Niners Needs: Interior of O-line must be fixed this offseason
The Niners’ offensive line ranked 11th in run blocking this season, according to Football Outsiders. They were the worst run blocking unit in the NFL — that is not an embellishment — in 2016 and ‘15. The year they went to the Super Bowl? They were ranked first.
Fire departments welcome new recruits
In a ceremony that drew nearly 100 people on Friday afternoon, Watsonville Fire Department and Central Fire Protection District welcomed their newest members in Twin Lakes Church’s Monscke Hall.
Armed robbery investigation leads to Capitola apartment complex
In an ongoing investigation into a Thursday night robbery at an Aptos liquor store, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday morning was serving a search warrant at a Capitola apartment complex.
Restoration of tidal marshes underway
The Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve has begun work to restore 61 acres of lost coastal salt marsh in the Elkhorn Slough.
Tenacious Main Street struggling
An informal survey by this newspaper along Main Street found 11 empty businesses on a stretch from Second Street to East Fifth Street.
Transit Center opens customer service booth
For the first time in 16 years, the Watsonville Transit Center has a customer service booth.
Gallery set to open latest exhibit
The latest art exhibit, “Color!” at the Pajaro Valley Gallery, 37 Sudden St., is about to open.
Great America introduces prototype coaster
California's Great America introduced its newest roller coaster, RailBlazer, during an unveiling event Wednesday morning.
PV Trustees approve spokesperson position
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a proposal Wednesday to hire a public information officer to serve as a spokesperson for the district.
New shipping racks ease local rail
On Tuesday, a small group of railroad and warehouse officials from Chicago—and one from Felton—gathered in the S. Martinelli & Co. warehouse in Watsonville...
