Women campers find happy trails together
What started out as two friends who enjoyed fly fishing and camping eight years ago has now ballooned into an international club with over 24,000 members over the years.
On Tuesday, about 70 of those women in the group called Sisters on the Fly, rolled...
Kim De Serpa kicks off her campaign at the Shadowbrook
On June 5, Kim De Serpa kicked off her campaign for 2nd District Supervisor while celebrating her birthday at The Shadowbrook restaurant.
De Serpa will face off against Kristen Brown in the November election.
She hosted the event with more than 100 attendees, after attending several...
Fire Capt. Laurel Walters move on
Central Fire Capt. Laurel Walters, the first female firefighter to be hired by Central Fire Protection District, hung up her helmet Thursday after 28 years of service.
As a farewell ceremony, fellow firefighters joined her and her family, including her husband, two teen boys and...
Bringing their education home
After 18 months of work by 200 students, Pajaro Valley Unified School District unveiled a small house that will soon be home to someone who needs it.
At just 20 by 8 feet, the tinyhome is ready for occupation, and comes equipped with living quarters...
Community shows its pride
Elaine Johnson was 15 before she realized that the “aunt” who lived with her grandmother was actually her grandmother’s partner of four decades.
In those days, LGBTQ largely had to live in the shadows, lest they draw scorn from a society not yet evolved enough...
PVUSD music students Europe-bound
El Sistema Santa Cruz/Pajaro Valley, a music education program at Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities program, has been selected from a competitive pool of 550 submissions to present a workshop at the 2024 International Society of Music Education (ISME) Conference in...
Police dismantle UCSC encampment, arrest dozens
This story was updated May 31 at 6:00 p.m.
UC Santa Cruz Police called upon law enforcement agencies from several jurisdictions from across the state early Friday morning to dismantle a pro-Palestine encampment and secure the entrance of campus, where roughly 100 students were protesting...
Watsonville City Council approves changes to some cannabis rules
After a contentious meeting on Tuesday, a divided Watsonville City Council approved in concept several amendments to its retail cannabis ordinances, a move intended to ease the regulatory burden for a burgeoning industry already beleaguered by local, state and federal regulations.
City officials say the...
Watsonville names Patrick Rodriguez, 37, new softball head coach
Watsonville High this week announced it promoted Patrick Rodriguez as the newest head coach for the softball team.
The 37-year-old Watsonville native will take the...
