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Woman fatally struck by truck while crossing Rodriguez Street

Watsonville crash
WATSONVILLE—A 61-year-old woman was killed on Dec. 3 while crossing the street at the intersection of Rodriguez and West Beach streets in downtown Watsonville. Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Ashley Keehn identified the victim as Joan Alameda of Watsonville. Watsonville Police Department Sgt. Mike Ridgeway...

Supervisors strengthen protections for mobile home parks

Pinto Lake Mobile Estates
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 14 unanimously approved a new ordinance meant to add affordability protections for people who live in mobile home parks, and to help mediate when tenants dispute rent increases. The new ordinance ties future rent...

Community briefs, Feb. 24: Omega Nu holding bunco event

Community briefs, Feb. 24, 2018

Two crashes, power outage on Riverside Road

Two separate car crashes triggered a huge response from emergency crews, Caltrans and Pacific Gas and Electric on Riverside Road Monday evening and into Tuesday.

Cabrillo College graduates 1,599

Cabrillo College saw 1,599 graduates receiving degrees and certificates on May 30. This year’s ceremony included the first graduating class Cabrillo’s Apprenticeship Program. Of the 27 apprentices enrolled in the program, 11 graduated this year.  Two of those students are computer information systems students, and the remaining...

Watsonville Hospital’s former owners ‘grossly negligent,’ face lawsuit

The former owners of Watsonville Community Hospital are facing a lawsuit alleging that they took more than $3.9 million for their own use, and that their mismanagement led the hospital  to bankruptcy and to the brink of financial ruin. Halsen Healthcare was removed from its...

Watsonville mural project nears end

Work is underway to complete the 10th and final phase of the five-year Watsonville Brillante mosaic downtown art project that is splashed across the otherwise dull concrete walls of the six-floor parking garage on Rodriguez Street.  A ribbon-cutting street party is now set for Oct....

Community briefs, April 22

Community briefs, April 22, 2017

3-car pile-up slows Freedom Blvd.

WATSONVILLE—Firefighters were busy dealing with a 3-vehicle crash this morning on Freedom Blvd. Watsonville Police traffic officer Sjon Tol said the male driver of a Mitsubishi Galant failed to notice traffic had stopped on southbound Freedom Boulevard just north of Main Street at 9:55 a.m....

No suspect found in home break in

Police prepare to rush into a home on the 100 block of Arista Lane Friday where a man reportedly broke into the occupied home.
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Community invited to National Night Out

The public is invited to National Night Out, a series of gatherings held in communities throughout Santa Cruz County on Aug. 5 from 3-7pm. National...