PVUSD trustees approve new Assistant Superintendent contract
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday approved the contract for a new assistant superintendent to oversee the district’s 16 elementary schools.
Claudia Monjaras currently serves as Director of Curriculum and Instruction. She previously served as principal at Hall District Elementary...
PHOTO: Woodies on display
There was a large turnout for the annual Woodies on the Wharf Saturday in Santa Cruz where more than 200 stylish, wood-bodied cars were on display on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf.
A call for peace
Close to 100 people march through downtown Watsonville Saturday in the 32nd annual Watsonville Peace and Unity March. Staged in Romo Park, the four-hour event featured speakers, information tables, traditional Aztec dances by the White Hawk Dancers, and altars for those lost to street...
Man arrested for reportedly brandishing weapon, resisting arrest
WATSONVILLE—A man was arrested Wednesday morning after he reportedly tried to break into a vehicle and then led Watsonville police on a high-speed chase down Green Valley Road.
Watsonville Police Department Sgt. Mike Ridgway said the incident began when the suspect started banging on the...
‘Weird’ compilation arrives at Kelly’s Books
A new compilation of short stories by 17 local authors, “Santa Cruz Weird,” focuses on the strange, the unexplained and the just plain goofy from the Pajaro Valley to Bonny Doon.
Man arrested for celebratory gunfire gone awry
FREEDOM—A Freedom man was arrested Saturday after a bullet he fired during a July 4 celebration ricocheted off the ground and entered a nearby residence, Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Ashley Keehn said.
The bullet came within inches of a 10-year-old girl in her Miller...
Freedom Boulevard sewer work progresses
WATSONVILLE—Work is slated to wrap up this week on an underground sewer line on Freedom Boulevard on the north side of the city.
The project, which got underway last week near the intersection of Buena Vista Drive and Compton Terrace at Freedom Boulevard, calls for...
Pastor retires after 42 years at La Selva Beach church
LA SELVA BEACH—After more than four decades as pastor of La Selva Beach Community Church, Rev. Jane Grady retired Sunday in a special service with her congregation.
Grady arrived at La Selva Beach in 1980, fresh out of seminary and ready to serve a new...
County Clerk: election theft very unlikely
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Just as he did with the 2016 presidential election, President Donald Trump is making accusations of a rigged and fraudulent election in 2020.
But how easy is it to “steal” an election?
Ask Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin. She’s been the head of...
Cover 3 Sports Podcast: Hitting the Halfway Point, Girls Water Polo...
In this week’s episode, Juan Reyes and John Devine will give you a recap of Week 6 in the football season, and a quick...
