County supervisors allow outdoor dining, shopping
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal to allow restaurants and businesses in the unincorporated areas of the county to use their parking lots for outdoor eating and shopping areas.
The plan was designed to help ease...
City Council approves 103 new apartments, more than half ‘affordable’
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved two housing developments at its Tuesday night meeting, paving the way for 103 new apartments on two of the city’s major arterial roads.
Both projects nearly received unanimous approvals. Bill and Neva Hansen’s 50-unit, market-rate apartment complex on Main Street,...
Watsonville celebrates Small Business Saturday
WATSONVILLE—Cool, rainy weather did not deter Watsonville residents from stopping by East Lake Shopping Center on Saturday to celebrate Small Business Saturday.
As part of the nationwide movement known as Shop Small, created in 2010 by credit card giant American Express, Small Business Saturday aims...
Students sound off against deportations
More than 1,000 students at Watsonville High School hit the street Thursday morning in a boisterous protest against the Trump administration’s immigrant deportation policies.
Waving signs that read, “No Humans are Illegal,” “Stop Separating Families,” and “Protect Kids, Not Guns,” the crowd drew the attention...
Works by Scotts Valley artist now showing at county building
Twenty-four oil paintings by Scotts Valley artist Shirley Lehner-Rhodes are currently showing at the Santa Cruz County Building, 701 Ocean St.
A professional artist and art instructor, Lehner-Rhodes primarily works in watercolors and oils. Her ongoing series of paintings are figurative works in landscapes, local...
An inflated sense of fun
A Sand City family with a successful bounce-house business there has opened a second location in downtown Watsonville.
Watsonville High sends 522 into the world
Five hundred and twenty-two graduates of Watsonville High School filed across the stage at Geiser Field on the afternoon of June 6, putting to end the school year of 2024-25.
Prior to the ceremony — his second such year as principal — Joe Gergorio said,...
Man struck by hit-and-run driver
Watsonville Police are looking for a suspect who fled after striking a man with his vehicle early Friday morning near Auto Center Drive.
Pajaro Valley Pride now accepting scholarship applications
WATSONVILLE—Despite canceled fundraisers and an uncertain future for its annual Pride event, Pajaro Valley Pride is still accepting applications for its yearly college scholarship.
The Pajaro Valley Pride Scholarship is open to any LGBTQ+ or ally student enrolled full-time in Pajaro Valley Unified School District...
Watsonville’s Poet Laureate Bañales pens new book
Watsonville Poet Laureate, Victoria Bañales will read from her new book of poetry on Oct. 2 alongside four other local poets.
“The Sun Will Not...
