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Prevedelli Farms Approaches 80 Years

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In October, as part of the annual Open Farm Tour, Prevedelli Farms invites the public to celebrate its eight decades of operation.

CAO Carlos Palacios Resigns After 30 Years

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors announced that County Executive Officer Carlos J. Palacios will step down in December after more than 30 years in local government leadership

A show of support for the immigrant community

A multitude of elected officials, workers and law enforcement officials from Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties gathered at the Government Center in Salinas Wednesday to send a message to the immigrant community and the federal government. “Today we stand together, locally, statewide and...

Environment Commission to host battery storage public workshops

The Santa Cruz County Commission on the Environment (CoE) is convening a series of public technical workshops to examine the role and risks of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in modernizing the energy grid. The workshops, scheduled for June 25, July 30 and Aug. 27,...

Two injured in early-morning crash

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Two women were hurt early Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 129 (Riverside Road) east of Watsonville.

Thousands amass in Watsonville, Santa Cruz for No Kings Day

This story has been updated with more photos from the Watsonville event. Thousands of people gathered at the Governmental Center in Santa Cruz and in City Plaza in Watsonville Saturday for No Kings Day. The first-of-its-kind event was held in 2,000 cities nationwide to protest President...

Wharf debris, equipment recovery at Santa Cruz Wharf

The City of Santa Cruz joined forces with the U.S. Coast Guard and Power Engineering Construction Company to remove heavy equipment and wood debris from the seafloor at the end of the Santa Cruz Wharf Friday through Sunday. The material was torn loose from...

Supervisors to consider fate to Redman-Hirahara House in August

Few would question the assertion that the 128-year-old Redman-Hirahara House is showing its age. Languishing in a parcel on the outskirts of Watsonville and visible from Highway 1, it has withstood wet winters, driving rain, scorching summers and, no doubt, inhabitation by multiple species of...

County leaders denounce use of force in L.A.

The Watsonville City Council and the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously denounced the use of military force against protestors and immigrant communities. Both boards adopted their own resolutions, which were added late to the agendas. The resolutions came as President Donald Trump...

Man arrested in Moss Landing fight

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 29-year-old Joshua Timothy Holtzclaw for voluntary manslaughter after the Sheriff’s Dive Team recovered a man’s body in Moss Landing Harbor Wednesday following a fight aboard a boat.  The body was identified as 26-year-old Trenten Paul Black of Aptos,...
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25TH Amendment assumes center stage

At a July 8 NATO press conference, President Trump claimed that the Islamic Republic of Japan had shot 111 missiles at aircraft carrier U.S.S....
Joseph Eaton drops his ballot in the box at the City of Watsonville Civic Plaza voting station on June 2. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file)

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