New hardware store coming to Capitola
CAPITOLA—A new branch of Outdoor Supply Hardware (OSH) is slated for a Jan. 6 opening in the former Orchard Supply Hardware store on 41st Avenue.
Ryan Odell, store manager at the Napa OSH branch, said the company will run a soft opening in the first...
Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors appoints new chair, vice chair
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Justin Cummmings as this year’s board chair, and Felipe Hernandez as vice chair.
While the chair role is largely ceremonial, the supervisor in that position leads the meetings and often serves as the spokesperson for the...
Utility pole fire snarls traffic on Riverside
A booming explosion atop a utility pole knocked out power and triggered a fire Friday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville.
Business briefs, Feb. 1: El Pajaro CDC accepting applications for business program
Business briefs, Feb. 1, 2019
Mariners beat ‘Catz for first time in 30 years | Boys soccer
APTOS—The last time the Aptos High boys soccer team beat Watsonville High the Nintendo Game Boy was a hot item, “Home Alone” was the top movie and Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby” was No.1 rap song in the nation.
That was 30 years ago, but...
New business to come to old Kmart building in Watsonville
A little more than two years after the former Kmart store on Freedom Boulevard closed its doors, the space will soon have a new tenant.
Vallarta Supermarket, which has more than 50 locations throughout California—the most recent one in Salinas—will occupy half of the 100,000-square-foot...
Four injured when unlicensed teen crashes car
Four people were injured — one of them seriously — when an unlicensed teen driver lost control and crashed after striking three other vehicles Friday morning, Santa Cruz Police spokeswoman Joyce Blaschke said.
Food literacy workshops help kids bring nutrition learning home
Fifth-grade students gathered at tables in Starlight Elementary’s multipurpose room one day in November, laughing with excitement and expectation, as they experienced new foods and recipes.
More importantly, they were discovering new flavors and textures and alternatives to their traditional diet through the “Cooking Club,”...
Fox Factory joins large local companies in mass layoffs
Fox Factory, Inc. has temporarily laid off 85 employees from its Watsonville facility on Hangar Way and another 159 employees from its headquarters in Scotts Valley, state filings show.
The reductions came weeks before its parent company Fox Factory Holding Corp, which designs and manufactures...
Community outreach lead quits Watsonville policing committee citing ‘dismissive’ behavior
WATSONVILLE—The person tasked with creating a bridge between the community and the city of Watsonville’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity resigned earlier this month.
Joy Flynn, a community activist who sits on the boards of various organizations in Santa Cruz County, says she...
St. Francis boys’ hoops rebounds with league win over NMC |...
St. Francis senior Jacob Jimenez put up a game-best 22 points as the Sharks cruised to a 79-37 victory over North Monterey County in...





















