Helping teachers land homes
A San Francisco company that helps teachers purchase homes got a boost recently with a $500,000 investment by Community Foundation Santa Cruz County.
PVUSD considers purchasing headquarters building
The Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday discussed the possibility of purchasing its headquarters building, also known as the Towers.
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.
Watsonville’s first marijuana growing operation in full swing
Watsonville’s first permitted marijuana growing facility is Santa Cruz Veterans Alliance, which currently distributes its products to dispensaries throughout the Bay Area, and its own in Santa Cruz.
40th annual quilt show coming to fairgrounds
The annual Pajaro Valley Quilt Association Quilt (PVQA) Show and Auction — which turns 40 this year — is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.
Emergency response team takes flight
Disaster was on the minds of dozens of volunteers at Watsonville Municipal Airport on Saturday.
Man shot, killed in possible drug exchange
A Watsonville man was shot and killed Saturday night in what a witness described as a gun battle in an otherwise quiet neighborhood.
Christmas Project makes annual circuit
Nearly four decades ago, Gladys Anderson met a low-income family whose 12-year-old daughter wanted only a doll for Christmas. It was a toy she had never owned.
Judge Jeff Almquist dies
Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Jeff Almquist, whose appointment to the bench capped a law career that began in 1971, died Sunday while on vacation in France. He was 70.
The ultimate merger
As a child growing up in Watsonville, Phillip Retamoza had two passions: Mercury vehicles and music — specifically guitar.
Letters to the Editor, March 27-April 7
Regarding benefit caps
The local teacher’s union, PVFT, has been loudly crying during negotiations with the school district, PVUSD, to not put a cap on...
