Casa de la Cultura giveaway draws 350 families
                    Nearly 350 families took part in the annual Casa de la Cultura Food and Gift Christmas Giveaway.                
                
            PVUSD a step closer to purchasing The Towers
                    If a plan approved Wednesday by the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees comes to fruition, the district could soon own its headquarters also known as The Towers.                
                
            Council appoints Huffaker as city manager
                    The Watsonville City Council unanimously agreed to appoint Matt Huffaker as the new city manager Tuesday evening.                
                
            Monterey Bay Caterers celebrates 35 years
                    Nestled in a light-industrial district on West Lake Avenue lies Monterey Bay Caterers, a business with a small breakfast-and-lunch cafe and a bustling catering business.                
                
            Local organizations reveal health rankings for county
                    A group of community members came together late Tuesday morning at the Watsonville Public Library to discuss the state of health in Santa Cruz County.                
                
            Drought looms as rain appears unlikely
                    With the rainy season rapidly coming to a close on March 31, officials are concerned about the scant snowpack in the Sierra and the lack of rain around the state.                
                
            County re-opens upgraded women’s jail
                    Three months after the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors approved some $300,000 to upgrade the county’s women’s jail, a group of law enforcement officials, politicians and service providers gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the facility Friday.                
                
            Man shot, killed in alleged drug heist
                    A Watsonville man was shot and killed Saturday night in what a witness described as a gun battle in an otherwise quiet neighborhood.                
                
            Making connections
                    On the season’s first day of heavy rain, hundreds of homeless and low-income people came to the Veterans Memorial Building for a hot meal and a chance to utilize several services that normally might be out of reach to them.
                
                
            Maria Sharapova withdraws from Bank of the West Classic
                    The tournament made the announcement Wednesday, saying wild-card entry Sharapova was pulling out of the event at Stanford based on the recommendation of a doctor as a "preventative decision" to avoid further injury trouble.                
                
            Photo story: A Dia de los Muertos celebration
                
Dancers from Estrellas de Esperanza prepare to take the stage in Watsonville during the Calle Libres and Dia de Los Muertos event Sunday. Music,...            
            
        





















