Local detailer lands presidential project
Angel Gomez said his passion for vehicles started at a young age.
Growing chili cook-off benefits charities
Now in its fifth year, the Aldina Real Estate Charity Chili Cook-off had its largest turnout yet Saturday, with 19 teams competing for the best chili.
Watsonville bans no-fault evictions
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday joined other Santa Cruz County municipalities in enacting a moratorium on no-fault evictions until a new state law limiting rent increases and requiring just-cause evictions goes into effect next year.
The emergency ordinance passed unanimously with councilwoman Trina Coffman-Gomez...
Watsonville kicks off Christmas season
Sierra and Derrick Rodriguez visit Santa and Mrs. Claus Saturday in East Lake Village Shopping Center during the annual Shop Small/Buy Local event. Live Music from the Pajaro Valley High Band, hay rides on a tractor provided by the Agricultural History Project, store specials,...
Housing identified as key for new vision of Watsonville’s downtown
WATSONVILLE—As the three dozen or so people attending a Feb. 10 virtual meeting about the future of Watsonville’s downtown gave their final comments, one speaker’s remarks invoked some smiles and produced nodding heads from the rows of attendees displayed in their windows.
“We’re talking to...
Juvenile Hall remodel to include gym, garden, greenhouse
A long-unused, aging outdoor courtyard makes up the eastern portion of Santa Cruz County’s Juvenile Hall, showing its age with a weedy yard and cracked blacktop.
But a group of probation officials and youth advocates who gathered there Wednesday have big plans for the space.
These...
Library showcases upcoming Birding Festival
A collection of books about birds, from birding and migration to backyard birding for beginners, is currently on display thanks to the staff at the Watsonville Public Library on Main Street.
In support of the workers
A small contingent of workers gathered in Watsonville Plaza Monday at noon to celebrate May Day.
Photo story: blown tire causes rollover crash
A California Highway Patrol Officer confers with a tow operator at the scene of a solo-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Watsonville Wednesday.
The CHP said a male driver was traveling south on Highway 1 around noon in a Rialto recreational vehicle. As he approached...
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23–29
Passenger rail price estimates too high
One can never convince me that restoring the Santa Cruz Branch rail line for passenger rail would cost an...






















