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September 16, 2025

County launches intervention team

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a report on a new program created to help some of the county’s most recalcitrant criminals.

Community briefs, April 27

Community briefs, April 27, 2018

PHOTO: Flames consume garage

A fire destroyed an outbuilding on the 200 block of Ford Street Tuesday afternoon.

Temps to dip, then bump up

A typical weather pattern of a mix of clouds and sun in the mornings, followed by sunny afternoons, has settled in the Monterey Bay for the next week.

Small Business Saturday returns to East Lake Village

Nationwide event aims to encourage shopping at small, local stores.

Homeless population assists flood recovery in Watsonville, Pajaro

watsonville works cleanup flood
WATSONVILLE—As the waters recede from the recent floods that ravaged South Santa Cruz and North Monterey counties, residents have been returning to their homes and starting to clear the debris that overtook their dwellings.   In Watsonville, homeowners are getting help from members of the community...

Briefs: Donkey Basketball in Watsonville; free tablets for older residents

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Watsonville FFA hosts Donkey Basketball tournament Watsonville FFA will present its third annual Donkey Basketball tournament on Feb. 23 at Watsonville High School, 250 East Beach St., in the gym with doors opening at 6pm and the games starting at 7pm.   “Donkey Basketball” is just that—players...

On 50th anniversary of MLK’s assassination, late photographer’s work remembered

On the evening of April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while preparing for a protest march at a Memphis, Tenn. hotel. Wednesday marks 50 years since the tragedy.

City sets schedule for redistricting outreach

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WATSONVILLE—The city of Watsonville over the next eight months will undergo its decennial citywide effort to redraw the lines of its elected districts. Every decade following the release of census data, cities and counties must adjust their district lines to account for possible shifts in...
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MVC’s Anna Conca sets course record at Knights’ Joust cross country...

Monte Vista Christian sophomore Anna Conca put on a record-breaking performance at last week’s 4th Annual Fighting Knights’ Joust cross country invitational in Belmont. The...