PVUSD trustees decline to pay attorney bill, move up back to school date
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Wednesday agreed to not pay an attorney fee racked up by trustee Georgia Acosta during a meeting on Jan. 29.
In making the decision, the board agreed that Acosta, who was then board president, went...
PVUSD Board appoints new leaders, gains new member
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees closed its year Wednesday by swearing in four trustees, three existing members and one of them freshly elected in November.
Olivia Flores took her seat after she and Daniel Dodge Jr. were sworn in by former...
Watsonville Community Hospital celebrates first new baby
Thomas James Paul Watson became Watsonville’s first baby of the new year, weighing 7 pounds, 12 ounces and measuring 20 inches long when he was born at 3:36 a.m.
He is the first child for mother Zenaida Mena, 27, and Nick Watson, 29. Swaddled and...
House and Garden of the Month | July 2020
The Watsonville City Beautification Committee chose the home of Debra Carreiro, 504 Cedar Drive, as the House and Garden of the Month for July.
Film program creating ‘lifelong learners’ in PVUSD
WATSONVILLE—Cesar Chavez Middle School student Regina Molina recently wrote a screenplay for “Forever Young,” about a girl who is reluctant to grow up and move on in her life.
“I think moving on is hard for a lot of people,” she said. “But sooner...
Hernandez leads Dutra in race for 4th district
WATSONVILLE—Felipe Hernandez has taken an early lead on Jimmy Dutra in the race for the 4th District Santa Cruz County Supervisor seat, according to initial results reported by the County Elections Department.
Hernandez, the former mayor of Watsonville and current member of the Cabrillo College...
Big trees in focus
“Big Trees,” an art exhibit assembled by the San Lorenzo Valley Museum, is now showing at the Santa Cruz County Building.
Camp Krem in need of help for rebuild
When the Santa Cruz Mountains caught fire in August after a lightning storm passed through the Central Coast and greater Bay Area, almost every community was forced to evacuate the area. Many of those evacuees were left wondering whether their homes and businesses—their life’s...
Stolen plane reportedly plunged into sea
Watsonville Police announced Thursday that the man who allegedly stole a small airplane out of Watsonville Municipal Airport (WMA) on June 26 appears to have flown the Cessna 172 SP Skyhawk into the sea.
Pajaro Valley Pride returns Sunday to downtown
Pajaro Valley Pride will hold its third annual march and celebration Sunday in downtown Watsonville.
Nuñez wins Santa Cruz County supervisor race
Tony Nuñez will be the next Santa Cruz County Supervisor representing the 4th District after final election results certified Friday showed he secured an...
