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May 16, 2026

PVUSD Board to consider Deputy Superintendent position

Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees on Wednesday will consider creating a new deputy superintendent position and approving a three-year contract for the role. The...

Students honored for their ‘Limitless Potential’

A group of film students from Diamond Technology Institute in Watsonville will travel to Los Angeles on May 23 to be honored at the...

Laird bill will help Watsonville Community Hospital

Watsonville Community Hospital could receive millions in emergency state funding under a budget measure signed this week by Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed at helping...

Countywide cleanup nets 3,205 pounds of trash

The third-annual Pitch In All County Cleanup Day ran May 9 with over 100 organizations targeting litter between Davenport and the Pajaro Valley. Sally-Christine Rodgers,...

Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 13 homes

Housing advocates, city leaders and elected officials gathered May 8 to celebrate the groundbreaking of Evan Circle, a new 13-home affordable housing development in...

Hernandez skipped years of campaign disclosures

One of the candidates for the hotly contested 4th District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Felipe Hernandez, has filed his...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Man riding electric scooter dies after collision with pickup

The man who was struck by a pickup as he drove into its path on an electric scooter Wednesday afternoon has died from his...

Man riding electric scooter injured in collision with pickup

A man suffered major injuries Wednesday when he was struck by a pickup as he drove into its path on an electric scooter. Around...

Castroville man arrested on human trafficking, attempted murder charges

A 42-year-old Castroville man has been arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, attempted murder and multiple other felony charges following an investigation that began...

Police Log, April 24-29

Source: Watsonville Police Department April 24 • Someone stole a vehicle parked on the 100 block of Menker Street at about 6am. • An unknown suspect kicked...

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Getting Down to Earth

Megan Kavanaugh (lower left) of Bio S.I. and Gina Bella Colfer of Wilbur Ellis Organics enjoy lunch along with about 280 other women at Agri-Culture’s 18th Annual Down to Earth Women’s Luncheon Thursday at Driscoll’s Rancho Corralitos. Speeches, an auction and lively conversation filled the afternoon event.

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PVUSD Board to consider Deputy Superintendent position

Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustees on Wednesday will consider creating a new deputy superintendent position and approving a three-year contract for the role. The...

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