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Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.

His boots and helmet are now a thing of the past. Aptos/La Selva firefighter Rick Molinar worked his final 24-hour shift Wednesday and into Thursday following a 33-year career.

Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Steve Drottar said he was glad law enforcement investigated the matter, but said that no crime was committed.

The second annual Santa Cruz Dub’n festival, a one-day spotlight on the Volkswagen (VW) family of cars, busses, fastbacks, wagons, Ghias, Beetles and VW culture will run Saturday in Santa Cruz.

A new patio and spruced up landscaping project is now complete at the front of CASA (Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates) on Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville.

The new location at 700A Bay Avenue is adjacent to the Capitola Produce Market and near Gayle’s Bakery & Rosticceria.

The Watsonville Woman’s Club began its year of monthly meetings Sept. 6 at its long-standing Brennan Street building that opened in 1917.

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved an additional $175,000 for the Mañana Lane Sanitary Sewer Replacement Project being completed by Bay Pacific Pipeline, Inc.

Weekly events calendar for Sept. 14-20.

For the final concert of the season on Thursday, the city is partnering with the Santa Cruz Symphony and the Pajaro Valley Unified School District for a special performance. “Music for the Heart” invites the community to a free concert featuring members of the symphony along with students from PVUSD schools and dancers from local folklórico group Esperanza Del Valle.