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November 22, 2025

Supervisor’s Update: Stronger together

santa cruz county supervisor felipe hernandez
The start of the New Year greeted all of us with more water than any of us, including meteorologists, had anticipated. And again, this past week our neighbors in Pajaro were devastatingly flooded. Although Pajaro isn’t technically a part of Watsonville or Santa Cruz...

Watsonville High names Hall of Fame inductees

Every year, the Watsonville High School Foundation welcomes its latest members of the school’s Hall of Fame—people who have walked the hallowed halls, graduated and gone on to lead notable lives. The awards ceremony was launched in 1986 as a way to showcase the achievements...

Do the right thing

The recent struggle between the leaders of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District made a big impression on me. Those who follow the district know by now that PVUSD Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez was abruptly fired by the Board of Trustees in a split 4-3...

24-hour Highway 1 closure coming March 23

Caltrans is scheduled to close both directions of Highway 1 for a 24-hour block on March 23/24 to make way for the demolition of the 1948 Capitola Ave. overcrossing.  Kevin Drabinski, spokesperson for Caltrans, said the work is the second phase of the three-phase project...

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 26

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 26, 2018

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 27: Spend local, support our businesses

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 27, 2018

Watsonville City Manager Rene Mendez leaving

Watsonville City Manager Rene Mendez has been named as the new City Manager for the City of Salinas, just two years after starting his position. The Salinas City Council on March 19 approved his contract. He will begin on May 28 and receive a base salary...

Guest View: Measure D opens a vital corridor

The following is Trail Now Executive Director Brian Peoples’ rebuttal to the column by Felipe Hernandez and Greg Caput, originally published on the Pajaronian website on May 27 and in this week’s print edition. Measure D benefits our community by reducing tax dollars spent and...

From the editor's desk, June 27: Meet the interns

You may have noticed some new bylines in the Register-Pajaronian recently. This summer, we have brought on three editorial interns who are learning the ropes of news writing.

Mayor's Update, March 2019

Keeping up with Watsonville
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See’s Candies opens pop-up store in Watsonville

The See’s Holiday gift center in Watsonville is located at the Watsonville Square Shopping Center at 1878 Main Street in Watsonville. It opened on...

Five years a winner