Local lawyer Regenhardt retires
WATSONVILLE—Gretchen Regenhardt, regional director of advocacy for the Watsonville branch of California Rural Legal Assistance, was showered with high esteem last week at her retirement party.
About 50 people, including recently seated Watsonville Mayor Rebecca Garcia, gathered at Jalisco’s restaurant for an informal dinner, to...
Substitute teacher no longer employed after racist rant
A longtime Pajaro Valley Unified School District substitute teacher is no longer working with the district after an expletive-laden, racist rant following a fender-bender was posted to TikTok on Monday.
PVUSD interim Superintendent Murry Schekman did not name the teacher, and did not confirm that...
Cabrillo Gallery opens annual Faculty & Staff exhibit
APTOS—Cabrillo College classes started Aug. 29, and with it came the first exhibition of the year at the school’s on-campus art gallery.
Connections: Cabrillo Art, Photography & Art History Faculty & Staff Exhibition is now open and will run through Sept. 23. The annual show...
Downtown artwork receives international recognition
Watsonville artist Kathleen Crocetti’s "Celebrating the Diversity of Labor" project was recently awarded the 2019 Best Community Project in the 18th Annual Mosaic Arts International Juried Exhibition.
Tsunami warning issued after Russian earthquake
Officials from the National Weather Service have issued a tsunami warning after magnitude 8.7 earthquake occurred at 4:25pm 80 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka in Russia.
The resulting tsunami is expected to hit California’s coastal regions at about midnight.
According to the National Weather Service, a...
Rain returning next week | About Town
Tarmo Hannula: There’s a slight chance of rain this evening, the National Weather Service said. But the big news is several more episodes of rain next week starting Tuesday and then picking up again late Wednesday through Friday.
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Video footage and evidence recovered on the...
WPD aims to recruit more women
Nationwide, less than 15 percent of police officers are women, according to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, and in Watsonville, that number is even lower.
Teen cancer survivor’s challenge earns $50K for Jacob’s Heart
A 16-year-old cancer survivor has become a philanthropist.
Rountree project continues
The Rountree Rehabilitation and Re-Entry Facility project is almost complete. The project started in 2016 and county officials expect it to open in early 2018.
Thousands expected for ‘No Kings’ protests Saturday
In June, thousands of people amassed in cities across the U.S. for 'No Kings' rallies to protest President Donald Trump, and policies such as...
