Photo story: Salvation Army’s annual Share Your Holiday event gathers donations
Mariachi de Alma performs at the Share Your Holiday at the Elks Lodge in Watsonville Friday. Headed up by KSBW TV since 1986, the event—in conjunction with the Salvation Army—invited the public and businesses to contribute gifts, food and cash to help those in...
Homeless hotel residents facing eviction, brutal housing market
WATSONVILLE—David Schartow was a retired ironworker living in Paradise with his young daughter when the 2018 Camp Fire destroyed the entire town, including his home.
Now homeless, Schartow, 64, has since bounced through several temporary shelters, including his current accommodations, the Comfort Inn in Watsonville....
Work begins on library cafe
Construction has started on a new rooftop cafe at the Watsonville Public Library on Main Street, a $2.7 million project that aims to give patrons a place to read and city residents a new place to grab a cup of coffee. The cafe, slated...
Children’s author visits H.A. Hyde Elementary
In front of a packed multi-purpose room at H.A. Hyde Elementary School Tuesday, children’s book author and filmmaker Drew Daywalt read his new book and hopefully, he said, encourage the students to create their own stories.
Watsonville City employee arrested for sex crimes
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville police have arrested a 17-year-old City of Watsonville employee on sexual battery and false imprisonment charges involving at least two teen girls that allegedly occurred in 2017, prior to his employment with the city, spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
The suspect, who is not being...
New program connects older adults
WATSONVILLE—Elderday Adult Day Health Care, a program of local nonprofit Community Bridges, has for years aimed to empower seniors to live at home with independence and dignity.
But after Covid-19 hit and shelter-in-place orders went into effect, Elderday was forced to close. In the following...
PV Health Trust commits to funding city’s youth sports programs
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust Executive Director DeAndre James on Tuesday confirmed that the nonprofit healthcare foundation will fund Watsonville’s youth sports programs if the City Council at its June 23 meeting approves a full-scale cut of the city’s sports programming for the 2020/21...
Watsonville oversized vehicle ordinance takes effect
A new city ordinance restricting where oversized vehicles and trailers can park took effect on March 13.
The ordinance prohibits oversized vehicles and all types...
