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A man managed to evade police Friday morning in Santa Cruz after allegedly leading them on a high-speed chase in a stolen Mercedes Benz, police said.

Hundreds of people walk the miles of trails along the Pajaro River and Salsipuedes Creek daily. But as crews are in the midst of a major repair project along the levees, city officials are advising residents to stay off the trails.

Dozens of children gathered at Pajaro Park Monday morning, where they went through several drills designed to teach them the fundamentals of soccer. The kids — 75 in all – were participating in Aztecas Summer Soccer Camp, a program created to give low-income kids a constructive summertime activity.

Workers from Graniterock have closed all lanes of Airport Boulevard at Freedom Boulevard and extending northeast 1,300 feet flanking Freedom Centre.

Neighborhoods throughout the City of Watsonville joined forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 35th annual National Night Out.

The Watsonville-Santa Cruz Japanese American Citizens League’s commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Civil Liberties Act on Saturday.

More than 40 firefighters came into Watsonville Monday after a 70-mile bicycle ride from Half Moon Bay, one leg of a six-day, 484-mile ride that began Sunday in Sausalito and will end Saturday at Santa Monica Pier.

Every year, groups of Japanese middle school students visit Watsonville, meeting their American counterparts and kicking off a weeklong exchange program that often turns into a lifelong friendship.

More than 200 people gathered for a noisy rally in downtown Watsonville Monday — Labor Day — for a united show of solidarity for working people, fair wages and safer working conditions.

Every year, a legion of volunteers spends days, weeks and even months preparing the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds for the annual September event.