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In about half a year, South County skating aficionados will have a new skate park to show off their skills. The work on the feature at Pinto Lake County Park kicked off Wednesday, and is expected to open next summer. The project was initiated by Novak...

 Two years ago, Leticia Ruvacalba opened La Misma Taqueria in Plaza Vigil, the tiny business park in the heart of Watsonville’s downtown corridor. The little restaurant is often busy, and by all accounts Ruvacalba and her husband Mario are successful members of the community. But with...

Nearly every year, a portion of Paulsen Road in Watsonville floods during winter rains, forcing officials to put up temporary barriers to stop motorists from getting stranded in the deep water. And yet numerous people do just that, ignoring the signs and getting trapped...

Pajaro Valley Unified School District is not considering increasing class sizes as a way to address future budget cuts. In a Dec. 5 story, about the district’s Sustainable Budget Team, The Pajaronian referred to a recommendation by the California Department of Education to “increase kindergarten...

In a little less than a year, Cabrillo College will break ground on a sprawling, multi-story housing project on its Aptos campus, a development that will offer 624 beds for students attending both the college and UC Santa Cruz. Groundbreaking is estimated to begin in...

In November my wife, Sarah, and I took a road trip to San Antonio, Texas. We packed on over 4,500 miles, averaging around 450 miles a day, stayed in 11 motels and wandered through four states. While we were lucky to see many amazing things:...

On Tuesday morning, seven days after he began his post at Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville Police Officer Saúl Rodriguez walked through the campus, greeting a handful of students who were making their way to their next class. Rodriguez is PVHS’s new School Resource Officer...

Close to 60 students from Hope Services celebrated an exhibit of their art at Studio Judy G in downtown Watsonville Tuesday. The exhibit was the centerpiece of “A Hope Party!” a three-hour gathering to honor art, community, “and hope, featuring a special exhibition by Hope...

Editor's note: this story has been corrected from an earlier version. The district is not considering reducing class sizes. ••• In the coming year, Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s seven-member Board of Trustees—five of them newly elected—must cut $5 million from the budget, with more reductions...

Three people were arrested Nov. 23 on a string of charges after Watsonville Police got a tip about a stolen pickup. Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said officers responded to a call about a stolen truck on the 400 block of East Beach Street, where...