SC District Attorney: No Brown Act violation
The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s office will not pursue the case against five Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees who were accused of violating open meeting laws.
Van’s Shoes finds new location
Owner Jim van Lanen said the move comes as an adjustment to the market, especially in that “more people and buying goods online.”
PVUSD Board appoints Scow to fill vacated seat
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Saturday unanimously appointed Adam Scow to fill the seat vacated when former member Maria Orozco was elected to the Watsonville City Council.
“Now the work begins,” Scow said after the vote. “I know it’s going...
College Lake water pipeline project moving forward
One mile of the College Lake Pipeline Project in Watsonville has now been completed, with five miles to go.
The project calls for six miles of 30-inch water main to transport treated water from a new College Lake facility on Holohan Road to more than...
Queer Youth Award winners honored
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday honored the winners and nominees of the Queer Youth Leadership Awards.
PVUSD, Food Bank partner in supporting families struggling with food insecurity
By Ford Kanzler, Special to the Pajaronian
The pandemic and the business closures that have come with it have hit many Watsonville residents hard. Two local institutions have stepped up to soften the blow.
After schools closed in mid-March of last year, Pajaro Valley Unified...
Artists create memorial for those lost to Covid
Two local artists have teamed up to create a memorial sculpture honoring Watsonville residents who have died of Covid-19, and are asking for the community to get involved.
Kathleen Crocetti and Monica Galvan have been working together for the past year after being selected by...
Ditch your car for ‘Week Without Driving’
Every day, roughly 100,000 vehicles travel along Highway 1 through Santa Cruz County, a staggering number that is evidenced by daily rush-hour backups that can last for hours.
That’s to say nothing of the often packed surface roads.
That contributes to air pollution and global warming,...
‘Choked up: Artichoke Festival to end after 65 years
The Artichoke Festival has been a mainstay for summer entertainment on the Central Coast for more than six decades, a time for locals to nosh on delicacies and celebrate the crop that helped put the region on the map.
“With deep gratitude and heavy hearts,...
A life, preserved: In memory of famed local taxidermist Richard Gurnee
Watsonville native Richard Gurnee, who revolutionized the field of scientific taxidermy by pioneering a freeze-drying technique still employed worldwide, died in October after a brief illness. He was 87.
Gurnee graduated from Watsonville High School in 1954, and then studied zoology at Humboldt State University.
But...
Deputies: Man drove stolen car to face charges for stealing a...
A man was arrested Tuesday for driving a stolen car to the Monterey County Superior Courthouse in Salinas, where he was scheduled to appear...
