Hundreds attend Wetland restoration event in Watsonville
More than 250 people joined city and state officials in celebrating World Wetlands Day on Feb. 3, part of the ongoing restoration of Struve Slough.
Watsonville Wetlands Watch (WWW) co-hosted the annual event with a widespread planting project, music, dance performances, arts and crafts, speeches...
Back to the Land: Open Farm Tours approaching
Twelve years ago, the first Open Farms Tours event was literally a washout.
Held in early November at the Corralitos Women’s Center, the debut coincided with the heaviest rainstorm of the year. The 4-H animal zoo zone was mired in mud, music was canceled, and...
Watsonville to weigh eviction moratorium amid COVID-19 outbreak
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council has called a special meeting to consider a temporary moratorium on evictions for non-payment of rent by tenants impacted by COVID-19. The meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday at the City Council Chambers in the Watsonville Civic Plaza.
The urgency...
Two men shot in reportedly unrelated incidents near Watsonville
WATSONVILLE—Two men were shot five hours apart in reportedly unrelated incidents on the outskirts of Watsonville on June 23, and multiple suspects remain at large.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Ashley Keehn on June 24 said deputies are searching for 47-year-old Edgar Ayala, the...
Valentine’s Day events upcoming | What’s Going On?
Special Events
February Sip & Stroll (Feb. 8)
Capitola Village is hosting its fourth Sip & Stroll. Enjoy this special shopping experience, strolling through unique shops, while sipping locally featured wines and beers in our charming, historic Capitola Village. All proceeds will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank...
Forecasters: Prepare for another storm
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—A rainstorm predicted to begin Thursday morning is expected to douse the Central Coast, raising new concerns for flooding in parts of Santa Cruz County.
The storm is expected to last through Friday afternoon, bringing an estimated 2 to 3 inches in the...
MVC’s Shayna Lebovitz impresses at SCCAL finals | Track and field
SANTA CRUZ—Monte Vista Christian School senior Shayna Lebovitz was on a mission Saturday afternoon, taking home the gold in four events at the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League track and field championships.
She won the 300-meter hurdles in 48.92 seconds, the high jump in 5...
County’s places of worship, retail stores allowed to open at reduced capacity
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Santa Cruz County Health Officer Gail Newel on Tuesday revised her shelter-in-place order to align most of the county’s restrictions with that of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order.
The new county order will open places of worship, in-store retail, outdoor museums and limited...
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