New law protects children in custody cases
Nearly one year ago, court-ordered strangers took a teenage girl and her younger brother from their relative’s home in Santa Cruz and brought them to Los Angeles, where they were forced into a controversial family therapy program with their mother.
They were then taken to...
Photo story: Watsonville chase ends at levee
Watsonville Police search for two men who jumped out of this Honda sedan late Friday on the Pajaro River levee. The incident began at 9:15pm on Locust Street when police tried to pull over the car with two men aboard. The driver failed to...
New School program connects agriculture, environment
Several students from New School took garden tools in hand and ventured into Watsonville’s hinterlands on Nov. 8, where they uprooted unwanted plants and made way for beneficial native ones.
Neighborhood Courts looking for volunteer panelists
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Since its inception last year, more than 100 people have gone through Santa Cruz County’s Neighborhood Courts program, with 90 completing the requirements set out in their agreements and avoiding a permanent criminal record.
Now, the program is looking for a team of...
METRO bus service changes underway
Big changes are now underway at the Santa Cruz Metropolitan Transit District (METRO). As of Dec. 21, METRO is implementing bus service improvements as part of Reimagine METRO, an effort to increase service, adapt to post-Covid travel patterns and create a more useful transit...
Open Studios Art Tour brings art home
The 39th annual Open Studios Art Tour is on deck to invite the public into the studios of local artists Oct. 5-20.
The tour spans across the county over three weekends during the North County, South County and final All County tours.
The 2024 tour includes...
Students visit from Croatia
Four high school students from Croatia arrived July 2 in Watsonville from the Student Ambassador Exchange Program of the Slavic American Cultural Organization (SACO).Â
They...
