Date set for PV High athletic field work
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday put their final approval on the PV High athletic field, which will allow work to begin there on April 15.
Food, What?! holds benefit dinner
Food, What?! held its annual Benefit Dinner on Sept. 17 at Santa Cruz Mission State Park.
PVUSD to consider financing for Towers purchase
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will consider approving a financing method that will allow the district to purchase its Towers headquarters.
Santa Cruz man dies in crash
A Santa Cruz man died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on the north coast.
California Highway Patrol officer Israel Murillo said the man, who has not been named, was riding a 2013 Kawasaki motorcycle southbound on Highway 1, north of Dimeo Lane.
The motorcyclist accelerated...
Storm expected to bring rain, wind
An atmospheric river storm bearing down on the Bay Area could bring 2-3 inches of rain, with four inches expected in the mountains.
Group touts oral health success, working for more
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Between 2014 and 2018, the number of 0-2-year-olds on Medi-Cal who visited the dentist in Santa Cruz County went up 238 percent, thanks to the advocacy of a local group focused on dental health.
In addition, visits for 3-9-year-olds went up 31 percent...
PVUSD Superintendent launches student advisory council
More than three dozen students from every high school within Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s boundaries gathered in the district’s boardroom Tuesday for a first-of-its kind meeting with Superintendent Heather Contreras.
The Superintendent Student Advisory Meeting, which Contreras said will occur at least six times...
Sheriff’s deputies nab campus intruder
Santa Cruz County Sheriffs deputies on Thursday arrested a man after he allegedly entered the campuses of two Watsonville schools and banged on several doors.
Michael Rocha, 31, was charged with entering school grounds without registering, disrupting school activities and being under the influence of...
Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes is among beneficiaries of Santa Cruz Gives
In the 34 years since it was created, Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes has served hot lunches to hundreds of people and provided food and household goods from its pantry. Roughly 10,000 people receive help every year.
This includes holidays and during times of crisis,...
PVUSD to consider 150 layoffs
This story has been updated from an earlier version. Pajaro Valley Unified School District may lay off more than 150 employees to save...
