Community briefs, Aug. 8: County Clerk offering Watsonville office hours
Community briefs, Aug. 8, 2017
Road work underway on Main Street
Parking will not be allowed on a section of Main Street Wednesday and Thursday as the road will receive microsurfacing.
PHOTO: Protecting land
Members of the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County hike around Watsonville Slough Farm at the Bee Barn Bash on Saturday.
School district’s leaders to be evaluated
One year after Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez started her position, the district’s Board of Trustees on Wednesday will give her a performance evaluation.
Burglary suspect nabbed
A Watsonville man was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary Sunday on the 100 block of Eileen Street.
Covered California customers to see rate increase
Thousands of people throughout California who benefit from Covered California are facing a 12.5 percent increase on their insurance premiums next year, state officials announced Tuesday.
Community briefs, Aug. 5: Film screening kicks off PV Pride Celebration
Community briefs, Aug. 5, 2017
Man who allegedly threatened hospital arrested
A man from Albuquerque, N.M. was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly threatening to use a gun to commit an assault at Dominican Hospital.
Dominican Hospital locked down after shooting threats
Dominican Hospital was locked down Tuesday morning after a man called emergency dispatchers and threatened to bring a gun and start shooting, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Chris Clark said.
Keeping a tradition alive
At Lakeview Middle School, a few men stand around wrapping their hands in leather and tape. They are preparing to play Pelota Mixteca, a primarily Oaxacan ball game that has old and debated origins.
Police name burglary suspect nabbed in vacant home
Watsonville Police have identified the suspect who was arrested Oct. 3 after he holed up inside a vacant home on Clifford Avenue.
Javier Diaz Baruc,...