Watsonville City Manager Recruitment Community Forum upcoming
What are the most important qualities and skills that a City Manager should have?
The City of Watsonville wants to know what you think and will host a community forum as it searches for its next City Manager.
The virtual forum is scheduled for...
Woman falls to death from cliff following Highway 1 crash
NORTH COAST—The 40-year-old Santa Cruz woman who fell to her death following a mysterious two-car crash Monday on the North Coast of Santa Cruz County has been identified as Wendy Edwards, according to Ashley Keehn of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators have...
Pajaro levee project takes another step forward
WATSONVILLE—Voters who live in proximity to the Pajaro River levee system will soon decide on adding a special assessment to their property tax bill that would help fund the long-awaited Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project.
The Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) on Wednesday...
PHOTOS: E.A. Hall opens new field
The mascot at E.A. Hall Middle School gets support from the school cheerleaders Thursday in a celebration of the opening of the school's new athletic field.
City and school dignitaries took turns at the podium to pay thanks to those that helped complete the...
Overnight closures set for Highway 1 in Aptos
APTOS—Highway 1 from Rio Del Mar Boulevard to State Park Drive will be closed overnight on Jan. 18-20 to repair the railroad bridge at the South Aptos Undercrossing.
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission spokesperson Shannon Munz said the work includes repair of the bridge...
County’s climate action plan will undergo update
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors took the first step in updating the county’s climate action strategy, a response to global warming and its effects on infrastructure and the people who live here.
Updating the County’s Climate Action Plan—first adopted in 2013—is...
Supervisors approve independent auditor for Sheriff’s Office
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to hire an independent auditor for the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office who would investigate such issues as citizen complaints and use of force.
The move followed a report by...
Two arrested in bizarre Watsonville carjacking
WATSONVILLE—Two people, including a 17-year-old girl, are behind bars after plotting an armed carjacking and leading multiple law enforcement agencies on car chases.
City of Watsonville spokesperson Michelle Pulido said the crime spree came to an end when the teen girl crashed a stolen black...
Quiroz-Carter sworn in as new Watsonville City Councilwoman
WATSONVILLE—Vanessa Quiroz-Carter was sworn in as the new representative for the Watsonville City Council's 2nd District at Tuesday night’s virtual meeting.
Quiroz-Carter, a Watsonville native who most recently served on the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, said she was excited to continue the work of...
Riverside Road homeless camp dismantled
WATSONVILLE—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office deputies dismantled a homeless encampment on Riverside Road set up by a group that last month battled with the city of Watsonville over another camp on Bridge Street.
Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Ashley Keehn said that the department posted a 72-hour...
Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit
On Friday, about 150 high school juniors from across Santa Cruz County cast their first ballots on three issues that, if passed, would dramatically...
