AIDS/LifeCycle reaches finish line after 31 years
Just over three decades ago, a group of people set out on a 545-mile bicycle journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles, a weeklong trek that took them along rugged coastlines, through verdant agricultural fields and along vast stretches of highway.
Then called the California...
Briefs: Easter Egg hunt; Selena tribute; Cabrillo opens ‘Curious Incident’
Selena tribute set for Saturday
A tribute to the late singer Selena Quintanilla-Perez is slated for Saturday in Romo Park in downtown Watsonville.
Put on by Arte del Corazon, the free, five-hour event will include music by DJ Moi, Mariachi Illusion, activities for all ages, Selena...
Fungus Fair continues through weekend in Santa Cruz
Death Cap, or amanita phalloides, mushrooms are part of a large display of mushrooms at the Santa Cruz Fungus Fair Friday. The Fungus Federation of Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History teamed up to present the 50th anniversary event which...
Group urging statewide adoption of childcare safety plan
When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrest undocumented immigrants—there were more than 65,000 in custody as of Nov. 16, according to the website tracereports.org—their children are often left behind with no plan in place to care for them.
The Childcare Safety Plan Coalition (CSPC)—a...
PHOTO: Car takes out tree and sign
Emergency officials help a female driver out of her Honda Accord Tuesday morning after she plowed over a speed limit sign and a tree.
PHOTO: Flames consume garage
A fire destroyed an outbuilding on the 200 block of Ford Street Tuesday afternoon.
Dientes celebrates 6 years in Watsonville, hopes to continue growth
WATSONVILLE—Dr. Sepi Taghvaei clearly remembers one of her favorite patients at Dientes Community Dental Care.
The woman had all her upper teeth removed while serving time in prison. Since the facility hadn’t offered dental care, her teeth had slowly decayed.
Dientes set the patient up with...
Bonnie Plants pays $114K to settle unfair labor practice
An Alabama-based company with more than 70 greenhouse growing facilities across the U.S. has agreed to pay back lost wages and other payments to eight farmworkers to resolve six unfair labor practice charges filed with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board.
According to the California...
First flu death of the season reported in Monterey County
The Monterey County Health Department announced the death of a Monterey County resident associated with influenza virus infection.
PV’s Lara-Alvarez named Santa Lucia’s top player | All-PCAL football
In 2024, Pajaro Valley senior Benito Lara-Alvarez was primarily on the defensive side of the ball for the Grizzlies.
Prior to the start of this...


















