Supervisors tighten immigration enforcement policies
Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday approved a countywide policy outlining how County employees are to respond to federal immigration enforcement activity, while also receiving updates on local safeguards tied to immigration enforcement and surveillance technology.
The new “Federal Immigration Enforcement Engagement and Oversight Policy”...
Crews begin cleanout of Airport Boulevard encampment
Sarah Weaver sat in the alcove of her tent alongside Corralitos Creek on Monday as her tiny dog, Booty, darted about on a long leash.
Behind her, in a living space concealed by layers of tarps and blankets, was the entirety of her life: a...
Hope Village opens its doors
A new 34-bed navigation center aimed at helping unhoused residents living along the Pajaro River corridor officially opened Monday in Watsonville, marking a major milestone in a rare cross-county homelessness partnership.
Hope Village, located at 118 First St., began operations May 18 during Affordable Housing...
PVUSD Board to consider Deputy Superintendent position
Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees on Wednesday will consider creating a new deputy superintendent position and approving a three-year contract for the role.
The district says the new position would replace the assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and professional development position, which tops out...
Students honored for their ‘Limitless Potential’
A group of film students from Diamond Technology Institute in Watsonville will travel to Los Angeles on May 23 to be honored at the California Student Media Festival for their documentary, “Limitless Potential.”
The 7-minute film features Cristal Gonzalez, a Watsonville High School alumna whom...
Laird bill will help Watsonville Community Hospital
Watsonville Community Hospital could receive millions in emergency state funding under a budget measure signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at helping financially distressed hospitals avoid closure.
The funding comes through Assembly Bill 108, an emergency appropriations measure that creates a one-time grant...
Homeless camp residents get eviction notices
“Notice to vacate” fliers were handed out to a clutch of people Thursday at noon at a longstanding homeless encampment on Airport Boulevard in Watsonville.
Escorted by Watsonville Police, a property manager passed the notices to people to inform them that a clean up of...
Countywide cleanup nets 3,205 pounds of trash
The third-annual Pitch In All County Cleanup Day ran May 9 with over 100 organizations targeting litter between Davenport and the Pajaro Valley.
Sally-Christine Rodgers, organizer for the local group Trash Talkers, said early results show 635 people participated in the massive clean up, that...
Panetta vows to fight ‘Trump 2.0’ drilling plans
During President Donald Trump’s first term in office, which began in 2017, his administration proposed a sweeping plan to open nearly all U.S. coastal...
