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September 9, 2025

Proposed Watsonville ordinance would mandate safe gun storage

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday approved in concept an ordinance that would require gun owners within city limits to safely store them. Watsonville Municipal code does not currently regulate residential storage of firearms.  If the ordinance is passed during second reading at a future meeting, it...

Supervisors grill AT&T over landline service plan

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If the California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approves a proposal next month by AT&T to end landline service statewide, people living in rural areas where there are no other viable options will be able to keep their landlines. That was the message Tuesday to the...

Election Day approaching, deadline draws dear

Every eligible voter in Santa Cruz County has been mailed a ballot. And with Election Day approaching on March 5, Santa Cruz County Clerk Tricia Webber is reminding everyone to exercise their right to vote. Ballots can be  filled out and dropped in the U.S....

Teacher, mentor, leader Mas Hashimoto honored

More than 200 people gathered Saturday in Watsonville’s Community Room to celebrate the life of Mas Hashimoto, who as a child was imprisoned with his family in a Japanese internment camp during World War II, and later used the experience as a lesson in...

Vehicle strikes 4 bicyclists on Hwy. 9

An 85-year-old woman from Boulder Creek plowed into four bicyclists Tuesday on Highway 9 in the San Lorenzo Valley. The California Highway Patrol responded to a report of a crash at 6:21pm, south of Glengarry Road. According to CHP officer Israel Murillo, the woman was driving...

BLM mural vandal arrested

Santa Cruz Police arrested a man Tuesday for allegedly vandalizing a Black Lives Matter public mural on Center Street in downtown Santa Cruz last summer. Taj Blum, 49, was charged with felony vandalism. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu of $5,000...

Photo Story: Coffee with a Cop

MEET AND GREET - Watsonville Police officer Sergio Bañuelos converses with Micaela Henson, David Hernadez and their chill Melissa Friday outside the Police Department during the first Coffee With a Cop. The free, informal gathering serves as an arena for the community to engage...

Suspect nabbed in school burglary

A man was arrested Feb. 21 for stealing thousands of dollars worth of electronic equipment from Bradley Elementary School.  Travis Clarke, 33, was charged with burglary, possession of a controlled substance and a probation violation. He was booked into Santa Cruz County Jail in lieu...

Murder arrest at Seabright Beach

A Santa Cruz man was arrested Feb. 23 on suspicion of killing a woman on Seabright State Beach. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as Zainab Mansoor, 21, of San Ramon who was a student at UC Santa Cruz. The Santa Cruz Police...

TEDxSantaCruz 2024 announces April event at Cabrillo College

South Santa Cruz County will be well represented at this year’s TEDxSantaCruz event, which returns April 13 and will be held at Cabrillo College’s Crocker Theater. The 2024 theme is “Rising Together.” The event was last held in 2019 at the Rio Theatre. South County...
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Santa Cruz County Fair: The animals arrive

As workers and volunteers put the finishing touches on the Santa Cruz County Fair, the animals raised by Future Farmers of America and other...