Council candidates talk housing, transportation
The eight candidates running for the Watsonville City Council voiced their plans for the city during a forum Wednesday.
Election 2018: Garcia, Sarmiento, Parker lead fundraising races
Rebecca Garcia, Jenny Sarmiento and Ari Parker lead their respective Watsonville City Council races in donations received, finance records show.
Watsonville High students celebrate homecoming in annual downtown parade
Watsonville High School students took part in their homecoming parade Thursday.
Watsonville City Council, District 4: Election to decide next mayor
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.
Watsonville man arrested for Morgan Hill murder
A Watsonville man was arrested Tuesday on charges he murdered a coworker three months ago in Morgan Hill, the Watsonville and Morgan Hill police departments reported.
Elkhorn Slough designated ‘Wetland of International Importance’
The wildlife of Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve made itself known Friday morning to a crowd celebrating the site’s designation as a Wetland of International Importance by the Ramsar Convention.
Open Farm Tours returns this weekend
For the fifth year, farms throughout the Pajaro Valley will be open to the public for a day of family-friendly activities and tours.
Charges spelled out for former neurosurgeon, codefendants
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.
Elkhorn Slough to be Designated 'Wetland of International Importance'
Elkhorn Slough joins 38 other wetland sites in the U.S.
Ella Porter, kid reporter
Twin Lakes Christian School fifth-grader Ella Porter is one of 45 young journalists from 10 countries who were recently chosen to write for the Scholastic News Kids Press Corps.
County remembers people who died while homeless
The number of people who died while homeless this year saw a sizable decline from last year, when Santa Cruz County honored 121 people...