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FoodWhat?! benefit
Tickets are on sale for the FoodWhat?! 2024 Benefit Celebration Dinner.
Event includes young participants sharing their stories.
Tickets are $100. There will continue to be an opportunity to make an additional donation at the event.
The event takes place Sunday, Sept. 29 from 4:30–7pm in...
Music group to perform Friday, Saturday & Sunday
The musical group Nematatlin of Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, performs Wednesday at Pajaro Valley High School.
The group will also perform at the Crocker Theater in Aptos on Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm, located at 6500 Lower Perimeter Road.
There will also be a performance...
Two vying for seat on PVUSD Trustee Area 6
Jessica Carrasco is challenging incumbent Adam Scow for the Trustee Area 6 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. in the Nov. 5 election.
She says her experience teaching, working with a local nonprofit and her time on the Watsonville Parks...
PRFMA advances plan to fund gaps in levee protection
Later this year, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Pajaro Regional Flood Management Agency (PRFMA) will start construction of its $600 million Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, a long overdue effort to improve levees along the Pajaro River and Corralitos...
Photo story: A new look
A new outdoor mural was unveiled Aug.16 at Callaghan Park. The work is a project by Teen Artes, a group project under the umbrella of the Pajaro Valley Arts. (Photo by Tarmo Hannula)
Photo story: Aromas day coming
In this 2023 photo, thousands of people pour into Aromas for the annual Aromas Day. The free event, which runs Aug. 25 from 9am-4pm. will feature yard sales, food stands, live music, arts and crafts, breakfast at the grange, and stage entertainment. (Photo by...
Tamara Vides tapped for Watsonville City Manager
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider appointing Tamara Vides as its new City Manager.
Vides served as interim City Manager in 2021 and more recently in April.Â
She has held various positions during her 15-year career with the city. This includes Deputy City Manager...
Crash on Freedom Boulevard kills Cabrillo football player
A 23-year-old man killed early Saturday morning in a head-on crash in Aptos has been identified as Luke Salem, a Harbor High School graduate who played football for Cabrillo College.
The California Highway Patrol said a 49-year-old man was driving a red 2017 Honda CRV...
Photo story: Watsonville Police investigate DUI crash
Watsonville Police investigate a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon on East Lake Avenue. WPD said a Pajaro man was driving west on Eastlake Avenue just after 5 PM in a Toyota Camry east of Tuttle Avenue. At one point, he slammed into a parked Toyota...
Watsonville High grad, filmmaker runs for PVUSD trustee seat: would create student bill of rights
Editor’s note
This is the second of three stories featuring the challengers running for seats on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees.
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Gabriel Medina graduated from Watsonville High school in 2010 and went to UC Los Angeles to study filmmaking. He returned to...
Aptos’ amazing playoff run was one for the books | High...
Aptos graduate Bailey Fulton was beaming with confidence going into the 2025 softball season knowing this year just felt a lot different than the...