Community Bridges opens temporary resource center in Pajaro
Community Bridges and Catholic Charities Diocese of Monterey have teamed up to open a satellite resource center in Pajaro to provide disaster services for families recovering from the floods that inundated the region earlier this year.
The 580-square-foot office at 14 Porter Drive will fulfill...
Watsonville, Monterey County organizations to hold virtual Pride
Every August for the past five years, Watsonville organization Pajaro Valley Pride (PVP) has held an event to show support for and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in South Santa Cruz County.
But due to Covid-19, the annual march and celebration were canceled, sending organizers back...
Santa Cruz County grappling with millions in unpaid federal disaster relief
Santa Cruz County officials are considering a plan to borrow money to help pay for costs of the CZU fires, the Covid pandemic, the storms and floods from early 2023 and other federal disasters that have beset the county.
County staff will return to the...
Philanthropist, publisher Rowland Rebele dies
Rowland Rebele, a publisher and philanthropist who wanted to give away all of his money before he passed away, died Saturday at the age of 93.
“Reb,” as he liked to be called, served in the U.S. Navy and attended Stanford University before embarking on...
Police: man took candid photos of high school girls
A Santa Cruz man was arrested Thursday after he allegedly took secret pictures of female high school students
Family Arts Nights arrive at schools this month
This month at 11 schools across Santa Cruz County, parents, grandparents and children will spend an evening together dancing, singing, storytelling and creating visual artworks under the guidance of professional teaching artists at a Family Arts Night event.
One killed in fiery early-morning crash
Update 1:50pm: The repairs are now expected to take until 11:59pm on Sunday.
One person was killed early Sunday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on the 800 block of Walker Street when their car plowed into a large utility pole.
The impact, which occurred just after...
Aptos man dies following crash near Freedom-Valencia intersection
APTOS—An Aptos man died on Nov. 11 from injuries he suffered in a two-car crash on Nov. 5 on Freedom Boulevard.
California Highway Patrol officer Sam Courtney said the 69-year-old victim was traveling north on Freedom Boulevard south of Valencia Road in a 2010 Dodge...
A look back at love | About Town
Today is Valentine’s Day.
Valentine’s Day, also called Saint Valentine’s Day, is typically a day when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. The holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia. The festival was largely created to celebrate the coming of spring. At the...
Photo story: A lighted Watsonville
The front yard of this home at the corner of Hushbeck Avenue and Bronte Street in Watsonville is packed with Holiday cheer.
