PHOTO: Leafy crop harvest underway
A tractor operator hauls a load of freshly boxed head lettuce off a field on Lee Road under the Taylor Farms label.
Building a strong network
Second Harvest Food Bank works year-round with more than 100 organizations to deliver donated food to nearly 55,000 people throughout Santa Cruz County every month.
Soccer group scores a goal
In the nine years since its inception, Aztecas Soccer Club has kept young people from the draw of criminal street gangs by keeping them busy with games and practices and giving them academic support.
Cooler temps for now; solar eclipse on horizon
Overcast skies dominated the Monterey Bay region Monday as a trough of low pressure settled in overhead, ushering in cooler air.
City receives $321K to plan school access improvements
The City of Watsonville was recently awarded a $321,000 planning grant from the California Transportation Commission to identify projects that will improve access for bicyclists and pedestrians to 15 Watsonville schools.
Santa Cruz County Sheriff: Bear Fire was arson
Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart on Friday identified the man thought to be responsible for deliberately starting the Bear Fire.
PHOTO: Cream of the crop
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.
Niners' needs: better options for Garoppolo a must this offseason
So where do they search for a top flight wideout this offseason? Well, the options in free agency are going to be slim. There isn’t a guy that is going to hit the market that will put much fear into a defense or demand a double team to open things up for Garoppolo and the running game.
Funds bolster Farm Discovery’s education programs
Deep in the verdant recesses of Watsonville’s farm country lies Live Earth Farm, a business that takes organic fruits and vegetables to farmers markets and customers, but more importantly, into the classroom.
Man shot to death in Main Street business center
One person was shot to death Wednesday night in a suite of restaurants and businesses that includes Chipotle and Habit Burger on the 1000...























