‘Watsonville Brillante’ sees first mosaic installment
Local artist Kathleen Crocetti says she feels a tremendous weight has been lifted from her shoulders. The first phase of her five-year mosaic project, “Watsonville Brillante,” was installed last week: a 1,200-square-foot section of a large mural on the six-story Civic Plaza parking garage...
Eviction decision tabled for Meals on Wheels
LIVE OAK—The Live Oak School District (LOSD) Board of Trustees on Wednesday tabled a decision of whether to enforce an eviction notice to the senior programs using their building in Live Oak.
Meals on Wheels—overseen by Community Bridges—and Senior Network Services both use the building...
Santa Cruz County: We will stand with immigrant community
A large group of county officials and nonprofit leaders gathered at the Santa Cruz County Government Building Thursday to show support for the immigrant community in the wake of Donald Trump’s rise to the U.S. Presidency.
Trump has promised mass deportations of the nation’s immigrant...
Electric light rail demonstration draws crowds in Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Residents flocked to the corner of Beach and Walker streets this weekend to experience an electric light rail streetcar that could one day be implemented in Santa Cruz County.
Coast Futura (CF), an alliance of people from various county organizations, scheduled the demonstration with Roaring...
Building a career
Through the program, the students gain real-world experience in the construction industry after helping a professional draw up plans, said Dean Career Technical Education and Workforce Development Gerlinde Brady.
Police warn of card skimmers at gas station
Watsonville police are warning residents to be on the lookout for credit card skimmers, devices often installed on gas pumps by criminals to steal credit card information.
According to Watsonville Police spokeswoman Michelle Pulido, five of the devices were found Tuesday on pumps at East...
State grant will help Watsonville renovate City Plaza
WATSONVILLE—Less than a week after crews began construction of a new restroom in the City Plaza, the city of Watsonville was awarded a $3.5 million grant from State Parks to renovate the entire historic downtown park.
The grant was announced Wednesday evening as part of...
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people at its annual Homeless Memorial.
Still, the 75 chairs at the center of the cavernous Portuguese Hall in Santa Cruz—each empty...
Watsonville Plaza project moves ahead
A crew from Community Tree Service removed several large trees and trimmed back several others Monday and Tuesday at Watsonville Plaza as part of...
