Local designer, shop owner gives back to community
Every year Sindy Hernandez, local fashion designer and owner of Queen’s Shoes, heads up two fundraisers to support local nonprofits.
Dubbed Fashion Cares, the fundraisers have amassed money for Jacob’s Heart, CASA, Monarch Services and more.
“It’s my way of giving back to my community,” Hernandez...
PHOTO: Wild land fire breaks out in Aptos
Smoke rises up from a wild land fire Monday in Aptos along Cox Road.
La ciudad ofrecerá subvenciones para pequeñas empresas
WATSONVILLE—El proceso de solicitud para las subvenciones de emergencia para pequeñas empresas de la Ciudad de Watsonville se inauguró Martes.
Con la ayuda de El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, la ciudad ofrecerá aproximadamente 50 subvenciones de hasta $2,000 a pequeñas empresas ubicadas dentro de los...
Spanish-language novel delves into canning strike
Author Graydon Miller says he’s been working on his latest novel on-and-off-again for over three decades.
It began in July 1985, when a number of Latina workers at Watsonville Canning went on strike, protesting sudden wage cuts and reduced health benefits. The workers, represented by...
City postpones levee clean-up after homeless advocates raise concerns
WATSONVILLE—Scheduled clean-ups of the Pajaro River Levee have been postponed indefinitely after homeless advocates raised concerns about displacing people living there, according to Watsonville City Manager Matt Huffaker.
Huffaker said a regularly scheduled clean-up of the levee was set for Tuesday and Wednesday. That was...
PHOTO: Remembering the Begonia Festival
Volunteer Willard Schwartz (left) gets help from Matt Seuss (top) and Laurie Hill in volunteering their help to hang potted begonias around Capitola Monday to honor the Capitola Begonia Festival that ended in 2017 after 65 years.
Photo: Truck flips in 3-vehicle crash
Emergency officials deal with a three-car crash on Elkhorn Road in Las Lomas Tuesday morning.
California Highway Patrol officer Chris Weaver said a female driver of a Mini Cooper was traveling south on Elkhorn Road. Around 8:45am a Ford pickup, with two men aboard,...
Food Truck Tours: Saucey’z lives up to its name
Punch another notch in your belt, and let’s continue this food truck tour of Watsonville.
Lazy days | Photo Gallery
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Letters to the Editor Oct 9-15
Medina a liability to the district
I want to address a critical concern regarding the PVUSD district’s liability with regard to workplace safety, and board...
