PVUSD trustees to vote on censuring Acosta
WATSONVILLE—The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will discuss whether to censure trustee Georgia Acosta for several instances of misconduct during her time on the board.
A censure does not remove an elected official, but instead, serves as a powerful condemnation...
PVUSD begins its school year
NEW SCHOOL YEAR Steven Ornelas greets his daughter Karissa after her first day of school at E.A. Hall Middle School. All 35 Pajaro Valley Unified School District schools started classes Wednesday.
“I have a great teacher,” said Karissa, who graduated from Mintie White Elementary School...
Many bridges to Sacramento
Editor's note: This is part two of photojournalist Tarmo Hannula's recent trip to Sacramento.
After exploring Grizzly Island Wildlife Area on the morning of the second day of our road trip to Sacramento recently, my wife, Sarah, and I steered toward a string of small...
State’s undocumented immigrant assistance program starts Monday
The Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County on Monday will begin accepting applications for the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants program.
Announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom in mid-April, the program will provide roughly 150,000 undocumented adults a one-time payment of $500 per...
Farmers Markets flourish | About Town
I rode my bike to the Santa Cruz Farmers Market in downtown Santa Cruz today. It was a surprise to see Nick Prevedelli of Prevedelli Farms in Watsonville running a stand there with one of his workers. They had about 14 kinds of apples...
Second Harvest food distributions to run through August
SANTA CRUZ—Second Harvest Food Bank hosted a drive-thru community food distribution Friday at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
Supported by numerous volunteers and members of the California National Guard, the distribution unfolded under overcast skies as part of ongoing county-wide distributions that alternate between the...
School dedicates wing to celebrated former educator
WATSONVILLE—A group of local educators, community leaders, elected officials and family members were among more than two-dozen people who gathered Tuesday at Watsonville Aptos Santa Cruz Adult Education, as the school dedicated a wing of its facility to Rhea DeHart.
Also present at the gathering...
Former Pajaronian Sports Editor dies
By Lane Wallace, Special to the Pajaronian
Bob Todd, the former Sports Editor of The Pajaronian, died Jan. 12 at his home in Bishop, Inyo County, after a short illness. He was 57.
After attending Cabrillo College, Todd worked at The Pajaronian from 1984 to 1995,...
Powerful storms clobber Central Coast
A string of strong winter storms slammed the Central Coast over the past several days, toppling power and communication lines, knocking down scores of...
