Five mid-county stores cited in alcohol, tobacco sting
APTOS—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies issued misdemeanor citations at five mid-county businesses after employees allegedly sold alcohol or tobacco to minor decoys, Sheriff’s Lt. Greg Lansdowne said.
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Unit conducted the Nov. 7 decoy operation at...
County releases draft battery storage ordinance
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13 will review proposed rules governing large-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), which are expected to allow the controversial facilities to be built in unincorporated areas of the county while giving local officials a measure...
Capitola gears up for Plein Air Art Festival
CAPITOLA — A new art exhibit at the Jade Street Community Center in Capitola is serving as an appetizer for the upcoming fifth annual Capitola Plein Air Art Festival.
Four artists have two works in the show that were winners from previous Plein Air events, said...
Winter off to wet start, with more to come
CENTRAL COAST—Winter started Dec. 21 and colder, wet weather came through the door with it. A series of storms have dumped heavy rains across the Central Coast and record-breaking snow in the Sierra Nevada.
Just weeks ago warnings of severe drought and water rationing were...
Man arrested within hours of Watsonville shooting
Watsonville Police arrested a man they suspected of shooting a 41-year-old Watsonville man in Struve Slough early Tuesday morning.
Randi Rodriguez, 27, was taken into custody just hours after the 5:30am incident near the 1500 block of Main Street in the slough area behind Panda...
Decision in Michael Escobar trial expected soon
SANTA CRUZ—After Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Johanna Schonfield displayed for a jury a photo of 4-year-old Jaelyn Zavala dying from a bullet wound – and as jurors and the girl’s family members wept at the sight – she turned to the man accused...
