Cold temps, winds whip region
Blistering cold temperatures, driven further down the thermometer by strong winds, gripped the Monterey Bay area starting New Year’s Eve, bringing frost to some regions and a low of 29 degrees in Watsonville.
Breakthrough in College Pipeline Project
Construction crews are wrapping up a sizable section of the College Lake Pipeline Project on Bridge Street in front of the Watsonville Buddhist Temple after drilling delays.
Marcus Mendiola, Water Conservation and Outreach Specialist with the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, said “the pipe is...
Newsom signs student housing bill
Plans to build 624 units of affordable student housing on Cabrillo College’s Aptos campus got the green light Monday when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to fund the project.
The dual Senate and Assembly bills, both numbered 142, will provide $111 million for the...
Truck tears out power lines and pole
A utility truck is buried beneath power lines and a shattered utility pole after the driver lost control and plowed into the pole Monday on Mar Monte Avenue.
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...
Flying the colors on Memorial Day
Continuing a local tradition of honoring Memorial Day, a section of Freedom Boulevard and area cemeteries were lined with over 300 flags Monday, thanks to the effort of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1716 and of the American Legion Post 121.
Local cemeteries were also...
Youths, families invited to taste outdoor sports
The eighth annual Monterey Bay Youth Outdoor Day, a free family-oriented outdoor activity day, will take place at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Oct. 5. and 6.
County unveils “transformative” youth crisis center
For years, Santa Cruz County lacked a youth crisis center, meaning that young people experiencing a mental health crisis were taken to overloaded emergency...
