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October 10, 2026

A call to local artists

The City of Watsonville has sent out a call to local artists to help create a mural for the new nature center coming to Ramsay Park.  As part of the Ramsay Park Renaissance Project, community members are invited to provide input on the mural design,...

Community briefs, April 20

Community briefs, April 20, 2017

Airport Boulevard work begins

A work crew from Graniterock takes measurement on Airport Boulevard between Freedom Boulevard and Pajaro Lane Monday at the start of major improvement project.

Sinkhole closes lane, off-ramp on Hwy 1

A major repair project on a large sinkhole continued Monday on northbound Highway 1 at Buena Vista Drive. Heavy rains contributed to the crater opening up just off the highway south of the northbound Buena Vista exit.

New facility a boost for area youths | About Town

An upbeat ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance headquarters at the corner of East Lake and Brewington avenues unfolded under sunny skies Thursday in Watsonville. The new facility is an expansion of PVPSA, a local nonprofit that aims...

Road upgrades move forward

A new traffic signal is nearing completion at the corner of Sydney Avenue at Freedom Boulevard in Watsonville. 

City awards three public art grants

WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville Parks and Recreation Commission at its Monday night meeting unanimously approved three $1,000 Public Art Grants for a pair of ballet folklorico performances, and for a local artist hoping to add to the city’s Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)...

Open Studios Art Tour begin Saturday

The annual Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour, which showcases dozens of artists around the county in their studios, is set to welcome the public starting Oct. 4. To prime the public with a wide range of what’s on deck, the Pajaro Valley Arts...

Live Oak School District to decide fate of senior programs

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LIVE OAK—Officials from Meals on Wheels and Senior Network Services are asking the community to make its voice heard about an impending decision by the Live Oak School District (LOSD) to evict the organizations from the building they have called home for nearly five...

Commission recommends marijuana manufacturing

The Watsonville Planning Commission voiced its support Tuesday to add medical marijuana manufacturing to the city’s current cultivation ordinance.
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Measure E rally

Community leaders host rally for Measure E

Dozens of community members and local leaders gathered at a rally Friday at Watsonville Community Hospital in support of Measure E, the temporary half-cent...
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