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Observations from around Watsonville.

A newly-formed group hopes to convince the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors to place a bond measure on the November 2018 ballot that would fund affordable housing projects.

The Watsonville City Council approved funding for social services agencies Tuesday, and agreed to add more for senior programs after a large group urged them to do so.

Hundreds of people gathered in the Veterans Memorial Building in Watsonville on Sunday to celebrate Veterans Day.

Numerous police officers performed a high risk stop Tuesday on a vehicle reported stolen in Watsonville.

Kathleen Crocetti is joined by Irene Lusztig and Helen and Newton Harrison as the 2016-2017 recipients of the Rydell Visual Arts Fellowship Program, who will present the work they have completed over the past two years at an exhibit at the R. Blitzer Gallery. The exhibit opens Friday.

Nearly one year after Community Foundation Santa Cruz County (CFSCC) CEO Lance Linares announced his retirement, the organization has hired his replacement.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District is in the final stages of negotiations with the district’s classified workers, represented by California School Employees Association (CSEA).

Workers set up carnival games Friday in downtown Watsonville in preparation for the 23rd annual Watsonville Strawberry Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

A four-month-old boy was seriously injured Saturday on Highway 1 in a two-vehicle crash.