Santa Cruz County supervisors approve emergency declaration for storm damages
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an emergency declaration for the damages sustained in the storm surges on Dec. 28 and 30.
County officials estimate that the waves, which inundated Capitola Village, slammed Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf and wreaked havoc...
Community briefs, June 17: Chevrolet of Watsonville hosts Annual Custom Car Show
Community briefs, June 17, 2017
Santa Cruz County names ‘alternate care’ sites for COVID-19 patients
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The County of Santa Cruz on Monday announced that it will use two facilities to care for 100 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 – and need to be isolated – but are not critically ill.
County officials are also looking to...
County officials weighing whether to preemptively adhere to new order
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County officials on Tuesday are expected to discuss whether the county will join five other Bay Area counties in preemptively adhering to the regional stay-at-home order recently issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Although the item is not agendized for tomorrow’s Santa...
Tickets for Agape Dance Academy’s ‘The Nutcracker’ on sale now
Performances to be held the weekend before Christmas.
Time of honor: Santa Cruz County remembers 9/11
Watsonville Fire Battalion Chief Almita Schaefer tells students at Moreland Notre Dame School about the risks and rewards of being a firefighter Wednesday on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Students and staff at the campus each year have welcomed law...
City issues fourth change for Trail segment contract
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved the fourth change to a contract with Granite Rock for Phase 1 of the City’s segment of the Coastal Rail Trail, bringing the total price for changes to $501,328.94.
The most recent contract change—included in the council’s consent agenda of...
Watsonville Police release shooting video
The Watsonville Police Department has released the video of the officer-involved shooting that occurred Aug. 3 When Joshua Gonzalez drove to the Police Department at 215 Union Street.
There, Gonzalez reportedly claimed he was going to kill his 3-year-old step-daughter. Gonzalez allegedly charged at the...
Suspected burglar nabbed by Watsonville Police
Thanks to the help of an alert resident, officers on patrol arrested a man suspected of breaking into a local business.
Dispatchers received a call from a community member reporting that a man was acting suspicious on the 300 block of Harvest Drive.
As Watsonville Police...
Boardwalk to remove classic Ferris wheel
After nearly 60 years, the Ferris wheel at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk will spin no more.
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....