Aptos High teachers and students decry possible layoffs, schedule change
Dozens of students and teachers gathered along Freedom Boulevard in front of Aptos High School Friday morning to send a message to Pajaro Valley Unified School District administrators and to the public: potential layoffs and cuts could mean an end to the school’s 7-period...
Pajaro Valley High lauds four of its Grizzlies
From the 2025 graduating senior class of Pajaro Valley High School in Watsonville, four students shared their high school experiences and plans for after graduation.
Valedictorian Rosario Lopez-Garcia, 17, graduated with a GPA of 4.37.
She plans to attend Stanford University in the fall, where she...
Teens found with large amount of drugs
Two teenagers were arrested recently by Capitola Police after officers found them with a large amount of drugs.
Capitola Police said the two juveniles were stopped for public intoxication. During a search, police found hundreds of Xanax-style pills, 30 grams of psilocybin “magic mushrooms,” several...
PVUSD seeking public input in superintendent search
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is asking the public to help in its search for a new superintendent.
In a series of trilingual input sessions lasting through Thursday, the district will ask what characteristics the new superintendent should have to best meet the needs...
Car stop reveals gun, drugs in Watsonville
A man who was pulled over for reportedly running a red light was arrested for being in possession of drugs and a gun.
According to Watsonville Police, an officer was patrolling the Freedom Boulevard and Davis Avenue area when he saw a blue Corvette driver...
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...
