A day on the farm
During Open Farm Tours on Sunday, 10 family farms open their doors to the public to give them a glimpse of a world normally closed to the public.
Report shows number of homeless increasing
A biennial census taken in January shows that Santa Cruz County’s homeless population rose by more than 14 percent since the 2015 count, Santa Cruz County officials reported Thursday.
Film Festival expands to four locations
With events across four locations, the Watsonville Film Festival is shooting for a flexible and diverse program for its sixth year.
Connecting through art
For one of its screenings Saturday, the Watsonville Film Festival showed “Mele Murals,” a documentary that focuses on two street artists in Hawaii as they create graffiti art in their rural community.
From tragedy, a ‘blessing’
Salvation Army Capt. Harold Laubach Jr. leads the organization’s Santa Cruz location, and also coordinates the organization’s programs throughout Santa Cruz County.
Providing shelter: Watsonville makes up bulk of animal control calls
Every year, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter takes in thousands of animals at its two locations, a menagerie that can include cats and dogs, rabbits and snakes, horses and hamsters.
New biodiesel plant opens
A biofuel manufacturing plant that closed its doors two years ago has reopened under new ownership.
Preserving the wetlands in digital form
On roughly 40 acres of farmland that overlooks Harkins Slough, which Stephen Pedersen, owner of High Ground Organics, says is “land that shall remain in use for agricultural use only,” students from Watsonville and Pajaro Valley high schools met Friday to
‘Catz football claws their way back to beat MVC | Weeklys...
Watsonville sophomore Noel Navarro had three rushing touchdowns, and the Wildcatz defeated Monte Vista Christian, 42-41, in Pacific Coast Athletic League Mission Division-North football...
