Capitola Wharf repair underway
State and city officials joined around 100 people recently to kick off repairs of the storm-damaged Capitola Wharf.
Attendees spoke about a multi-year journey that led to the groundbreaking ceremony.
“This wharf for 130 years has been an essential part of this community,” said Congressman Jimmy...
PV Health Care District board approves bond to fund hospital repairs, purchase
On March 5, voters living in the southern portion of Santa Cruz County and a small part of north Monterey County will decide on a bond that would help the financially struggling Watsonville Community Hospital pay for a series of long-awaited upgrades.
The $116 million...
Art and film festival comes to Monterey Bay
The Monterey Bay Art & Film Festival for Youth will present three days of film, music and art workshops across the Monterey Bay.
Three stabbing victims show up at hospital
Watsonville Police are investigating a report of three men that were stabbed Saturday.
PHOTO: Volunteers offer a helping hand on College Road
Volunteers help remove stacks of sandbags Saturday at the flood-stricken College Road neighborhood as part of a large-scale cleanup. The one-day event, which drew more than 100 people, was organized by Supervisor Felipe Hernandez and his Chief of Staff Ramon Gomez. Numerous members of...
Watsonville man pleads no contest in 2021 fatal crash
A 48-year-old Watsonville man pleaded no contest Wednesday to charges he was intoxicated when he caused a crash in 2021 that killed another man, prosecutors said.
Israel Cruz pled no contest to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of driving...
Speaking out against pesticide use
Prominent farmworker activist and organizer Dolores Huerta joined several other speakers at a public meeting in Watsonville Saturday to raise awareness about the dangers of agricultural pesticide use on farmworkers, children, consumers and residents throughout Santa Cruz county.
Childhood cancer rates in Santa Cruz county...
PHOTOS: Freedom Rotary sponsors mural
Members of the Rotary Club of Freedom celebrate a new mural they sponsored next to Flodberg Park Tuesday. President Trina Coffman-Gomez (center) said artist Erika Rosendale (holding scissors) created the 100-foot mural that reflects the words, vibrant, freedom and playful. Rosendale has created numerous...
Watsonville Charter School of the Arts student earns national math award
A fourth-grade student from Watsonville Charter School of the Arts (WCSA) has ranked among the top 20 fourth-grade students in the nation in the prestigious Math Kangaroo Contest, an international mathematics competition held this past March.
Sequoia Olson’s achievement marks the first-ever national recognition for...
See’s Candies opens pop-up store in Watsonville
The See’s Holiday gift center in Watsonville is located at the Watsonville Square Shopping Center at 1878 Main Street in Watsonville. It opened on...
