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Pajaro Valley High senior announces run for school board

March 22, 2026

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Pajaro rebuilding from 2023 flood

March 19, 2026

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Former Rodeway Inn to become 120-bed residential treatment center for Janus of Santa Cruz

March 16, 2026

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Bobeda reflects on a life in Watsonville

March 13, 2026

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City Council to consider utility rate increases

Local News

The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider a series of utility rate increases over the next five years to fund infrastructure upgrades they...

Angry Chickz opens, Staff of Life to celebrate 5th year

Local News

A new Watsonville businesses celebrated a milestone on Friday, and another is planning its own. Staff of Life grocery store is planning to ring...

PV head coach Kristian Flores resigns after five years with program | Girls soccer

High School Sports

Pajaro Valley High Athletics Department on Thursday announced that Kristian Flores was resigning from his position as head coach of the girls soccer program. Flores...

Spencer Ferrari Wood resigns as head coach at MVC | High school football

High School Sports

Monte Vista Christian is looking for a new head football coach after Spencer Ferrari-Wood advised the school he will not return for a fourth...

METRO to seek support for half-cent sales tax measure

Local News

Supporters of a proposed ballot measure to fund Santa Cruz County transit will hold a campaign kickoff event later this month as organizers ramp...

PVUSD Trustees grapple with possible school closures, grim budget outlook

Local News

Pajaro Valley Unified School District teachers often dread the week of March 15, the state’s deadline to issue layoff notices or “pink-slips” to workers...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

Suspect arrested after stabbing at Santa Cruz Clock Tower

March 21, 2026

Two people were hospitalized after reports of a stabbing at the Clock Tower in Santa Cruz at around noon on Saturday, according to Santa...

Man found with missing Fresno teen

March 19, 2026

A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday after he was found in a hotel with a 15-year-old girl who had been reported missing out of...

A Watsonville firefighter cleans up at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Center Street in Watsonville.

Photo Story: Two-vehicle crash on Center Street

March 17, 2026

A Watsonville firefighter cleans up at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon on Center Street in Watsonville. Watsonville police said the female...

Man dies in Capitola blaze

March 10, 2026

A man died when a home caught fire late Monday night in Capitola Village. Central Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire at 9:50pm at...

OPINION

In the coming weeks, the City of Watsonville will begin preparing our fiscal year 2026/27 budget. When people hear “budget season,” it can sound technical, but from my perspective inside City Hall, it is anything but that. The budget is more than numbers on a page; it reflects our priorities,...