World-renowned musician to perform at Buddhist Temple
WATSONVILLE—On Saturday the Watsonville Buddhist Temple will host a special benefit concert featuring Otonowa, a jazz-fusion ensemble led by world-renowned percussionist Akira Tana.
In 2012 Otonowa, which translates to “sound circle,” began playing shows to raise money for survivors of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami...
Mount Madonna School presents ‘Lion King, Jr.’
Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m., middle school students will take the stage for matinee performances of “The Lion King, Jr.” at Mount Madonna School’s Hawks’ Nest Theater, 445 Summit Road in Watsonville.
PVUSD budget shows good, bad news
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District on Wednesday approved a budget report which shows the district reducing its deficit spending, and holding onto its required 3 percent reserve, even as it watches its ending fund balance drop for the next three years.
Power outage hits 63,000 county residents, quickly restored
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Approximately 63,000 people in Santa Cruz County lost power for about 30 minutes Tuesday afternoon due to a “transmission-level outage,” which refers to the system of high-tension wires that transmit power across the state, PG&E spokeswoman Karly Hernandez said.
It was not immediately...
Teen arrested after chase
A routine traffic stop turned into a chase late Tuesday night that ended with the arrest of a 17-year-old suspected gang member and the...
