Santa Cruz Fairgrounds welcomes first-of-its-kind festival
Colin Disheroon would like to “change the story around cannabis” in any way he can.
City awards three public art grants
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Parks and Recreation Commission at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved three $1,000 Public Art Grants for a pair of ballet folklorico performances, and for a local artist hoping to add to the city’s Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)...
A tasty refuge | Try This
Johanna Miller
FOOD: Taqueria Tepeque
An unfortunate set of circumstances left me stranded in Capitola on Feb. 9 after high winds toppled wires onto both sides of Hwy. 1, shutting down the thoroughfare between there and Aptos. I had planned to shop at the Capitola Mall and...
Pajaro floods two years later: many still waiting for recovery funds
In 2023, the California legislature approved Assembly Bill 102—the Budget Act of 2023—which among other things allocated $20 million to Monterey County to help Pajaro recover from the flooding that occurred after the levee breached and caused widespread flooding.
But one year later, just one-quarter...
Cold weather shelters open in Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz County has opened two emergency cold shelter sites in Santa Cruz and Watsonville. Unhoused residents needing a warm place to stay for the night are welcome to stop by.
The shelters are located at the Watsonville Veterans Memorial Building, 215 E. Beach St.,...
Retailers allowed to open for pick-up orders Friday
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Salvador Orozco’s days have been different since Santa Cruz County officials ordered residents to stay home and forced most businesses to shutter their doors to slow the spread of Covid-19.
The owner of Foreverfly Skate and Apparel in downtown Watsonville has played the...
Man shot near Callaghan Park
WATSONVILLE—A man was shot as he sat in his parked car with his 4-year-old daughter Tuesday evening in Watsonville.
Watsonville Police Department spokeswoman Michelle Pulido said a man walked up to the victim's car on the 200 block of Sudden Street shortly before 6pm and...
A story of immigration
In his first book, Joaquin Barreto is taking readers on a personal journey of immigration and overcoming cultural shock in a new country.
Flight machine | Photo Gallery
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Si Se Puede opens new 30-bed facility
At a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday in Watsonville, Encompass Community Services celebrated the opening of a new Si Se Puede behavioral health campus on Miles...


















