PHOTO: Flames consume garage
A fire destroyed an outbuilding on the 200 block of Ford Street Tuesday afternoon.
The heart of learning
Kokoro no Gako—or “School with a Heart”—is a two-week program held every summer at the temple. Students from Kindergarten to 6th grade learn about traditional Japanese customs and practices.
Programa de asistencia a inmigrantes indocumentados comienza Lunes
La Junta de Acción Comunitaria del Condado de Santa Cruz (CAB, por sus siglas en inglés) comenzará el lunes a aceptar solicitudes para el programa de Asistencia de Desastre de Coronavirus (Covid-19) para Inmigrantes.
Anunciado por el Gobernador Gavin Newsom en Abril, el programa proporcionará...
Farms to open doors to the public
Starr Linden and Andy Griffin stand on a gentle slope overlooking part of their sprawling Watsonville farm, each of them taking turns describing the process of creating the property’s centerpiece—a hand-built labyrinth of 3,000 fragrant lavender plants.
“This was a Covid project,” Griffin said proudly.
Using...
WPD: body cameras refute suspect’s abuse claim
WATSONVILLE—Footage from two body-worn cameras – and from the dashboard of a police vehicle – has disproven a claim by a man that Watsonville police officers hit and threw his 3-year-old son to the ground during a traffic stop.
Officer Matt Williams stopped Jhony Argueta,...
Art camp wraps up in Corralitos
The Summer Art Camp at the Corralitos Cultural Center is a place where children can be together while learning about art and culture around the world.
Trash talkers: keeping the County Clean
A group of city workers and volunteers spent the afternoon cleaning massive amounts of trash from a wooded hillside in Watsonville one sunny day in early December, hauling away several full dumpsters.
“It’s a hot mess,” said Sally-Christine Rodgers, who founded the Pitch-In Initiative about...
PVUSD Student Trustee files complaint against fellow board member
Pajaro Valley Unified School District Student Trustee Daniel Esqueda filed a formal complaint against Trustee Oscar Soto on Oct. 25 for remarks the latter made at recent board meetings.
The Uniform Complaint Procedure is in place in cases of “unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying...
Council approves $100K for emergency rental assistance
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville renters struggling to keep up with their monthly payments because of the Covid-19 pandemic could soon receive some relief.
The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday meeting approved the use of $100,000 from its general fund to establish an Emergency Rental Assistance Program for...
Teen arrested after chase
A routine traffic stop turned into a chase late Tuesday night that ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected gang member and the...



















