Bay Federal awards scholarships to local students
Bay Federal Credit Union on Tuesday doled out $7,500 worth of scholarships to local students.
County accepting applications for second round of rental assistance
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The County of Santa Cruz and its community partners are accepting applications for the second round of CARES Rental Assistance Program funding.
The County has allocated a portion of its Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act funds to provide housing assistance...
Volunteers gather to repair vandalized Black Lives Matter mural
Around 300 people joined forces to repair a giant Black Lives Matter mural Sunday in downtown Santa Cruz.
The work was a community response to the mural being damaged by two men in what prosecutors described as a hate crime for felony vandalism when they...
PHOTO: Mole and mariachi
The fifth annual Mole and Mariachi Festival took place Saturday at Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park.
City Council votes to move George Washington statue from Plaza to library
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at Tuesday night’s meeting voted to move the George Washington statue from the City Plaza to the Watsonville Public Library.
The motion, put forth by councilwoman Rebecca Garcia, passed 5-2 with council members Ari Parker and Lowell Hurst dissenting. Parker and...
Family establishes Ernest & Beverley Bontadelli Memorial Fund
Local farmer Steve Bontadelli donated $25,000 to the organization, Agri-Culture, for the purpose of establishing the Ernest & Beverley Bontadelli Memorial Fund.
New book chronicles the near-industrialization of Monterey Bay
He was only 6 years old, but Glenn Church vaguely remembers the construction of the power plant in Moss Landing, which was being built not far from where he grew up.
“I recall seeing those stacks go up… it was a big deal,” he said....
Council approves several changes for ADU rules
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved wholesale changes to the City’s rules on accessory dwelling units (ADU) in hopes that those modifications will produce additional and safer housing options.
Spurred by more than a half-dozen state laws approved over the past three years, the changes limit...
PVUSD Celebrates 120 Students with Free Guitars 4 Kids
On Nov. 16, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, in partnership with Free Guitars 4 Kids (FG4K) and Arts Council Santa Cruz County’s Mariposa Arts program, celebrated with 120 students who received their own guitars.
The event at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s The Grove Ballroom showcased...
PG&E responds to local power outages
SOUTH COUNTY—Saying that the outages South Santa Cruz County’s rural residents have experienced “are not acceptable,” Pacific, Gas and Electric Company representatives told the public Thursday that they are currently adjusting equipment throughout the area in hopes of lessening the length and occurrence of...
Aptos’ Alexa Castañeda named league’s co-player of the year | All-SCCAL...
The Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls soccer season was so jam-packed with talent this past winter campaign that coaches had no choice but...




















