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Advocates call for larger school pesticide buffer zones

June 18, 2026

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Si Se Puede opens new 30-bed facility

June 12, 2026

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Meat markets grapple with price hikes

June 11, 2026

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Watsonville Community Hospital receives $10.6M grant

May 29, 2026

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Cesar Chavez Middle School’s possible new names unveiled

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When the news broke in March that civil rights leader Cesar Chavez allegedly sexually assaulted multiple women and girls, it sparked a nationwide reckoning...

Photo story: Anti-fascism march

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Members of Indivisible Pajaro Valley stage their Signs of Fascism protest on Main Street in Watsonville on June 16. The one-hour event drew over...

Juneteenth celebration unfolds in Santa Cruz

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Juneteenth celebrations of Black liberation and freedom spread out around the country over the weekend, including Monterey, Seaside and Santa Cruz. Now in its 35th...

Marchers protest detention facility in Gilroy

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Several hundred protesters marched in Gilroy on June 21 to voice their disapproval of a federal plan to build an immigration detention facility on...

Porter Vallejo Mansion gets recognition

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The completion of phase one of the historic restoration of the Porter Vallejo Mansion and Public Library branch was celebrated June 12 in Pajaro,...

Woody’s at the Airport takes off

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Woody’s at the Airport celebrated its grand opening Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Watsonville Municipal Airport, marking the arrival of a restaurant that...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

One East Lake Avenue crash victim identified

June 16, 2026

One of the teen victims killed in a two-car crash just outside Watsonville Sunday night has been identified as Carlos Angeles from Soquel. His...

Capitola police: man took photos of girls at beach

June 15, 2026

Capitola police are asking for the public’s help after a Soquel man was arrested in connection with an investigation involving children at Capitola Beach. Derek...

Elected leader, organizations join statement backing immigrant communities ahead of World...

June 11, 2026

Two Santa Cruz County supervisors and several local community organizations have joined a regional coalition of elected officials and advocates reaffirming support for immigrant...

Watsonville to host public safety town halls

June 11, 2026

Watsonville residents will have two opportunities this month to help shape the future of public safety services in the city. The Watsonville Police and Fire...

OPINION

I recently read “The Cult of Trump” by Dr. Steven Hassan, which was published in 2019—before Mr. Trump was first elected president. Hassan was actually in a cult in the early 1970s: The Unification Church, nicknamed “The Moonies,” so named because its leader was Reverend Sun Myung Moon, a South...