Homegrown pizza shop at the cutting edge of Watsonville’s downtown
WATSONVILLE—In five years brothers Brando and Kristian Sencion predict their new, hip restaurant, Slice Project, will be one of several of-this-generation eateries that will be scattered throughout Watsonville’s downtown.
“It’s only a matter of time and we welcome that,” Brando said. “The more good food...
Art classes in the time of Covid
Searching for joy in the ongoing pandemic calls for a certain focus amidst the cascade of negative numbers such as death tolls, cases and recoveries.
Such is the case for Watsonville artist Sefla Joseph, who has had to reinvent her studio art classes and take...
Local 7-Eleven to offer free pizzas on Christmas Eve
A drive-thru pizza giveaway will be held at 7-Eleven, 1461 Main St., Watsonville, on Christmas Eve at 11am.
At least 500 full sized, uncooked pepperoni pizzas will be ordered for the drive-thru, plus another 60 for employees and about 140 for customers at other 7-Elevens.
The...
Covid-19 variant found in Santa Cruz County
The Santa Cruz County Public Health Division is monitoring confirmed reports of Covid-19 cases involving variants found in Santa Cruz County, spokesman Jason Hoppin said in a press release Monday.
Two cases of the B.1.1.7 variant, known generally as the U.K. variant, have been identified...
Farm Bureau’s Spring Luncheon returns March 16
WATSONVILLE—March is National Agriculture Month, a time meant to honor the role of the agricultural industry in the United States. National Ag Day 2022, organized by the Agriculture Council of America, will land on March 23, with activities and contests held nationwide.
For the first...
Judge temporarily halts Pajaro levee cleanup
PAJARO—A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order filed by an attorney representing dozens of people living in the Pajaro River levee against a planned cleanup organized by Monterey County officials.
Anthony Prince, general counsel for the California Homeless Union/Statewide Organizing Council, on Wednesday...
Changes approved for Watsonville’s downtown streets
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the Downtown Complete Streets Plan, a $27 million project that proposes sweeping changes to the corridor’s structure.
The plan presented at Tuesday’s meeting included the much-debated lane reduction on Main Street, which the public was strongly opposed...
WPD: Alleged gang member arrested for firearm violation
WATSONVILLE—An alleged Watsonville gang member was arrested Thursday, and a handgun was taken off the street following the service of a search warrant.
Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said officers from the Special Investigations Unit arrested Rigoberto Lopez, 28, for being a felon in possession...
After-school team changing school’s environmental culture
Calabasas Elementary School's Green Team is an after-school club dedicated to cleaning the campus and, by extension, the greater Monterey Bay area.
Covid-19 testing expands in Pajaro Valley, Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST—The Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is now hosting a pop-up Covid-19 testing site every Saturday at Las Lomas Market, bringing a much-needed resource to the small rural community in the northern reaches of Monterey County.
The pop-up site is one...
Missing 12-year-olds found safe
The 12-year-old girl who took her mother’s car and went on the run Saturday—and her 12-year-old boyfriend who joined her—have both been found In...
