Community Foundation elects new president | Community Briefs
APTOS—The Community Foundation Santa Cruz County recently announced that David Doolin has been appointed president of the board of the organization.
Doolin has been with Petrinovich Pugh & Company, LLP since 1992 and a partner since 1997. He is responsible for providing audit and...
Pajaro Valley Collaborative’s ‘call to action’
If cuts to food assistance programs proposed under President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill” are approved by the U.S. Senate, it would cripple the food distribution system that local organizations have spent decades building, and upon which thousands Santa Cruz County residents rely.
That was...
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...
PHOTO: Second Harvest kicks off holiday food drive
Jess Brown and Martina O'Sullivan take the stage at the "Be a Hunger Hero" kickoff event for Second Harvest Food Bank's Holiday Food & Fund Drive 2017.
Police ramp up traffic, pedestrian enforcement
Watsonville Police ratcheted up bike and pedestrian safety enforcement operations on Thursday with focused enforcement on motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists.
Watsonville Film Festival announces new series
The Watsonville Film Festival will present the "Healthy Community Film Series" in the fall, hosting local and international filmmakers, panels with local experts and family activities.
Man threatens Monterey County Supervisors Alejo, Salinas
Monterey County Supervisors Luis Alejo and Simon Salinas have filed restraining orders against a Carmel man who reportedly left threatening voicemail messages Monday morning full of racial epithets and threats at their offices.
County officials kickstart one-year countdown to 2020 Census
The four mayors in Santa Cruz County – Francisco Estrada of Watsonville, Martine Watkins of Santa Cruz, Jack Dilles of Scotts Valley and Jacques Bertrand of Capitola – joined Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chair Ryan Coonerty at the Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Cruz to rally the community to stand up and be heard during the 2020 Census count.
SF’s Whitmeyer; PV’s Magallon earn PCAL’s top honors | Girls flag...
A trio of local girls flag football players received some of the highest honors for their performances on the gridiron during the 2025 fall...





















