Reward offered, video released in kidnapping case
PLEASURE POINT—The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s office on Wednesday released a video of the suspects who allegedly kidnapped a man from his Pleasure Point home last month and then killed him.
Tushar Atre, 50, was kidnapped from his upscale oceanfront home on Oct. 1 around...
Charter school offer: Seven portables at E.A. Hall Middle School
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a tentative offer of seven portable classrooms at E.A. Hall Middle School to a charter school set to open in August.
Marching for peace: Hundreds take part in second annual Martin Luther King Jr. march
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Santa Cruz Monday morning to participate in Santa Cruz’s second annual Martin Luther King Jr. march.
Gonzales city manager tabbed as Watsonville’s next chief executive
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council will consider appointing Rene Mendez, the current chief executive for the city of Gonzales, as Watsonville’s new city manager during its Tuesday evening meeting.
Mendez has three decades of experience in state, county and city government and has spent the last...
Volunteers needed to help landscape new pump track
WATSONVILLE—Work continues on the new Ramsay Park Pumptrack, including the addition of a layer of asphalt to the lumpy bicycle course.
Being built by Mountain Bikers of Santa Cruz (MBOSC), crews are currently installing new split rail fencing. When completed the park will provide an...
Longtime Supervisor Greg Caput won’t seek reelection in June
WATSONVILLE—After serving for 12 years as the representative of Santa Cruz County’s 4th District, Supervisor Greg Caput says that he will not seek reelection in the upcoming June primary.
With a wife, two sets of adolescent twins and a 16-year-old son, Caput, now in his...
City Council delays Project Labor Agreement changes
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday delayed a decision on changing the Project Labor Agreement (PLA) they have with local unions to perform large infrastructure projects, but not before a contentious hearing that packed the meeting chambers with union workers.
The issue will return to...
PVUSD hands charter more classrooms
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved a plan to give additional space to its newest charter school.
Watsonville Prep School—which already occupies seven portable classrooms at E.A. Hall Middle School—will now take another four rooms at Ann Soldo Elementary...
Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch...
Aptos High seniors Ivan Zavala and Daniel Lozano each were recognized as two of the top players in the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League...
