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For the fourth annual Wine, Beer and Art Walk, locals and visitors can stroll downtown Watsonville to sip local wines and craft beers, sample food, and experience artwork created by local artists and artisans.  On Aug. 19 from 1-5pm, the City of Watsonville and Pajaro...

WATSONVILLE—This fall, Watsonville voters face a decision that has been 20 years in the making. Should the city’s urban growth restrictions put in place in 2002 be extended through 2040, or should residents and their elected leaders have an opportunity to determine how and...

APTOS—Cabrillo College held its first-ever virtual graduation on May 22, during which 1,641 students received degrees and certificates. The number of graduates was an 11 percent increase from the year before, said Cabrillo spokeswoman Kristin Fabos. This year, Cabrillo awarded 1,034 A.A. degrees and 541 A.S....

Volunteer Willard Schwartz (left) gets help from Matt Seuss (top) and Laurie Hill in volunteering their help to hang potted begonias around Capitola Monday to honor the Capitola Begonia Festival that ended in 2017 after 65 years.

PAJARO VALLEY—The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors on April 21 approved a rate increase that board member and local farmer Javier Zamora said will be a “very difficult pill to swallow.” PVWMA customers—consisting of residents living in the rural regions of South...

Artists in Santa Cruz County are setting the stage for the annual Open Studios Art Tour which runs three consecutive weekends. After being mothballed last year during the pandemic, this year will offer the public a sweeping array of art, from paintings, photographs, assemblage and...

The Pajaronian Photo Gallery, Sept. 6, 2019

A Santa Cruz Police officer, a man and a woman were injured in an apartment fire Wednesday on the 300 block of Jesse Street in Santa Cruz.

A 40-foot Sequoia tree rolled into downtown Watsonville Tuesday morning as ordered by the City of Watsonville as the centerpiece of its annual holiday celebrations. The tree was lifted off a flatbed truck and hoisted into place in the plaza with the aid of a...

Tariq Belhaj shows a 2024 Aromas Day T-shirt he purchased at the annual Aromas Day celebration. Between 5,000-7,000 people typically come to the one-day free event. From caramel corn, classic cars, cops arts and crafts, firefighters, sports groups and live music, the event has...