PHOTO: Italy in focus
A woman wanders through the crowd on stilts Saturday at the second annual Salinas Festa Italia, a one-day family street festival that features the food, live music and culture of Italy. “The importance of the festival has been dedicated to the importance of family...
Officials: King City mass shooting, Soledad double-murder linked
Monterey County Sheriff’s investigators have linked a March 3 mass shooting in King City to the Feb. 4 killing of two cousins in Soledad.
Law enforcement officials recently served search warrants related to both incidents.
On March 3, 11 people were shot at a birthday party...
County issues ‘plea’ for Pajaro levee repairs
County of Monterey officials sent a letter to federal representatives Wednesday questioning the delays in repairs to two breaches along the Pajaro River levee.
The letter, sent on behalf of the Monterey County Board of Supervisors and signed by Supervisor Luis Alejo, noted that the...
Supervisors green-light dispensary smoking lounges
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to allow customers in marijuana dispensaries to smoke onsite in so-called cannabis lounges.
They also green-lighted a three-year pilot program to allow limited sales and consumption at marijuana farms.
Both proposals brought no-votes from...
MB Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center raising funds for vehicle
The Monterey Bay Horsemanship and Therapeutic Center is in need of a vehicle to transport its clients to and from the ranch.
Thousands of cyclists to roll through Watsonville
Participating in the 25th year of riding to end AIDS, more than 3,000 cyclists and volunteer "roadies" will ride out of Cow Palace in San Francisco on Sunday to launch their seven-day, 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
Photo: PV Chamber Business Expo returns
Visitors file past various tables Thursday at the Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture’s Spring Fling Business Expo and Job Fair.
Held at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds, 82 businesses, organizations and agencies set up information tables to meet and greet the public,...
Volunteers gather to repair vandalized Black Lives Matter mural
Around 300 people joined forces to repair a giant Black Lives Matter mural Sunday in downtown Santa Cruz.
The work was a community response to the mural being damaged by two men in what prosecutors described as a hate crime for felony vandalism when they...
See’s Candies opens pop-up store in Watsonville
The See’s Holiday gift center in Watsonville is located at the Watsonville Square Shopping Center at 1878 Main Street in Watsonville. It opened on...
