Watsonville artist’s sculpture heads to Burning Man
Every year, tens of thousands of people from across the globe gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert for Burning Man, an experimental festival focused on art, self-expression and community.
The week-long event has participants arrive with their own shelter, food and water, and supplies to...
Salvation Army shutters its shelter
On Saturday morning, 48-year-old Gerardo Gutierrez was one of about a dozen men sitting in the day room at Salvation Army’s Watsonville location, quietly watching an old Vicente Fernández film playing silently on a television mounted to the ceiling.
The men—most of them homeless—had stayed...
Man dies from gunshot wound after shooting near Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—A 21-year-old man died Sunday night after he was shot near Coward and Carlton roads, a rural area in the outskirts of Watsonville.
The victim has been identified as Abel Ruiz.
According to Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dan Robbins, a passerby saw a man who...
Monte Vista middle schoolers present projects
Sixth-graders at Monte Vista Christian School participated in the annual Make A Change Project Showcase on Wednesday.
Film program creating ‘lifelong learners’ in PVUSD
WATSONVILLE—Cesar Chavez Middle School student Regina Molina recently wrote a screenplay for “Forever Young,” about a girl who is reluctant to grow up and move on in her life.
“I think moving on is hard for a lot of people,” she said. “But sooner...
PVUSD trustees approve $315M bond for November election
If Pajaro Valley Unified School District performed all the upgrades, repairs and construction projects that are needed at its 33 schools, it would cost more than $1.2 billion.
A large part of that estimate is $400 million to replace the district’s array of portable classrooms
That’s...
Police looking for Utah woman missing from Rio Del Mar State Beach
The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office is looking for Danielle Staley, 35, who was last seen on Nov. 6, around 11:23pm near Rio Del Mar State Beach.
New information indicates she may be at risk, and foul play may be involved, SCSO said.
She is described...
Most Santa Cruz County schools close for the week
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Cabrillo College on Monday joined most school districts across Santa Cruz County when officials announced that classes will be canceled through Aug. 28. The move came after the CZU August Lightning Complex fires forced the evacuation of teachers and staff.
In making the...
See’s Candies opens pop-up store in Watsonville
Peanut brittle, milk, dark and white chocolates, pecan buds, hazelnut truffles, butterscotch squares, chocolate walnut fudge—does this list have your attention?
If so, good news is here: See’s Candies has opened a pop-up store in Watsonville as a test run.
Situated in Watsonville Square, a few...
PVUSD trustees cut school employee, teacher positions
After the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees late Thursday night made sweeping cuts to 78 classified positions, newly appointed Board President...
