Bienvenidos, youkoso, and welcome, Japan
Fourteen middle school students from the small agricultural community of Kawakami, Japan, arrived with their chaperones Wednesday in Watsonville, their sister city.
Zoning changes proposed along Highway 101
The San Benito County Board of Supervisors is slated to consider controversial zoning changes at four intersections along Highway 101, which could pave the way for future commercial development.
Try This | Sept. 6, 2019
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Teen arrested for gun, drug charges
Officers from Watsonville Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit and the Santa Cruz County Gang Task Force arrested the 16-year-old on the 800 block of Vista Montana Drive on Wednesday.
Food Truck Tours: A pastor taco done right
Paloma Mexican Food, called El Chapulin by its loyal patrons, is a new-ish taco truck that sets up in the empty lot next to Lulu’s Fiesta Liquor & Deli.
Walk through history
The Santa Cruz County Fair begins Wednesday, and volunteers at the Historic Rodgers House are gearing up for visitors to come tour a piece of Watsonville history.
Report: youth unprepared, struggling to find housing
The report, which was conducted by Los Angeles-based Beacon Economics, also showed a drastic increase over a five-year period in the number of young adults who still live with their parents or in-laws. According to the report, the percentage of people age 25 to 29 in that situation jumped from 17 percent in 2012 to 46 percent in 2017.
Construction of Hilton hotel to begin soon
In the next 90 days the National 9 Motel at 1 Western Drive will be demolished to make way for a four-story, 80-room Hilton Home2 Suites, according to Kamalesh Patel, of Hospitality AARAV, LLC.
Man killed in collision with pole
A Watsonville man died Tuesday night when he hit a utility pole after losing control of his vehicle.
Queer Youth Leadership Awards set for Saturday
It has been almost three decades since local organizers launched the Queer Youth Leadership Awards, an event created to highlight young people whose work...
