City Council to weigh new Senior Center program, gated communities
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider pulling $176,000 from the City’s general fund to create a Senior Center and Older Adult Services Plan.
Inaugural Capitola Beach Festival held
Events draws crowds to Capitola Village over the weekend.
Watsonville man killed in crash on Amesti Road identified
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville man who died early Friday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on Amesti Road has been identified as Andres Garcia Vidal.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said Vidal, 33, was driving a blue 1998 Volkswagen Beetle eastbound on Amesti Road east of Cypress...
Assemblymember Robert Rivas welcomes ideas for new laws
Assemblymember Robert Rivas will be accepting entries from the public for new laws, under his ‘There Ought to be a Law’ program.
Rivas brought the program to his district in 2019, and for the third year, Rivas will review policy proposals from his constituents in...
Teens arrested in Jan. 19 shooting
Two 17-year-olds have been arrested in connection with an attempted murder following an operation Tuesday.
Detectives, with the help of local law enforcement partners, served several search warrants in connection with a late-night shooting on Jan. 19 on the 1500 block of Freedom Boulevard, where...
Seascape Village Fitness
Seascape Village Fitness believes in creating a customized plan for you. Which bings you the results you are looking for. “We don’t believe in just turning you loose in the gym, leaving you feeling frustrated and abandoned.” A training coach will work with you each and every time you come in.
Photo: PG&E truck overturns after hillside gives way
A large section of Valencia School Road in Aptos slid down a hillside, taking a PG&E utility truck along with it just past midnight on Thursday.
A 50-foot swath of asphalt road and earth gave way, making the road impassable.
California Highway Patrol officer...
Covid, fires throw renters, landlords into deeper bind
WATSONVILLE—The Covid-19 pandemic has presented many challenges for Santa Cruz County renters, property managers and landlords alike. With renters suddenly out of work and unable to pay most, or even the entirety of their rent, threats of evictions have been looming. For some landlords,...
Watsonville’s Measure Y passes
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville’s voters have spoken.
And their message was clear: keep our police and fire departments strong.
Measure Y, the renewal of the half-cent public safety sales tax, passed with a little more than 76 percent of the votes from Tuesday night’s primary election.
The measure will take...
Late heroics help ‘Catz boys squad edge Independence | CCS basketball...
Ahmi Martin has been the main ball distributor as a point guard for the Watsonville High boys’ basketball team throughout the 2025-26 winter season.
The...






















