Mobile home park prevails: Residents won’t see rent increase, for now
WATSONVILLE—A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge on Oct. 14 sided with the residents of a mobile home park who had been battling a giant rent increase since 2017.
Attorneys for the residents say the decision supports a County ordinance governing rent increases, and has...
Report of gun-wielding man draws police response
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's deputies conduct a high-risk car stop Tuesday morning on Holohan Road after receiving reports of a man pointing a rifle at agricultural workers.
Padilla, Schiff secure $54M for Pajaro River Levee
U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla announced Tuesday that he and Sen. Adam Schiff secured $54 million in federal funding for the Pajaro River Flood Risk Management Project, aimed at strengthening flood protection for Watsonville and Pajaro.
The funding will go toward reconstructing failing levees along the...
Fire rips through Bigfoot Museum property
Flames tore through one of several buildings on the property of the Bigfoot Discovery Museum in Felton Sunday night, but spared the famed museum building.
Felton Fire officials said the fire broke out around 10pm and destroyed a small cabin situated between the museum that...
Panel to discuss current state of democracy
“Saving Democracy” will take place June 29 at Twin Lakes Church’s Monschke Hall, 2701 Cabrillo College Drive in Aptos, from 7-9 p.m.
Survey seeks opinions on Washington statue
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville has established a survey in hopes of gathering community input on the future of the George Washington bust in the City Plaza.
The three-question survey asks the public for opinions about the statue in its current state, and if they have...
Former assistant fire chief Gene Friend dies
WATSONVILLE—Former Watsonville Fire Assistant Chief Gene Friend, a household name for many in the Pajaro Valley, died March 25 at Valley Convalescent in Watsonville.
Watsonville Fire Station 1 is emblazoned with his name in large letters as the namesake of the Chief Gene Friend Watsonville...
Council to mull new sales tax
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday got a first look at a half-cent sales tax which, if approved by voters in the Nov. 8 election, would fund city parks, recreation programs such as after-school and anti-gang programs and fund road repair city streets, among...
Pajaro Valley Health Care Board Chair John Friel Dies
Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board (PVHCD) Chair and former Watsonville Community Hospital CEO John Friel, who took the lead of the fledgling agency at its outset in 2022, died March 21 after battling an undisclosed illness.
Friel resigned from his position on March 19,...
Watsonville hospital weighs service cuts amid financial crisis
With Watsonville Community Hospital facing a financial crisis that could force it to close within a year, officials are considering cutting services in an...
