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Next class for Focus Agriculture selected

Twenty community leaders have been selected for Class 30 of the Focus Agriculture program.

Community briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Community briefs, Feb. 15, 2019

Feds raid Santa Cruz residence

Agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a raid on a Santa Cruz residence early Friday morning as part of an “ongoing criminal investigation,” DHS spokesman Richard Rocha said.

Man killed by falling tree on Hwy. 17, 10 vehicles involved

One man was killed on Highway 17 Thursday when a falling tree struck his vehicle, California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said.

Nearly 50 children receive free dental care

Dientes Community Dental Care celebrated Give Kids A Smile Day on Feb. 9 by partnering with six volunteer hygienists from the Monterey Bay Dental Hygienists’ Association to provide 48 uninsured children with free dental care.

Rain hammers Central Coast

Pounding rain, mixed with lightning and a few blasts of thunder, drifted over the Central Coast Thursday.

Council approves massive art project for parking garage

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved “Watsonville Brillante,” an ambitious project that will cover the entire exterior of the Civic Plaza parking garage with mosaic over a period of five years.

PHOTO: Flooding occurs across Santa Cruz County

Big rains batter region

Man suspected of stealing vehicle arrested

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday morning after investigators linked him to a vehicle that was stolen over the weekend.

Supervisors approve two homeless plans

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to use a state grant totaling nearly $9.7 million to fund homeless services countywide over the next two years.
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Ted Balestreri, CEO and Chairman of the Cannery Row Company, left, joins Monterey County Supervisor Supervisor Kate Daniels, at podium, along with Monterey Bay Aquarium CEO Jenny Gray, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Monterey Mayor Tyller Williamson and Save Our Shores Executive Director Katie Thompson. (Todd Guild/The Pajaronian)

Panetta vows to fight ‘Trump 2.0’ drilling plans

During President Donald Trump’s first term in office, which began in 2017, his administration proposed a sweeping plan to open nearly all U.S. coastal...
Joseph Eaton drops his ballot in the box at the City of Watsonville Civic Plaza voting station on June 2. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file)

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