Turley takes commanding lead over Acosta in PVUSD Trustee Area 2 race
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will see a change next year, as incumbents Georgia Acosta and Adam Scow took a back seat to challengers Carol Turley and Jessica Carrasco.
Results posted as of 1:30am Wednesday showed Turley ahead for the Trustee...
Arrest made in Capitola woman’s homicide
A man was arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of killing his girlfriend, Alice “Alyx” Kamakaokalani Herrmann of Capitola.
Theobald "Theo" Lengyel, 54, was found near Davenport in the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's jurisdiction after an arrest warrant was issued. He was taken into custody by...
Community briefs, Sept. 9: Bilingual courses beginning Monday for business owners
Community briefs, Sept. 9, 2017
Volunteers needed for 2022-23 Civil Grand Jury
The Superior Court of Santa Cruz County is seeking volunteers to become members of the Civil Grand Jury.
The 19-member Civil Grand Jury is an independent body empowered to investigate the operations of city and county governments as well as other tax-supported agencies and special...
Report: 2017 crop values declined slightly
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo announced Wednesday the release of the 2017 crop report.
Public invited to meeting on pump track
The public is invited to a meeting Saturday to learn about a proposed bicycle pump track at Pinto Lake County Park.
Trump rescinding DACA program protecting young immigrants
President Donald Trump on Tuesday began dismantling the government program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as children. Attorney General Jeff Sessions declared the Obama administration's program "an unconstitutional exercise of authority" that must be revoked.
Briefs: Meetings to discuss proposed fire district assessment; healthcare program deadline nears
Meetings to discuss proposed fire district assessment
Property owners in the Pajaro Valley Fire Protection District are being asked to vote on a new assessment to maintain the Fire District’s current services and operations.
According to the district, this measure will help to ensure adequate staffing...
Meeting to discuss groundwater basin
The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors will be holding a meeting on July 10 at 7 p.m. at the Watsonville Civic Plaza Community Room, 275 Main St., fourth floor.
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...