to repaint Black Lives Matter mural
More than 40 volunteers spent hours Saturday refreshing the massive Black Lives Matter street mural that is sprawled along Center Street in front of Santa Cruz City Hall.
Traffic, weather, vandalism and wear-and-tear has left the five-year-old bright yellow mural faded and chipped.
Painting the mural...
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...
