PRFMA advances plan to fund gaps in levee protection
Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600 million Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, a long overdue effort to improve levees along the Pajaro River and Corralitos...
Mixing Bowl June 2024 – Candy made the Aztec way
There is a tiny seed that at one time was second only to corn, as a very important part in the diet of the ancient Aztecs.
The seeds come out of tiny pink flowers that grow in large clusters on the Amaranth bush; 60,000 seeds...
Watsonville City Council slams tiny village plan, approves mobile home ordinance
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday expressed frustration at a new planned tiny village community for homeless people slated for the parking lot of Westview Presbyterian Church at 118 First St.
With the zoning approved on Sept. 20, Monterey County—the lead agency for the village—can...
Fire damages business, spreads to surrounding fields
A fire at Bamboo Giant on Freedom Boulevard early Tuesday afternoon damaged a structure, spread into the neighboring field and closed the road in both directions.
According to CalFire spokesman Tony Akin, the blaze broke out just past noon. Firefighters were met with towering flames...
Man arrested after lengthy standoff
A man who held police at bay while armed with a knife was arrested late at night on Sept. 4 outside a Herman Avenue home in Watsonville.
At around 8:40pm, Watsonville Police officers responded to the 300 block of Herman Avenue following reports of a...
Local artist cuts a new direction
Watsonville artist Elizabeth Williams will show her latest artworks in a new exhibit at Fruition Brewing in Watsonville.
"Folk Art, Assemblage Dolls and Painted Cut-Outs," will feature around 50 works of painted wood sculptures, assemblage, paintings on wood and more.
“This show came about because I...
Community, lawmakers celebrate “monumental achievement” during groundbreaking ceremony
After decades of floods that devastated the communities of Pajaro and Watsonville—and flooded hundreds of acres of farmland—a group of local, state and federal lawmakers gathered near the banks of Corralitos Creek Wednesday to break ground on the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project,...
Mariners girls tennis on cusp of repeating as SCCAL champion
Aptos completed the regular season series sweep against Scotts Valley following a 5-2 victory in Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League action Oct. 15.
In singles...
