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Community briefs, June 22

Community briefs, June 22, 2018

Community briefs, Nov. 30: Author to sign copies of new book

Community briefs, Nov. 30, 2017

Sheriff’s office targeting package thieves

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has a message for everyone planning on stealing packages from doorsteps: watch out.

Community briefs, Sept. 7

Community briefs, Sept. 7, 2018

County Supervisors approve budget, financial troubles on horizon

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the 2024-25 proposed budget, a $1.12 billion plan that, while balanced, forecasts future financial troubles amplified by a projected $45 state billion budget deficit, and by more than $100 million in disaster costs that...

Community briefs, Nov. 2

Community briefs, Nov. 2, 2018

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, June 11

25 years ago on June 11, 1996 The Agricultural History Project’s Farm Implement Shed was completed and ready for dedication. Located just inside the fairgrounds’ main entrance, it is now used mainly for exhibits, but will eventually display large, antique farm implements. They will include...

Teen tosses gun during chase

Watsonville Police on Tuesday arrested a 17-year-old suspected gang member after he allegedly tried to toss a handgun during a chase, WPD spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said Wednesday.

PVUSD superintendent looks back on first year

Nearly one year after she took the helm of the county’s largest school district, Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Heather Contreras sat down with The Pajaronian to talk about her accomplishments, and the ongoing challenges facing the district. “It’s been a long year, but...

PVUSD’s Measure M ahead by small margin

Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Measure M, a $350 million bond that would fund much-needed renovation and construction projects at every school in the district, is so far passing by a narrow margin. Measure M would raise $18.3 million annually by placing $60 per $100,000...
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Photo story: A lighted Watsonville

The front yard of this home at the corner of Hushbeck Avenue and Bronte Street in Watsonville is packed with Holiday cheer.

Watsonville welcomes new mayor