Lifelong local educator becomes PV High principal
WATSONVILLE—When new Pajaro Valley High School Principal Consuelo Mason was in third grade, her third-grade teacher inspired a lifelong dream to become an educator.
“She showed me that anything was possible,” Mason said.
By coincidence, when she had earned her teaching credential and entered a classroom...
Biden declares emergency, frees up federal aid
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—President Joe Biden on Saturday declared a disaster exists in the storm-damaged parts of California, freeing up federal aid to help state and local recovery efforts in Merced, Sacramento and Santa Cruz counties.
Biden’s declaration came hours after Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator...
Supervisors delay vote on arts funding cuts
Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday postponed until June 30 a decision on proposed cuts to local arts funding after hearing from dozens of residents who urged them to preserve grants for arts organizations.
Under the proposal, funding for the Santa Cruz Museum of Art...
City roadwork ongoing| About Town
Today is National Thank a Mail Carrier Day. It was established by Benjamin Franklin who was the first Postmaster General in America. Here are a couple facts about the day, according to National Day Calendar:
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress established the Constitutional Post–the...
Utility pole fire snarls traffic on Riverside
A booming explosion atop a utility pole knocked out power and triggered a fire Friday on Riverside Drive in Watsonville.
City Council approves 103 new apartments, more than half ‘affordable’
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved two housing developments at its Tuesday night meeting, paving the way for 103 new apartments on two of the city’s major arterial roads.
Both projects nearly received unanimous approvals. Bill and Neva Hansen’s 50-unit, market-rate apartment complex on Main Street,...
Watsonville firefighters quickly quell fire
A fast moving brush fire charged up a steep hillside on South Green Valley Rd. Near Melwood Way Friday just past noon. Watsonville Div. Chief Corey Schaefer said the blaze torched about 75 feet of a 6 foot wood fence and came within about...
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...
