Motorcyclist killed in Bridge St. crash
A man died Saturday afternoon in Watsonville when the motorcycle he was riding plowed into an SUV on Bridge Street.
Watsonville Police Sgt. Burt Iles said the man, who has not been identified, was traveling east on a Ducati motorcycle on Bridge Street at 2:25pm...
Watsonville Prep moves into downtown Gottschalks building
WATSONVILLE—Watsonville’s newest charter school has moved into its new permanent location in the old Gottschalks building at 407 Main St., three years after opening at E.A. Hall Middle School.
All of Watsonville Prep’s classes—spanning from transitional kindergarten to fourth grade—are now held in the new...
Watsonville to join Lights for Liberty vigil Friday
Community activists, city officials and members of law enforcement are expected to speak to the crowd gathered at the City Plaza on Friday around 7 p.m. and a silent candle light vigil will follow.
Gov. Newsom: mail-in ballots for all voters in November
SACRAMENTO—Every registered voter in California will receive a vote-by-mail ballot for the November election after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Friday.
The order requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election to all registered voters.
Californians...
Newsom proposes plan to get kids back to class in February
SACRAMENTO—California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Dec. 30 released a plan under which schools could reopen as early as February.
The plan, which streamlines the process of applying for a waiver to bring students back for in-person instruction, is bolstered by a $2 billion package of...
Briefs: First United Methodist Church’s 170th; Soroptimist Fall Fantasy fundraiser
First United Methodist Church celebrating 170th
Watsonville First United Methodist Church is celebrating 170 years on Oct. 22. A church service and luncheon will mark the occasion.
The congregation was established when Rev. D.A. Dryden conducted a marriage ceremony on the banks of the Pajaro River...
Supervisors declare local emergency, county estimates $25M+ in damages
In a brief special meeting on Dec. 27, three Santa Cruz County Supervisors declared a local emergency, which will allow officials to request state and federal assistance for the damages from the heavy surf, winds and storm surge on Dec. 23 and 24.
The waves...
District hinges raise on student attendance
WATSONVILLE—Pajaro Valley Unified School District teachers are questioning a contract proposal by district officials that hinges a 1 percent salary increase on raising attendance rates to 97 percent.
Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers President Nelly Vaquera-Boggs called that requirement unrealistic.
“They are asking us to control...
A “place of healing”—Tiny home village unveiled
With a small handful of finishing touches still left to complete on a tiny home village in Westview Presbyterian Church’s parking lot in Watsonville,...
