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Cabrillo College Theatre Arts’ 'The Trojan Women' opens Nov. 2

“The Trojan Women” opens at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater on Nov. 2 and runs until Nov. 18, with Friday and Saturday performances at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees at 2 p.m.

Fifth suspect arrested in Rodeo Gulch homicide

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a fifth person in a homicide investigation.

New ice cream shop opens

A new ice cream shop has opened in Watsonville that offers a high-end brand of ice cream popular in Mexico.

Man threatens Monterey County Supervisors Alejo, Salinas

Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Simon Salinas have filed restraining orders against a Carmel man who reportedly left threatening voicemail messages Monday morning full of racial epithets and threats at their offices.

Program installs solar panels for free

Barbara Crum is one of two homeowners in the Watsonville area who have taken advantage of Grid Alternatives' Energy For All program.

New businesses moving into Rancho Del Mar

With updates nearing completion at the Rancho Del Mar Shopping Center, owner Terramar Retail Centers announced five new businesses that will be setting up shop.

Santana lead singer visits WHS, launches fundraiser

Santana lead singer Andy Vargas visited Watsonville High School to announce a Dec. 8 benefit concert in the Henry J. Mello Center, which will raise money for scholarships for WHS students.

Volunteers help plant trees at Muzzio Park

Event part of the Watsonville Urban Forest Revitalization Project.

Fire engulfs car dealership

Blaze ripped through Santa Cruz business.

Community briefs, Oct. 19

Community briefs, Oct. 19, 2018
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How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago

For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...