Ready to celebrate
Fireworks booths across the city opened today, and will remain open through the Fourth of July.
CHP Maximum Enforcement Period begins tonight
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—As people venture out for the Christmas holiday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is preparing for a busy travel weekend in Santa Cruz County.
The CHP will kick off a Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP) beginning at 6:01pm today and will continue through 11:59pm Monday.
During...
PVUSD approves Virtual Academy for upcoming year
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to create a virtual academy for the 2020-21 school year.
The PVUSD Virtual Academy will be formed as an alternative school with its own teachers, administration and curriculum.
PVUSD Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez...
Redistricting committee advances two maps to final public meeting
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Community Redistricting Advisory Committee at its penultimate meeting on Tuesday advanced two proposed redistricting plans to its final meeting later this month.
Both would keep the current seven districts mostly intact, a key goal of the committee because of a possible undercount in...
Cabrillo Gallery opens first exhibit of 2023
APTOS—Cabrillo College’s gallery in Aptos has opened its first exhibition of the year, “Dialogues,” featuring abstract artwork by Jonathan Parker and Stephanie Robison.
Parker’s paintings are composed of shapes cut from painted or colored fabrics sewn together. Robison combines carved stone with soft, needle-felted wool....
College Lake work kicks off
Work has begun on the College Lake Integrated Resources Management Project on Holohan Road in Watsonville.
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency (PV Water) Board of Directors approved contracts to construct the project on Feb. 1.
Heavy equipment has been on the scene clearing away a...
The guardian of Pinto Lake is gone
A pillar in the Watsonville community has died. Pat McQuade, the park concessionaire at Pinto Lake City Park, a highly visible, helpful and deeply caring person, died Sunday, according to people close to her at the park.
‘Seahawk’ battery storage facility slated for Watsonville draws concern
A new battery storage facility slated for a lot on the outskirts of Watsonville has some residents on edge after a Jan. 16 fire at the Moss Landing Power Plant, which sent a thick column of black smoke into the air and closed Highway...
Seacliff fence comes down
A long-standing fence that has thrown off pedestrian traffic from a stretch of Beach Road in the Seacliff area of Santa Cruz County for decades has now been opened to the public.
City Council to consider utility rate increases
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they...
