Valencia Road work underway
More than three months after storm damage forced the closure of Valencia Elementary School, Santa Cruz County work crews are beginning the repair work, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said Wednesday.
Rail Trail construction continues | About Town
Work continues on the new Rail Trail system, a network of bike and pedestrian paths along the old train rail that will eventually connect Watsonville to Davenport.
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Today is Veteran’s Day. Due to the coronavirus, like just about everything else in today’s world (especially special...
‘A lifetime commitment’: Father, son leaders in fire, police departments
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Fire Chief Rudy Lopez still remembers the day he and his son, Watsonville Police Sgt. Rudy Lopez Jr., responded to an emergency call together—a vehicle collision at Main Street and Green Valley Road.
“My emotions overcame me,” Lopez Sr. said. “I was very touched.”
After...
PVUSD can meet financial obligations for next 3 years
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees heard a budget report Wednesday for financial activity that has occurred from July 1-Oct. 31, which shows the district is able to meet its obligations for the next three years.
This so-called positive certification is a...
County’s Covid-19 death toll reaches 23
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Twenty-three Santa Cruz County residents have now died from Covid-19 directly or with the disease as a contributing cause.
Santa Cruz County health officials shared with Good Times their latest information on the demographics for those who have died:
21 were 65 years of age or...
Soquel High football team honored for earning county’s first state championship
The Soquel High School football team paraded onto their home field Wednesday, sandwiched between the school’s band percussion team and the varsity cheerleaders in a special proclamation ceremony after becoming the first football team in Santa Cruz County to win a California Interscholastic Federation...
Flyover honors the Fourth
WATSONVILLE—The West Coast Ravens Fly Formation Team shot through the sky over Watsonville Saturday.
The flyover show was meant to celebrate the Fourth of July, as the city’s recurring Fire in the Sky event was canceled due to Covid-19. It was organized by the City...
A show of support for the immigrant community
A multitude of elected officials, workers and law enforcement officials from Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties gathered at the Government Center in Salinas Wednesday to send a message to the immigrant community and the federal government.
“Today we stand together, locally, statewide and...
MVC girls’ volleyball earns first league win of the season |...
The Monte Vista Christian girls’ volleyball team earned its first league win of the year in sweeping fashion Wednesday night.
Junior outside hitter Jessie Ingram...
