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December 30, 2025

County businesses achieve ‘green’ status

Four Watsonville businesses will join 19 others across the county in receiving Green Business Certificates.

Salvation Army restructuring services

The Salvation Army is aiming to improve its services for homeless people in South County.

Michelle Rodriguez leaving PVUSD

Michelle Rodriguez PVUSD
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez will be leaving the school district, after taking the same position with Stockton Unified School District. Rodriguez made the announcement June 2. Her last day will be June 30. “To the remarkable Pajaro Valley community that has embraced...

PHOTO: King tides return

King tides will return Monday and Tuesday.

Watsonville police oversight committee in the works

David Honda Watsonville Police
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Police Department will help conduct 10 community listening sessions and the city will create a police oversight committee in hopes of increasing community trust and accountability in local law enforcement, Chief of Police David Honda announced during Tuesday afternoon’s Watsonville City Council...

Tom Lehrer celebration returns for fourth year

The life and songs of Tom Lehrer, the maverick song writer from Harvard and current UCSC Professor Emeritus, are the subject of Viva La Lehrer IV, the fourth annual celebration of the man who made a pop music sensation out of the periodic table of element

Photos: Watsonville High field renovation continues

Watsonville high school field
The work at the Watsonville High School athletic field calls for an upgrade of the drainage system and replacement of the field surface. School officials are hoping for completion before graduation in early June.

Sheriff's deputies respond to two gun-related incidents

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two people within a 19-hour period for separate gun violations, Sheriff’s Sgt. Dee Baldwin said.

Man darts across highway, killed by car

A Watsonville man died Monday after he bolted into oncoming traffic on Highway 1 and was struck by a vehicle near 41st Avenue.

Report: Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 2nd least affordable place to live in U.S.

Watsonville affordable housing project
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—There are many things that Santa Cruz County residents can boast about the place they live, including the astounding natural beauty and proximity to the coast. But there is one aspect that will likely not be found on a tourism brochure, and will...
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Letters to the Editor Dec. 31-Jan. 6

PVUSD board was right to make cuts when they did Brandon Diniz has written an impassioned guest Sentinel editorial; but he left out details on...