Trustees delay Cabrillo College renaming
Cabrillo College will keep its name for now, following the Board of Trustees’ 6-1 vote on Monday that defers selecting a new name for the college.
In a prior report to the trustees, the board’s Name Exploration Subcommittee had cited a lack of scientific polling,...
Community Bridges moves into new headquarters
Community Bridges has settled into its new offices in downtown Watsonville, bringing its headquarters closer to the majority of people it serves.
Speakers debate Cabrillo College name change at forum
Community involvement in the Cabrillo College name change continued at the Watsonville campus on June 28.
In an open forum, speakers explained how the name Aptos has come to symbolize privilege and exclusion, despite its origins in indigenous language and culture.
Aptos had previously appeared to...
Second man nabbed in jewelry store burglary
WATSONVILLE — Watsonville Police have arrested two men who allegedly burglarized a jewelry store, minutes after the same store was burglarized by a different suspect.
Jorge Garcia, 29, was arrested less than 24 hours after stealing from Fatima’s Fine Jewelry on the 300 block of Main...
A celebration of dance
The 15th annual ¡Cultura Caliente! scholarship fundraiser is scheduled for Friday in the Henry J. Mello Center.
SC Sheriff’s Office: Two men, one woman involved in shooting
One person is dead and two are in hospitals — one of them charged with murder — after a double shooting in a residence high in the hills above Aptos.
Cabrillo sees enrollment drop following fires, pandemic
APTOS—When Covid-19 began to sweep the U.S.—and brought with it an economic recession—Cabrillo College officials expected a jump in enrollment that typically comes with a battered economy.
But the college is now seeing a significant drop in those numbers, which it pins on the double...
County to file complaints against PG&E for unpermitted timber harvesting, environmental damage
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously agreed to file a complaint with the California Public Utilities Commission against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for what officials say is unpermitted timber harvesting and other activity in the wake of...
A community united: cleanup day draws hundreds
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday morning on beaches, in neighborhoods and along riverways to participate in the second-annual Pitch In All Santa Cruz Cleanup...
