House and Garden of the Month | July 2020
The Watsonville City Beautification Committee chose the home of Debra Carreiro, 504 Cedar Drive, as the House and Garden of the Month for July.
City faces financial uncertainty as COVID-19 wrecks economy
WATSONVILLE—The City of Watsonville has asked all departments to trim their budgets by 10 percent to prepare for the economic slump over the next three years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Finance Department Director Cindy Czerwin at Tuesday’s City Council meeting predicted Watsonville...
Santa Cruz County gets a new County Executive Officer
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously named Nicole Coburn as its County Executive Officer, making official the unanimous Oct. 8 decision to name her as the final candidate.
The meeting was held in the Scotts Valley City Council Chambers as the...
Report: 2017 crop values declined slightly
Santa Cruz County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo announced Wednesday the release of the 2017 crop report.
Elkhorn Slough Foundation names new executive director
The Elkhorn Slough Foundation (ESF) Board of Directors announced Tuesday the hiring of Taylor Honrath as its next Executive Director.
“We are pleased to welcome Taylor to this new role,” said Board President Susan Matcham. “He has been an outstanding Deputy Director, and we’re confident that...
Blaze destroys Habitat for Humanity truck
A late-night fire destroyed a truck at the Restore, a thrift shop in downtown Watsonville run by Habitat for Humanity Monterey Bay.
Firefighters responded to reports of a vehicle fire at 555 Main St. at 11:15pm and found a Ford F550 pickup fully engulfed in...
Photo story: Plein Air returns to Capitola
LOCAL ART Waverly Liu works on a watercolor painting of the Stockton Bridge in Capitola Wednesday morning. She joined 40 area artists as part of the annual Capitola Plein Air; Artists Paint the Town. From Oct. 21-26 artists fan out around the village to...
Redman-Hirahara House delisted
The last chapter of the Redman-Hirahara house was written Tuesday when the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved a staff recommendation to delist it as a historic resource.
The decision will allow the property owner to eventually demolish the decrepit 128-year-old building, but not...
Frustrations rise as Covid-19 again closes personal care businesses
WATSONVILLE—In the days leading up to the first countywide economic shutdown, Lona Martinez thought the possibility of a mass closure was a rumor sparked by those looking to scare the public.
“I thought it was a bunch of hype,” she said. “And then it happened...it...
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...
