Watsonville Community Hospital CEO leaves post
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Community Hospital CEO Steven Salyer has left his post, and the board that oversees the hospital will meet on March 22 to discuss how his replacement will be chosen.
In a letter to employees on Monday, Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Board President John Friel...
Public health officials warn: don’t vape
SACRAMENTO — The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Tuesday issued a health advisory urging everyone to refrain from vaping, no matter the substance or source, until current investigations are complete.
The advisory followed an executive order signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on Sept....
St. Francis High valedictorians reflect, look ahead | Grads 2021
WATSONVILLE—St. Francis High School (SFHS) was a big part of Maureen Kelly’s life even before she enrolled as a student there.
Her father was a basketball coach for the school, and her older siblings had all attended. So when she arrived, it was like coming...
Second Harvest names Padilla-Chavez new CEO
WATSONVILLE—Second Harvest Food Bank has a new leader.
The organization on Thursday announced that Erica Padilla-Chavez will take the helm as CEO in July after Willy Elliot-McCrea retires, and as the organization celebrates its 50th anniversary.
In accepting the position, Padilla-Chavez will leave her post as...
Council approves $594K contract for wastewater plan
The Watsonville City Council approved a contract with a consultant Tuesday to plan for wastewater and sewer improvements over the next 20 years.
International Women’s Day: a conversation with Watsonville’s Mayor and Vice-Mayor
When Vanessa Quiroz-Carter and Maria Orozco were sworn in late last year as Watsonville’s Mayor and Vice-Mayor, it was only the second time in the city’s history two women have held the roles.
The first was in 2019, when Rebecca Garcia and Trina Coffman-Gomez sat...
Santa Cruz County campuses close for remainder of 2019-20 school year
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District is closing its schools for the remainder of the 2019-20 year, Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez announced Wednesday.
“Being a healthy community is key to thriving in it,” Rodriguez said. “Having students in the classroom is ideal and we miss seeing their...
County officials weighing whether to preemptively adhere to new order
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Tuesday are expected to discuss whether the county will join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order recently issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Although the item is not agendized for tomorrow’s Santa...
Music, food and more lined up for Aromas Day
Described as the largest, and only, festival in Aromas, the annual Aromas Day returns Sunday.
PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
