Greenhouse Growers Open House returns
Local greenhouses will once again open their doors to the public Saturday for the Ninth Annual Monterey Bay Greenhouse Growers Open House.
Caput, Dutra likely to face off in November
Santa Cruz County Fourth District incumbent Supervisor Greg Caput defended his seat for the third time in the June 5 election, beating back challenges from four candidates by garnering 33.1 percent of the vote.
Early results show Caput ahead, Panetta far outpacing rivals
Voters throughout the county headed to the polls Tuesday, helping to choose a governor and vice-governor, elect local leaders and decide on a handful of ballot propositions.
Commission recommends 150-unit housing project
The Watsonville Planning Commission unanimously recommended a project Tuesday that would add 150 housing units on a former junkyard.
PV High grads hold parade at Starlight Elementary
A group of Pajaro Valley High School seniors participated in the school's first-ever graduation parade on Monday, adorning their graduation colors and marching into Starlight Elementary School’s grounds.
Taking their cause on the road
AIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day, 545-mile fundraising ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles, passed through Watsonville on Monday.
New parks director at the helm as summer season approaches
Nick Calubaquib was recently hired as the director of the City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department, overseeing the city’s 26 parks, 30 full-time employees and nearly 50 part-time workers.
Watsonville teen arrested in Aptos hammer attack
Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies on Friday arrested a 15-year-old Watsonville boy who is suspected in the hammer attack in Aptos on Monday.
METRO launches new fleet
A fleet of new Santa Cruz METRO buses and vans got a grand send off Thursday at a ceremony at the downtown Santa Cruz METRO Station.
Santa Cruz County gets a new County Executive Officer
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously named Nicole Coburn as its County Executive Officer, making official the unanimous Oct. 8...