Community in focus: Art frames pop up throughout Watsonville, county
Six decorated wooden frames were installed around Watsonville Saturday in the city’s grand opening of “Outside the Frame,” an effort from the county’s four mayors, County Parks Friends and Santa Cruz County Parks. Watsonville Mayor Jimmy Dutra led a group of three dozen people...
Watsonville’s Environmental Science Workshop hammers on
WATSONVILLE—With the whir of a jigsaw in the background, the buzz of an electric kitchen mixer and the tapping of a hammer filling the air, Pajaro Valley’s young people were busy last week completing their projects at the Environmental Science Workshop on 2nd Street.
The...
Advocates call for more transparency on pesticide use
CENTRAL COAST—When Melissa Dennis began teaching third grade at Ohlone Elementary School, she noticed that an unusual number of her students at the school in the rural Royal Oaks community just south of Watsonville had health issues.
She says she finds it alarming how many...
Woman who drove into deputy sentenced to 16 years
SANTA CRUZ—A woman who stole a Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office cruiser and then struck a deputy in an attempt to escape arrest three years ago was sentenced Friday to 16 years in state prison.
Jessica May Lowe, 30, has been held without bail in...
County leaders to push for changes to flood control funding
WATSONVILLE—The National Association of Counties (NACo) recently renewed its call to have the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers change how it distributes its flood control funding.
Santa Cruz County Supervisor Zach Friend, a NACo board member, says that, too often, funding decisions for federal flood...
Local students will wear masks indoors when they return to class
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—When Santa Cruz County students return to the classroom, some as early as Aug. 12, they will be required to wear masks while indoors, but will—at least for now—be free from the social distancing requirements that came during the last school year.
There...
Fair gains momentum as weekend approaches
WATSONVILLE—The Santa Cruz County Fair continues to attract crowds as the weekend approaches.
Thursday was Education Day, with school groups enjoying the event in the morning before the general public was allowed in at noon.
The Livestock Tent hosted the Dairy Goat Show, and Monster...
Scotts Valley mayor asks for city to be ‘reunified’ in upcoming redistricting
A decade after Scotts Valley was split in two by redistricting, that city could be “reunified” under a proposal introduced to the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
The proposal is among several recommendations the board is considering as the county redraws its supervisorial...
Man and daughter die at Garrapata State Beach
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that a man and his 7-year old daughter died at Garrapata State Beach Nov. 14 after being swept...
