High-powered rifles, cannabis seized in Bonny Doon
BONNY DOON—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office confiscated an unusually large amount of cannabis and 16 rifles Tuesday at home in Bonny Doon.
Santa Cruz County spokesman Jason Hoppin said Sheriff’s Office personnel assigned to the Cannabis Licensing Office served a criminal search warrant at...
PVUSD board to consider closing Pacific Coast Charter School
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District on Wednesday will consider a proposal to close Pacific Coast Charter School after declining enrollment and chronic absenteeism made the school financially unsustainable.
Located in the district’s headquarters, the hybrid school opened in 1999 and has an enrollment of...
Tire thieves strike neighborhoods
Residents of the Martinelli Street area of Watsonville have reported a rash of tire thefts over the past few weeks.
Council may extend medical office moratorium
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider extending a moratorium it passed in April on new medical offices in shopping centers.
Watsonville man dies in Corralitos crash
A 58-year-old Watsonville man died Sunday in a solo-vehicle crash in the hills above Corralitos.
Israel Murillo of the California Highway Patrol said the man, who has not been identified, was driving south on Eureka Canyon Road in a black 2003 GMC Yukon south of...
Union Pacific train strikes truck in Pajaro
Updated Wednesday at 2pm with additional photos and information
A freight train owned by Union Pacific pulling seven cars collided with an agricultural water tank truck east of Pajaro around 3:15pm Tuesday.
According to North Monterey County Fire Div. Chief Rick Parker, the male driver of...
Scouting America celebrates advancements
The local Scouting America Unit 505 held their annual Bridging Ceremony Aug. 28 to recognize merits and those advancing up the ranks of cubs to Scouts in an organization that celebrated its 115th anniversary in February along with their official name change to Scouting...
Try This | Oct. 4
Try This is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
Food: Jack’s Cigars Sandwiches
Since The Pajaronian moved downtown to Brennan Street in July I have enjoyed the wide range of businesses and other outlets that are now...
Fairgrounds welcomes first-of-its-kind festival
The Power of Flower festival will unite music and cannabis for one night at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds on Aug. 10.
Guitarist returns to Watsonville
Guitarist Chris Cain will be bringing his style of jazz-tinged, blues-soaked guitar and vocals to the ballroom of the Appleton Grill, 410 Rodriguez St. in Watsonville, on Friday.
City Council approves no-encampment zones
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday gave final approval to a new camping ordinance creating designated “no-encampment zones,” allowing the city to immediately remove...
