Michael Gaither and His New Best Friends to perform at Jansen Music
Michael Gaither has been performing mostly as a solo singer-songwriter for the past 15 years.
Brennan Street work continues | About Town, Dec. 12
Tarmo Hannula: Genaro Garcia Luna, Mexico’s former public security secretary, the very man who brazenly took on Mexico’s chief drug traffickers, has now been arrested and charged with taking millions of dollars in bribes from the Sinaloa cartel, the New York Times reported. His...
Beaches and parks temporarily close | About Town
Santa Cruz County Health Officer Dr. Gail Newel issued a new order closing parks and beaches throughout Santa Cruz County beginning today through April 15th, 2020, a period that includes Easter weekend and much of Passover. The order is necessary to reduce the public health...
Local youth participate in Global Climate Strike
This week young people around the world have participated in the Global Climate Strike, protesting government inaction in addressing climate change.
Bay Area region hits ICU capacity ‘trigger,’ more restrictions loom
Growing strain on the health care system has triggered a stricter stay-at-home order for Santa Cruz County and the rest of the Bay Area region identified in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recently issued regional order.
Intensive care unit (ICU) capacity in the Bay Area region, which...
Abated house on Arthur Road burns
Watsonville firefighters battled a blaze that started in the attic of a residence at 21 Authur Rd. Tuesday around 1:47 p.m.
The house was deemed a public nuisance on May 14, and Watsonville City officials ordered the property abated on May 28.
The single-family home...
Iconic Santa Cruz florist expands into East Lake Village
WATSONVILLE—On Dec. 1, the East Lake Shopping Center in Watsonville welcomed its newest addition. Ferrari Florist, located at 928 East Lake Ave., is now the third store for the 74-year-old business in Santa Cruz County.
Five years ago, Brian and Marilyn Piazza noticed that a...
PVUSD trustees decline to pay attorney bill, move up back to school date
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Wednesday agreed to not pay an attorney fee racked up by trustee Georgia Acosta during a meeting on Jan. 29.
In making the decision, the board agreed that Acosta, who was then board president, went...
Sheriff’s deputy arrested for allegedly having sex with inmate
SANTA CRUZ—A Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputy assigned as a correctional officer in the jail has been arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship win an inmate, Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn announced Saturday.
Jessica Smith was charged with sexual activity with an inmate, assault by...
Watsonville Library adds pop-up van
The converted 2019 Ford Transit Connect will be retrofitted with shelving to hold and display a variety of books, movies and music. It will also be equipped with internet access and a laptop so staff can register customers to help them check out materials and search the library’s catalog.
Watsonville High celebrates homecoming
Hundreds of Watsonville High School students participated in the traditional homecoming parade Wednesday, which is a precursor to a Thursday rally and the Friday...
