Community briefs, Sept. 5: Fundraising event benefits BirchBark Foundation
Community briefs, Sept. 5, 2017
County unveils mobile hospital
A team of workers was at Watsonville Community Hospital Monday, practicing setting up a series of giant tents that someday could serve as a multifaceted mobile hospital.
Gang member arrested on gun, drug charges
A Santa Cruz man was arrested Friday during a traffic stop after police found a stolen gun in his backpack, Santa Cruz County Anti-Gang Taskforce (SCCACT) Commander George Rivera said.
City awards three public art grants
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Parks and Recreation Commission at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved three $1,000 Public Art Grants for a pair of ballet folklorico performances, and for a local artist hoping to add to the city’s Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)...
Rallies call for presidential impeachment
Tarmo Hannula
President Trump is making history by being the third president to face impeachment. Today members of the House take the historic vote on whether to impeach him. Trump tweeted: "You are declaring open war on American Democracy.”
Hundreds of people rallied in Watsonville...
Rotary Club of Watsonville to hold job-shadowing day
Every year, a group of Watsonville High School students takes a day away from classes for a glimpse at the possibilities their futures could hold.
A celebration of dance
The 15th annual ¡Cultura Caliente! scholarship fundraiser is scheduled for Friday in the Henry J. Mello Center.
President Trump says he’s tested positive for Covid-19
Update (3:40pm, 10/2)
President Donald Trump on Friday afternoon announced that he was going to Walter Reed Hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus hours prior.
"I think I'm doing very well, but we're going to make sure that things work out," he said in a...
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...














