County certifies June election
County officials finalized the June election results Monday afternoon, which show Aurelio Gonzalez defeating Jenni Veitch-Olson for the Watsonville City Council District 2 seat.
Council members ride the rails
If a group of rail supporters has its way, Watsonville residents will be able to commute to jobs in Santa Cruz, or through the Pajaro connection to San Jose and beyond on a train.
Organizers gathering signatures for hospital initiative
Hospital workers on Saturday began gathering signatures for an initiative they say would “rein in” costs at Watsonville Community Hospital.
Planned Parenthood fire deemed suspicious
A fire that damaged the Planned Parenthood clinic in Watsonville early Friday morning has been deemed suspicious, Watsonville Division Chief Rob Ryan said.
County: Levee project ‘accelerated’
After last winter’s storms caused $10 million in damages to the federal levee system, including some flooding, the Pajaro River levee improvement project has kicked into high gear.
Niners Needs: Running back Hyde might be on team’s chopping block
Hyde is a known commodity. He is a good to very good player at this point of his career. He will carry a big contract from here on out, but he will not be a question mark like Breida or Williams. That works in his favor, but it doesn’t guarantee that the Niners will bring him back. They not only have Breida and Williams, but four picks in the heart of the draft that they can use on another prospect.
Growth, changes at East Lake Village Shopping Center
East Lake Village Shopping Center has long drawn shoppers from throughout Watsonville, with a grocery store, a hardware store and several restaurants.
Thousands clean up county
Volunteers picking up trash along the Pajaro River on Saturday morning found a drone and a lawnmower, while those in the Watsonville Slough found a giant stuffed Snoopy doll.
Survey questions residents on climate change
Volunteers fanned out in Watsonville on Sunday, surveying residents to find out how, or if, they are being affected by climate change.
PHOTO: Valencia Road bridge work continues
Heavy equipment and big steel are part of a new bridge project on Valencia Road in Aptos.
Teen arrested for murder in Jetty Road double homicide
Monterey County Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested an 18-year-old Greenfield resident in connection with the Nov. 2 shooting on Jetty Road in Moss Landing...






















