Local author releases 7th book in mystery series
While Michael Wallace was serving as Managing Editor for The Pajaronian newspaper in the 1970s and 1980s, he learned a thing or two about getting to the bottom of a story.
Freedom Boulevard project to begin in May
WATSONVILLE—A massive, long-awaited project that will completely overhaul one of Watsonville’s key arterial roads is set to begin in May.
The Freedom-Green Valley Water and Sewer Improvement project and the proceeding Freedom Boulevard Road Reconstruction Project were delayed because of global supply chain issues, the...
A growing respect
Former Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department park services manager Ernest “Big E” Contreras was honored Friday with his own tree in Watsonville Plaza, nearly two years after he took leave from the department.
Wharf to Wharf canceled, will move online
SANTA CRUZ—The Wharf to Wharf race winds six miles from the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk to Capitola Village, and since its inception in 1973 has drawn thousands of participants and spectators from around the world.
This year’s event on July 26 would have featured 16,000...
CHP calling on drivers to follow speed limits during Covid-19 crisis
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—Though there is far less traffic nowadays with the stay-at-home order, the California Highway Patrol is reminding people it doesn’t mean there are now fewer laws.
“We are experiencing people traveling at higher speeds, but we are out there patrolling,” said CHP officer...
Homeless shelter project in Watsonville to break ground in June
Construction will begin in June on a 34-unit community of small temporary dwellings based at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville, after the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved agreements to build and manage the facility.
The housing navigation center, which has been named “Recurso...
Sheriff’s detectives arrest wallet thief
SCOTTS VALLEY—Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s detectives on Wednesday arrested a Live Oak man suspected of using credit and bank cards stolen from a firefighter’s truck to make thousands of dollars in purchases.
Brian Lee Johnson, 37, has been charged with using stolen credit cards, receiving...
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PVUSD Trustees to revisit teacher layoff vote
A little more than one week after voting to eliminate roughly 80 teacher positions, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will...
