Newsom signs student housing bill
Plans to build 624 units of affordable student housing on Cabrillo College’s Aptos campus got the green light Monday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to fund the project.
The dual Senate and Assembly bills, both numbered 142, will provide $111 million for the...
Watsonville Hospital board to vote on new CEO
The Pajaro Valley Health Care District Hospital Corporation on Thursday named the person they want to take the helm at Watsonville Community Hospital as CEO.
Stephen Gray was chosen after a four-month recruitment search by the corporation.
Gray is currently the chief administrative officer for Sutter...
Smoke drift triggers air quality advisory
Smoke from wildfires burning in northern California and southern Oregon drifted over the Monterey Bay Area Tuesday and has degraded air quality in parts of Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties.
The Monterey Bay Air Resources District (MBARD) said concentration of smoke has reached...
Crocker’s Lockers breaks ground on new Watsonville storage facility
Ted Crocker (left), founder of Crocker's Lockers, is joined by Supervisor Felipe Hernandez (right) and others Friday in a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Crocker's Lockers self-storage facility on Airport Boulevard at Nielson Street in Watsonville.
Crocker, a Watsonville High graduate, class of '62,...
‘A tastebud explosion:’ Santa Cruz County Fair opens
After four months of being raised by a Watsonville High School student, Stinkers the pig is ready for market.
The 252-pound Hampshire cross was lazing in her pen Wednesday, soon after the Santa Cruz County Fair opened and after she waddled with a third-place ribbon...
Freedom Boulevard repaving wrapping up
A major upgrade on a section of Freedom Boulevard, between Alta Vista Avenue and Green Valley Road, is in its final stage.
The months-long job included fresh asphalt, multi-modal bike lanes, new curbs, sidewalks and gutters (in places), new ADA ramps, a bus pullout at...
PVUSD Trustees deny assistant superintendent contract
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday narrowly rejected a contract for an assistant superintendent position to oversee the district’s 16 elementary schools.
The move sparked tension among board members who earlier in the evening approved a timeline and salary range...
Santa Cruz County Supervisors move forward on housing element update
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took a close look at an upcoming update to the housing element of the county’s general plan, a move required of jurisdictions every eight years.
Central to the update is the state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation...
Santa Cruz County Supervisor District 2 race continued
This is the second installment highlighting the candidates running for the Second District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors.
Tony Crane is an Aptos mortgage broker who is battling against what he sees as county corruption for decisions on a residential mental...
Fiesta Mexicana features film, dance and musical performances
Watsonville Film Festival is partnering with Cabrillo College’s “Hispanic Serving Institution Week” to celebrate Mexican Independence Day at the Watsonville Plaza on Friday from 5-7:30pm.
This free family event will feature live music by Mariachi Juvenil Corazón Jaliscience from Hollister and Laura Rebolloso, a singer,...
The rich and storied history of Hecker Pass
The original road between Watsonville and Gilroy was a narrow, windy turnpike, dating back to 1860.
The roadway mostly still exists, and is now named...
