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Car fire melts storage shelter

Watsonville firefighter Nate Tapiz douses hot spots in a car fire that erupted on the 100 block of Wagner Avenue Wednesday.

Final suspects in 2014 Watsonville double shooting plead guilty

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SANTA CRUZ—Nearly seven years ago, a group of eight gang members gathered in a Main Street restaurant, where they socialized and drank before going outside to gun down a rival gang member at a nearby hotel in a planned attack. The victim, Ramon Rendon, died...

Watsonville Cyclery owner pushes public safety, involvement

WATSONVILLE—When Bike Santa Cruz County approached South County officials to start up a monthly community bike ride, Watsonville Cyclery owner Julian “Jules” Mandujano was eager to get involved. Every last Friday of the month, Mandujano offers up his business at 25 East 5th St. as...

Osmundson to retire from PVUSD school board

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WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Karen Osmundson has held her Area III seat since 2004, and has survived challenges in four elections and garnered support of educators districtwide.  But this year will mark the end of her tenure. While she said she plans to remain...

Consent agenda: WPD awarded two grants to boost traffic safety

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WATSONVILLE — The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday accepted $112,000 in grants from the California Office Traffic Safety that will boost Watsonville Police Department’s efforts in traffic enforcement and safety. The funds were split between two grants with $70,000 going toward the Selective Traffic Enforcement...

Watsonville City Council halts evictions for residents impacted by COVID-19

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WATSONVILLE—Watsonville renters that have been under increased financial pressure during the COVID-19 outbreak received some good news Monday. The City Council by a 5-2 vote approved a temporary moratorium on evictions for tenants—both residential and commercial—affected by the fallout of the global coronavirus pandemic. The emergency...

Watsonville Criterium holds first-ever kids race

Saturday’s criterium (a closed-circuit cycling event) featured eight categories of adult races between noon and 5 p.m., racing for 45-60 minutes. Presented by Velo Promo and Golden Chain Cyclists, the USA Cycling race attracts cyclists from across California.

Santa Cruz Gives 2020: A Holiday Guide to Nonprofit Giving

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This is a complete list of 40 groups we’re raising money for in this year’s Santa Cruz Gives holiday giving campaign. Go to santacruzgives.org to donate to one or more of this year’s participants. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF SANTA CRUZ COUNTY Organization Mission: We create and support...

City proposing utilities rate increases to fund numerous projects

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WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council will have a public hearing on May 25 concerning proposed utilities rate increases over the next five years, a cost city staff says is needed in order to make several upgrades to ailing infrastructure. The new rates would mean a typical...

Arrest made in 1995 Watsonville homicide case

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SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man in Turlock Thursday on suspicion of murder in a cold case stemming back to 1995. Investigators were able to find forensic evidence linking John Laroche, 63, to the case, Ashley Keehn, a spokesperson for...
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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....