Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore moving to downtown Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Planning Commission at its Tuesday meeting unanimously approved an application from Habitat For Humanity to fill a vacant portion of a large building on the 500 block of Main Street.
Formerly home to a bounce house business, the 555 Main St. location adjacent...
Motorcyclist dies in Moss Landing crash
A Moss Landing man died early Friday morning in a vehicle crash on Highway 1.
The California Highway Patrol said that the 28-year-old victim was riding a 2017 Suzuki motorcycle around 6:58am on Highway 1 when a man, driving a Dodge Ram pickup, pulled onto...
Watsonville man arrested for child sex crimes
WATSONVILLE—A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly sexually abusing a child.
Alfredo Perez Galindo, 40, was charged with lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14 and continuous sexual abuse of a child. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu...
PV High grads overcome barriers, forge ahead
Adriana Reyes was 15 years old and alone when she moved from Oaxaca, Mexico to Watsonville and enrolled at Pajaro Valley High School (PVHS).
Then, she only spoke Mixtec, an indigenous language from Mexico, and barely knew Spanish—let alone English. Reyes moved in with her...
PHOTO: Burrito Bash returns to Fairgrounds
This year's event was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Watsonville.
Council expands cannabis rules, implements measures to lift local, minority owners
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday night approved a slew of changes to the city’s cannabis rules.
Along with allowing three dispensaries within city limits and quadrupling the maximum square footage for cultivation, the council also implemented a so-called equity program and created a pre-application...
Council to weigh budget cuts, cannabis rules adjustments Tuesday
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday night meeting will take its first look at the proposed restructured budget for the 2020/21 fiscal year, which includes seven layoffs and the elimination of all sports programs.
The council is also expected to make major changes to...
City Council trades barbs over mayor’s proposed conference attendance
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council returned from its summer recess with a heated verbal scuffle between mayor Jimmy Dutra and councilman Lowell Hurst over the former’s proposed trip to a conference in Southern California.
Dutra at Tuesday’s meeting was asking his peers to approve using $1,134.05...
City Council weighing multiple housing items Tuesday
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday meeting is expected to loan Eden Housing $1 million to help the nonprofit developer build a 53-unit affordable apartment complex on Freedom Boulevard.
The loan would come from the City’s Successor Agency Housing Fund, which has a balance...
Community meeting about Veterans Memorial Building set
The County of Santa Cruz is looking into the Veterans Memorial Building and how it could once again serve South County veterans groups. Applied Survey Research (ASR) was tasked earlier this year by the county to gather information.
Letters to the Editor Dec. 5-11
Suggestions for PVUSD
My recommendations regarding the Recommended Realignments of PVUSD:
1. Regarding school closure, I have advocated for an idea to sell the District Office...





















