Metro lobbies for funding
                    Santa Cruz Metro's Chairman of the Board Jimmy Dutra, along with some of his fellow colleagues, recently visited Washington D.C. to lobby the current administration's Department of Transportation.                
                
            Local students, future explorers
                    One year after taking top honors in an engineering competition designed to train aspiring space explorers, the Cabrillo College Robotics Club is returning to the arena.                
                
            Numerous services at risk
                    When Vice President Mike Pence cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on March 30, he helped overturn an Obama-era rule that forbade states from denying grants to organizations such as Planned Parenthood.                
                
            Suspects ditch stolen car
                    Watsonville Police Sgt. Mish Radich works with Master Officer Burt Iles, K-9 officer Rocky and California Highway Patrol officer Robert Padilla Tuesday in searching for four men that reportedly fled from officers on foot.                 
                
            Reel Work Film Festival hits year 16
                    The 16th annual Reel Work May Day Labor Film Festival will kick off Saturday and run through May 1. The films and discussions take place at multiple venues spanning Santa Cruz, Santa Clara and Monterey counties.                 
                
            Swedish acoustic trio to play in Aptos
                    The Celtic Society of the Monterey Bay and the Community Music School are co-promoting a performance by the acclaimed Swedish acoustic trio Väsen. They will perform on Monday at 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Drive in Aptos.                
                
            Great white shark washes in
                    A young great white shark died after it washed ashore Friday at Pleasure Point in Capitola.                
                
            Report: Water usage decreases
                    A wet winter has slightly helped the Pajaro Valley’s water situation, but the continued over-pumping of aquifers and seawater intrusion remain significant issues.                
                
            Strawberry season takes hold
                    Field workers start in on a harvest of fresh strawberries for the California Giant label on a farm off of Lee Road.                
                
            Watsonville Police Department holds awards ceremony for outstanding employees
                
Dozens of law enforcement and emergency first responders gathered in the Watsonville City Council Chambers Wednesday for a promotional and award ceremony honoring Watsonville...            
            
        


















