Covid-19 testing expands in Pajaro Valley, Central Coast
CENTRAL COAST—The Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas (CSVS) is now hosting a pop-up Covid-19 testing site every Saturday at Las Lomas Market, bringing a much-needed resource to the small rural community in the northern reaches of Monterey County.
The pop-up site is one...
New year, new laws: State strengthening protections for personal data
Starting in 2020, consumers will have the power to find out what personal information companies are collecting on them, and to tell them to stop doing so, and to delete it.
That’s thanks to the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, which the American Bar...
Coalition sues Monterey Ag Commissioner, Department of Pesticide Regulation
A group of educators, union officials and pesticide reform advocates have sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner, alleging they have repeatedly allowed dangerous pesticides to be used near schools.
The lawsuit was filed March 29 in Monterey County...
PVUSD announces new admins
Thousands of students across Pajaro Valley Unified School District will return to class Wednesday, beginning a yearlong journey of new teachers, subjects and friends.
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FOOD: Freedom Bakery
I had a sweet tooth one morning, so I thought I’d check out Freedom Bakery.
Tucked incongruously into a strip of industrially-zoned businesses, the place is not easy to find. But it’s worth checking out, if only to see what this unique...
Music group to perform Friday, Saturday & Sunday
The musical group Nematatlin of Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico, performs Wednesday at Pajaro Valley High School.
The group will also perform at the Crocker Theater in Aptos on Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm, located at 6500 Lower Perimeter Road.
There will also be a performance...
Watsonville City Manager Recruitment Community Forum upcoming
What are the most important qualities and skills that a City Manager should have?
The City of Watsonville wants to know what you think and will host a community forum as it searches for its next City Manager.
The virtual forum is scheduled for...
Pastor, community leader says farewell to Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Last Thursday Rev. Robin Mathews-Johnson, who has served as pastor of the Watsonville First United Methodist Church since 1999, was given a fond farewell as she moved on to her new assignment at a church in Fresno.
The event, organized by her congregation and the...
Photo story: Firefighters quell Brennan Street house fire
Watsonville firefighters deal with a fire that erupted at a single-story home on the 100 block of Brennan Street Sunday evening. They were dispatched...
