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Vaccine clinics open to local students | News Briefs

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The Santa Cruz County Office of Education has partnered with the Santa Cruz Public Health Department to host several student Covid-19 vaccination clinics for local students. The clinics got underway Monday at Sequoia High School in Watsonville and Branciforte Middle School in Santa Cruz. Two...

Animal welfare, police reform among new state laws

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CALIFORNIA—Every year, state lawmakers send hundreds of bills to the governor in hopes they will be signed into law. Many do not make the cut, and fall victim to the state’s lengthy legislative process. But last year 770 bills became law, and many became effective...

Watsonville Hospital board approves budget, showing improved financial picture

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Just two years ago, Watsonville Community Hospital was saddled with a $30 million debt and was facing bankruptcy and possible closure. But on Wednesday, the Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD) Board of Directors—the agency that oversees the publicly owned hospital—heard a budget report which,...

Thousands in Santa Cruz join national rally

Hundreds of people march and rally in downtown Santa Cruz Saturday in the "Families Belong Together" demonstration.

The Rustic Table in Watsonville wins best clam chowder

Watsonville restaurant The Rustic Table marched away with a first-place award for their Boston clam chowder over the weekend at the annual Santa Cruz Clam Chowder Cook Off at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. “In every which way, we came out of this feeling accomplished,...

Police on the lookout for drunk drivers

The Watsonville Police Department is in the midst of an enforcement campaign aimed at stopping drunk and drug-impaired drivers.

Santa Cruz Court warns of scam

Officials from Santa Cruz County Superior Court on Tuesday warned residents to beware of court-related scams.

PHOTO: Flooding occurs across Santa Cruz County

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Emergency sidewalk repair project advances

Caltrans cews are busy with a major sidewalk repair project  along Main Street (Highway 152) in Watsonville, where a chunk of land collapsed in at Struve Slough.  The rupture, between Clifford Avenue and Watsonville Square where Nob Hill is located, took out a length of...

PV High tech club breaks barrier

A newly-formed club at Pajaro Valley High School dedicated to technology became the first high school group to attend the UC Santa Cruz Hackathon from Jan. 19-21, an event that was created for college students.
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PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote

A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...

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