Airport Boulevard work begins
A work crew from Graniterock takes measurement on Airport Boulevard between Freedom Boulevard and Pajaro Lane Monday at the start of major improvement project.
Briefs: Flower planting at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Help plant flowers at the fairgrounds
The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation is seeking volunteers to plant flowers for the upcoming Santa Cruz County Fair.
A workday is scheduled for July 27 at 4pm.
Planting will begin at 4pm and will wrap up by 6:30pm at which...
Second Harvest kicks off holiday food drive
It is perhaps one of the greatest ironies within the Santa Cruz County community that many of the people who labor in the vast agricultural fields of the Pajaro Valley cannot afford the food they harvest.
According to the County of Santa Cruz, one in...
Watsonville Hospital board approves budget, showing improved financial picture
Just two years ago, Watsonville Community Hospital was saddled with a $30 million debt and was facing bankruptcy and possible closure.
But on Wednesday, the Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD) Board of Directors—the agency that oversees the publicly owned hospital—heard a budget report which,...
Repairs to start up on Soquel Drive in Aptos
Beginning Monday, the Santa Cruz County Department of Public Works will reduce traffic flow along Soquel Drive at Aptos Street to one lane to repair the road damaged by winter storms.
World Toilet Day brings attention to local sewer system
To commemorate World Toilet Day this Sunday, Watsonville residents are invited to prevent backups by flushing only toilet paper and nothing else.
Truck tears out power lines and pole
A utility truck is buried beneath power lines and a shattered utility pole after the driver lost control and plowed into the pole Monday on Mar Monte Avenue.
Heat wave will be tempered by coastal marine layer, meteorologists say
CENTRAL COAST—The heat wave expected to bake the inland parts of the Bay Area with temperatures as high as 110 degrees will largely miss Monterey Bay, thanks to the marine layer for which Santa Cruz County is known.
National Weather Service meteorologist Gerry Diaz says...
Valle del Pájaro park opens in South County
Santa Cruz County officials on Friday cut the ribbon on the first new park to open in South County’s unincorporated region in decades.
The 38.5-acre...
