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Briefs: Elks Lodge holding car show

Watsonville elks lodge car show
The Watsonville Elks Car and Truck Show will take place Saturday from 10am to 3pm at 121 Martinelli St. The show will feature music by DJ Marshall Jaurigi and tri-tip sandwiches. Judging will take place at 2pm. All money raised will go to the...

Chances of thunderstorms loom after triple-digit heat hits Pajaro Valley

CENTRAL COAST—Summer came out swinging on its first day Tuesday, dishing out a high in Watsonville of 99 degrees and a whopping 104 in Corralitos. “We had a high-pressure system over our area and much of the state, bringing very high temperatures,” said National Weather...

Photo: Two injured in Freedom Blvd. head-on crash

Watsonville dui crash
Emergency workers team up to extricate a female passenger from a caved-in pickup on the 2900 block of Freedom Boulevard Friday. California Highway Patrol officer Michael Matildi said the male driver of a white GMC  Sierra Denali pickup was traveling north on Freedom Boulevard at...

Coastal Cleanup Day returns this Saturday

The 35th annual Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, and organizers are asking the community for help in cleaning four inland sites around Watsonville.

Virtual Academy graduates first class | Grads 2021

virtual academy PVUSD
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District launched its virtual academy one year ago as an option for families concerned about Covid-19, and who wanted to keep their children at home even if students were allowed back into classes. When the all-online classes began on Aug....

Renowned conductor to visit Cabrillo for fundraising event

Marin Alsop grew up dreaming of being a conductor.  From a young age, she aspired to lead a group of talented classical musicians, performing for audiences and spreading her love of music—despite the fact there were very few women in such a position. Alsop is now...

Watsonville leaders cry foul over proposed congressional redistricting

Watsonville congressional redistricting
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to send a letter to the California Citizens Redistricting Commission demanding it not split Watsonville from its fellow Santa Cruz County cities in the upcoming congressional redistricting. The letter, penned by outgoing Mayor Jimmy Dutra,...

Driscoll’s donates $1.75M to help save Watsonville Community Hospital

Watsonville Hospital
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project (PVHD) announced Thursday that Watsonville-based berry company Driscoll’s will donate $1.75 million to help save Watsonville Community Hospital.   PVHD is currently fundraising in order to meet a July 1 deadline in order to purchase the hospital. In late May,...

Five mid-county stores cited in alcohol, tobacco sting

APTOS—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies issued misdemeanor citations at five mid-county businesses after employees allegedly sold alcohol or tobacco to minor decoys, Sheriff’s Lt. Greg Lansdowne said.  The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Unit conducted the Nov. 7 decoy operation at...

Author explores undiagnosed Asperger’s in ‘The Driveway Rules’

Driveway Rules Marc Sander
WATSONVILLE—From an early age, Marc Sander could tell he thought and felt a bit differently from his peers. One day, while playing basketball with a group of kids in his neighbor’s driveway, he became increasingly frustrated with how they were playing the game. They...
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California tribal casino operators file lawsuit to ban card rooms from offering certain games

California Tribal Casino Operators File Lawsuit To Ban Card Rooms From...

Published in cooperation between CasinoBeats.com and The Pajaronian California tribal casinos have filed a lawsuit to prevent local card rooms from offering certain table games....