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A 48-year-old Watsonville man pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges he was intoxicated when he caused a crash in 2021 that killed another man, prosecutors said. Israel Cruz pled no contest to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of driving...

During its Jan. 24 meeting, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a financial reward for anyone who recommends qualified bus drivers. The $1,000 incentive was the district’s attempt to fill its dwindling ranks of drivers to take students to and...

Teen Kitchen Project is looking for volunteer drivers to deliver food to those in need.

Local organic farming and the healthy foods that come from them took center stage June 16 at the first ever Día de Esperanza Community Festival. The event, put on by 40 volunteers and drew around 300 people, was staged across the rolling slopes of Esperanza...

Donations from local agencies have led to the completion of a new outdoor dining area at the Salvation Army in Watsonville.  The Second Harvest Food Bank, the Santa Cruz Community Foundation and a local citizen, were the primary donors for the 50-by-33-foot metal canopy that...

The 22nd annual Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival, April 27-May 8, is presented both live and online.  Viewings are followed by panel discussions with international and local filmmakers.  An all-volunteer group, many from the labor movement, has been meeting and viewing films since December...