Watsonville High joins national Free America Walkout
Watsonville High School senior Nayeli Lopez is about a year away from being old enough to vote, but that hasn’t stopped her from getting involved in local activism.
Lopez, 17, is president of the school’s Education, Community, Humanitarian, Outreach (ECHO) Leadership Academy. She and other...
Thousands march for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Thousands of people amassed in the streets of downtown Santa Cruz on Monday morning for the annual People’s March for the Dream, an event held to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
The crowd included representatives from religious organizations and nonprofits, several elected leaders and...
Bag containing gun, ammo found at Aptos High
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies and Pajaro Valley Unified School District officials are investigating after a bag containing a firearm and ammunition was found at Aptos High School.
A mask was also found nearby, PVUSD spokesman Alejandro Chavez said in a press release.
PVUSD has notified...
ICE agents detain man in Watsonville
At least one person was detained in Watsonville on Sunday morning by armed men who appeared to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to community members who posted video on social media.
The video appeared to show an unidentified man being handcuffed by...
RTC cuts ties with Progressive Rail
After months of stalled negotiations, the Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission has moved to end its operating agreement with Progressive Rail Incorporated on the Santa Cruz Branch Rail Line, a step the agency says will help advance the Coastal Rail Trail and preserve...
Locally-made film ‘They Know Not What They Do’ ready to be aired
Two years after a group of independent filmmakers hit the streets of Watsonville with a car rigged with cameras and an assemblage of audio and lighting equipment, the movie that came from it is ready to be aired.
Oscar Ramos, who wrote and directed the...
County opposes offshore drilling proposal
Santa Cruz County on Tuesday formally opposed a federal proposal that could allow new offshore oil and gas leasing off the California coast.
The Board of Supervisors submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management objecting to...
Water main work heads down Union Street
A major water main replacement project in Watsonville is now moving along Union Street as part of the ongoing citywide Water Main Replacement Program.
The project, which began on West Beach between Rodriuez and Main streets in October, continued eastward across Main Street, up East...
City Council approves draft parking ordinance
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that largely prohibits oversized vehicles from parking on city streets, while adding several exceptions at the request of council members.
As originally written, the ordinance would have barred vehicles more than 7 feet tall, 7 1/2...
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23–29
Passenger rail price estimates too high
One can never convince me that restoring the Santa Cruz Branch rail line for passenger rail would cost an...
