Rain doesn’t halt World Wetlands Day
With torrent rains pummeling the region in the early morning, volunteers slipped in the drenching vegetation and shoveled heavy clumps of mud at Ramsay Park as they planted 20 oak trees and smaller plants along Watsonville Slough for World Wetlands Day.
Santa Cruz County closing more indoor services Tuesday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Gyms, barbershops, beauty salons, places of worship and shopping malls across Santa Cruz County will all have to close their indoor services on Tuesday, county health officials announced Monday.
Retail and existing outdoor restaurant operations are unaffected by the new county health orders...
Latino Role Models Conference returns
The 13th annual Latino Role Models Conference will be held in-person on March 25 from 9am to 1pm at Cabrillo College Crocker Theater. This free conference is designed to inspire students in grades 6 through college to achieve their dreams for college and career.
Presentations...
Community briefs, Aug. 31: Workshop helps parents deal with homework time
Community briefs, Aug. 31, 2017
Annual tour gives a taste of farming
The annual Open Farm Tour unfolded over the weekend in Santa Cruz County where 13 organic farms welcomed the public to showcase their growing operations, methods and products.
“Last year was just freaky, weather-wise, with all the rain and cold,” said Jean Thomas at Thomas...
Serial rooftop burglar arrested, again
WATSONVILLE—A man with a history of burglarizing businesses by entering through their rooftops was arrested again on Aug. 25, when he allegedly broke into Cabrillo College’s Watsonville campus, Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said.
Fermin Sanchez, 33, faces new burglary and trespassing charges. He was...
Tamara Vides tapped for Watsonville City Manager
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider appointing Tamara Vides as its new City Manager.
Vides served as interim City Manager in 2021 and more recently in April.
She has held various positions during her 15-year career with the city. This includes Deputy City Manager...
PHOTO: Lincoln Street fire displaces 11
Watsonville firefighters tear into a wall at the rear of a home on the 600 block of Lincoln Street Tuesday where a fire broke out.
Division Chief Corey Schaefer said the fire erupted just past noon inside the wood walls of an older single-story...
El Condado extiende el orden de refugio, restringe el acceso a la playa
La oficial de Salud del Dondado de Santa Cruz, Gail Newel, extendió indefinidamente la orden de refugio en el lugar emitida el 31 de marzo. También cerró las playas del condado entre las 11am y las 5pm.
Ambas medidas están destinadas a reducir aún más...
County pledges $5 million for Watsonville hospital purchase
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County has committed $5 million to help a local group of healthcare professionals purchase Watsonville Community Hospital’s operations.
The County’s Board of Supervisors passed the item without comment, since it was on the consent agenda.
The Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Project (PVHDP)...
County Supervisors approve draft BESS ordinance
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday moved forward with proposed rules aimed at regulating large-scale battery energy storage systems, which if...





















