Scotts Valley mayor asks for city to be ‘reunified’ in upcoming redistricting
A decade after Scotts Valley was split in two by redistricting, that city could be “reunified” under a proposal introduced to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
The proposal is among several recommendations the board is considering as the county redraws its supervisorial...
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...
Cabrillo Stage takes on “In the Heights”
The Rotary Club of Watsonville helped set the stage June 12 for the upcoming musical theater production by Cabrillo Stage at their weekly lunch meeting.
“In the Heights,” the Tony award-winning play by “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, runs from July 11-Aug. 4.
“This theater piece speaks...
Toys For Tots Santa Cruz County drive in high gear
Every year, a group of volunteers works to make sure that children in need have a toy to unwrap on Christmas day.
This behind-the-scenes work, which begins in late summer, is no small feat. It requires wrangling donations of cash and items to build a...
Watsonville firefighters quickly quell fire
A fast moving brush fire charged up a steep hillside on South Green Valley Rd. Near Melwood Way Friday just past noon. Watsonville Div. Chief Corey Schaefer said the blaze torched about 75 feet of a 6 foot wood fence and came within about...
Cabrillo trustees vote to delay name change
The Cabrillo College Board of Trustees voted Monday to defer renaming the college until 2028.
The 6-1 decision, with Trustee Steve Trujillo dissenting, ends a three-year process to replace the name Cabrillo with one unassociated with colonization.
The Name Exploration Subcommittee that wrote the recommendation—whose members...
Lighting the way to resilience, honor
Several people gathered in a large meeting room at Watsonville Public Library recently, where they delved into the cultural significance of Japanese paper lanterns, and then got a chance to make their own.
The free, one-day, 3-hour event provided attendees with wood popsicle sticks, paper,...
Briefs: Kabwasa to perform in Watsonville
Kabwasa to perform in Watsonville
Singer-songwriter Kabwasa, a Watsonville native, will return to his hometown for a show on Oct. 28.
Kabwasa will be joined by special guests at Cerveceros Union Tap Room, 410 Rodriguez St. in Watsonville, at 7pm.
The performance is open to those age...
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people...
