Sheriff: We will enforce county beach restrictions
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart said Friday that his deputies—along with law enforcement officials across the county—plan to enforce the beach restrictions issued Thursday by Health Officer Gail Newel.
The health officer imposed the rules to slow the spread of the novel...
Six years of Fruition
Crowds were thick over the weekend at Fruition Brewing & Kitchen during their six-year anniversary in the East Lake Village Shopping Center. Fruition has claimed a list of awards and accolades, including the Silver Medal for their ‘Slip’ Pilsner and a Bronze Medal for...
County Supervisors ratify emergency declaration
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A little more than a week ago, a series of weather calamities began that assailed the Central Coast, bringing torrential rain that flooded several neighborhoods and destroyed multiple homes.
In addition, a coastal swell decimated the wharf at Seacliff State Beach and rendered...
Hundreds march in peace rally
The 25th annual Peace and Unity March filed through Watsonville Sunday during a break in stormy weather to mark the gang-related deaths of more than 90 people both in Watsonville and Salinas.
Pedestrian dies in Hwy 1 crash
A man died early Thursday morning when he was struck by a car on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene of a vehicle versus pedestrian crash at the intersection of Hwy. 1 at River Street around 2:30am.
Santa Cruz Police said...
Watsonville fire adds to fleet
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville Fire Department got its newest addition Monday, a 60-foot ladder truck that will replace an older model, and serve as the department’s “first-out” truck.
The $1.3 million purchase came thanks to Measure G, the half-cent sales tax measure approved by voters in 2014 to...
City opens applications for Committee on Policing and Social Equity
Applications for Committee on Policing and Social Equity open
WATSONVILLE—The City is forming an AD-HOC Committee on Policing and Social Equity, composed of City Council members, the Police Chief, City Manager, City Staff and community members, aiming to facilitate conversations that will inform the future...
Photo: Small fire briefly evacuates Resetar
Watsonville firefighters respond to a small fire in the Resetar Residential Hotel on east Lake Avenue Wednesday, which forced the evacuation of dozens of residents and closed East Lake Avenue for a short time. According to Watsonville Fire Battalion Chief Corey Schaffer, the fire...
Jim Barsi—owner of Barsi’s Liquor Store—dies
James Joseph “Jim” Barsi, who ran his eponymous liquor store on East Lake Avenue for a half-century before selling the business and retiring in...
