Watsonville’s new districts stay close to status quo
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council at its Tuesday meeting approved new district boundaries that feature only a handful of differences from the borders that were in place during the last decade.
Every decade following the release of census data, jurisdictions must adjust their district lines to...
Flood recovery information session to be held Thursday
WATSONVILLE—The public is invited to a flood recovery information session in Watsonville today to learn and ask questions about flood recovery and insurance issues.
The meeting will be held at the Pajaro Village Community Room, 739 Bronte Ave., from 4-5pm.
Chief executive officer of Community Bridges...
The quirky Fourth celebrations of Watsonville past that could return
The Fourth of July is a special day of celebration for every community around the nation. In celebrating Independence Day, we recognize everything and everyone that makes up the United States. That leaves plenty of room for interpretation. The definition of “American” is wholly...
A journey into the past with remnants in the present | Pajaro Valley, Past & Present
Editor’s note: This is the first entry in a monthly series about the history scattered throughout downtown Watsonville and the city at large.
For the past several months I’ve been getting around town, mostly by bus and on foot. Besides being a giant change in...
Soquel High football team honored for earning county’s first state championship
The Soquel High School football team paraded onto their home field Wednesday, sandwiched between the school’s band percussion team and the varsity cheerleaders in a special proclamation ceremony after becoming the first football team in Santa Cruz County to win a California Interscholastic Federation...
Science off the edge: City holds annual Egg Drop contest
Hundreds of contestants lined up in the alley next to the Watsonville Civic Plaza building Wednesday afternoon to test their skills at engineering.
Spreading Christmas cheer
Hundreds of cars slowly filed through the annual Christmas Giveaway put on by Casa de la Cultura in Pajaro on Tuesday.
In collaboration with a list of supporting groups, organizers aim to bolster low-income residents, especially farmworkers, during the holidays, with food, clothing, wrapped gifts,...
Watsonville NETworX to hold open house
Watsonville NETworX is inviting the community to attend its open house event Jan. 18 at the Watsonville First United Methodist Church.
Grizzlies blank Gonzales to earn first league win of the season...
Pajaro Valley High senior Adrian Mendoza-Torres scored a pair of touchdowns to lead the Grizzly football team to a 28-0 victory over Gonzales High...
