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Watsonville City Manager Charles Montoya turned in his resignation to the city council Wednesday.

Efforts last month to clean Pinto Lake have been successful, Watsonville Environmental Projects Manager Jackie McCloud said Wednesday.

The Watsonville City Council unanimously agreed to appoint Matt Huffaker as the new city manager Tuesday evening.

A biofuel manufacturing plant that closed its doors two years ago has reopened under new ownership.

In a hearing packed with graphic descriptions of sexual abuse against four children, a Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge on Tuesday heard a litany of accusations against a former Santa Cruz neurosurgeon and his two female codefendants, all of whom are facing multiple charges and lifetimes in prison.

Francisco Estrada and Jenny Sarmiento are running for the District 4 seat on the Watsonville City Council in November, and whoever wins will become the city's next mayor.

On a cloudy Tuesday evening recently, about 40 girls, their parents and six cheerleading coaches gathered on the front lawn at Linscott Charter School. Not deterred by the slight chill in the air, they began warming up with stretches, running laps and practicing kicks.

Aurelio Gonzalez was sworn into the Watsonville City Council Tuesday evening.

A man was shot Friday morning on Riverside Drive following a disagreement in family court in Watsonville.

Droves of cars and pedestrians make their way along East Beach Street every day, but many are likely unaware that they are passing by one of the oldest living things in Watsonville.