Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education celebrates 90 years
A contingent of politicians, educators and residents gathered in Watsonville/Aptos/Santa Cruz Adult Education’s Rodriguez Street location Monday to help ring in the institution’s 90th anniversary.
Watsonville murder suspect pleads not guilty
A Watsonville murder suspect who surrendered after an hours-long standoff last week pleaded not guilty to numerous charges on Aug. 11, and will remain jailed without bail.
Hector Rocha, 44, reportedly shot a 42-year-old man on the 100 block of West Beach Street on Aug....
Photo: New plaza mural in the works
Artist Bruce Harman continues work on a new mural in Watsonville Plaza on the exterior of the new self-cleaning pair of restrooms. The artwork includes depictions of graduates, St. Patrick's Church, the Tuttle Mansion, folklorico dancers, Mexican folk art and more. City officials are...
Local emergency extended, Koenig sworn in to Board of Supervisors
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution to extend the emergency declarations that came in the wake of the CZU August Lightning Complex fires.
The County first proclaimed a local emergency related to the fires on Aug. 19...
Officials pushing for farmworker housing
Editor's note: To view the study visit https://bit.ly/2oGogtL ...This is the third entry in a multi-part series concerning housing in the Pajaro Valley. For the first part see the Sept. 20 edition of The Pajaronian or click HERE.
WATSONVILLE—State Assemblyman Robert Rivas is forever grateful for the time...
Bolstering safety: With sales tax nearing its end, city officials eye renewal
With Watsonville's Measure G ending in 2021, so could the roughly $4 million that comes with it annually.
Hero kids honored by local leaders
WATSONVILLE—Two local boys were recognized by multiple local leaders at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
Adrian Maldonado, 11, and Edwin Rodriguez, 12, received certificates, gifts and recognition from Watsonville Mayor Francisco Estrada, Santa Cruz County Office of Education Superintendent Faris Sabbah, Watsonville Chief of Police David...
Recall effort against PVUSD Trustee Acosta fails
WATSONVILLE—An effort to recall Pajaro Valley Unified School District Trustee Georgia Acosta has failed after organizers were unable to gather the roughly 2,200 signatures needed before Monday's deadline to put it before voters.
Efforts to recall Acosta began early this year after the Area II...
Deputies: Man drove stolen car to face charges for stealing a...
A man was arrested Tuesday for driving a stolen car to the Monterey County Superior Courthouse in Salinas, where he was scheduled to appear...
