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Jenni Veitch-Olson became the first candidate to file papers for the District 2 seat on the Watsonville City Council Friday, two days after Oscar Rios resigned from his post.

By the time more than a dozen dignitaries participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Watsonville’s newest thrift store Friday, hundreds of people had already packed the building, snapping up bargain-priced clothes, electronics, housewares and other goods.

Emergency officials on Wednesday were studying the scene of a big rig that rolled over on the southbound exit from Highway 1 at Riverside Drive Wednesday morning in Watsonville.

Students from UC Santa Cruz are visiting Watsonville as part of Alternative Spring Break.

In advance of the city’s 150th anniversary on Friday, the Watsonville City Council recognized mayors and councilmembers from the past quarter century on Tuesday.

Workers at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds are currently installing two large tanks for a system designed to provide water when it is otherwise unavailable.

Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three carjacking suspects Friday morning after they allegedly shot at the car’s owner, and then at a deputy who chased them.

The trio accused of shooting at two people after an alleged carjacking have been identified as Jose Contreras Valencia, 19, and Julio Galindo, 21. A 17-year-old boy is also suspected.

East Lake Village Shopping Center has long drawn shoppers from throughout Watsonville, with a grocery store, a hardware store and several restaurants.

Expected to break ground in October, the Agricultural History Project's Living History Farm will add almost an acre of space to include livestock pens, a garden, an apple orchard, a carriage house and more.