California News
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876Boys Pump Track Clinic Planned for Sunday at Ramsay Park
Bike Santa Cruz County is teaming up with the City of Watsonville and other local organizations for a youth pump track clinic...
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736Quilt Donation Program for Fire Victims Wrapping Up
Firefighters from Boulder Creek, Felton, Zayante and Ben Lomond received quilts donated through the Pajaro Valley Quilt Association and local quilters.
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612City Council Moves Ohlone Parkway Housing Project Forward
Hillcrest Estates will have slightly fewer homes than when it first received City Council approval in 2018.
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700Santa Cruz County Fair Plans Full Return
Organizers are preparing for a complete in-person return of the annual event.
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854Civil Grand Jury Grills County, Cal Fire on Wildfires
Investigations also lead to calls for increased jail oversight, improved pesticide notifications
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898Coalition Calls for Rule Changes on Pesticides
Agricultural fields are currently fumigated without having to notify nearby residents
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1.0KCalifornia Finally Has Date For Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Recall Election: Sept. 14
The state is overwhelmingly Democratic and Newsom is widely expected to prevail.
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669Elkhorn Slough Foundation Acquires 34-acre Wetlands
The 34-acre tract expands the foundation’s holdings in that area to 450 acres.
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660Approved County Budget Includes ‘Climate Resilience’ Office
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved this fiscal year’s budget, a behemoth $932 million spending plan.
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727Watsonville Nature Center Reopens to the Public, Readies for Expansion
Open house included workshop on emergency wildfire preparedness.
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793Eshoo Calls on Sutter to Continue Urgent Care Services in Scotts Valley
Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo demanded Sutter reverse course on its decision to shift Scotts Valley location from urgent care to primary and...
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733Alleged Sheriff’s Sergeant Killer Waives Preliminary Hearing
The man who allegedly fatally shot Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Sgt. Damon Gutzwiller in Ben Lomond last year during a violent crime...
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1.7KNew Report Shows Santa Cruz County’s Demographic Division
State of the Workforce highlights a number of disparities between north and south
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925Two Men Shot in Reportedly Unrelated Incidents Near Watsonville
Two men were shot five hours apart in reportedly unrelated incidents on the outskirts of Watsonville on June 23, and multiple suspects...
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1.0KFBI Investigates Aptos Man with Ties to Giuliani
The FBI was at the Aptos home of a man with ties to New York attorney Rudy Giuliani for a “court-authorized law...
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870California Set to Extend Eviction Protections
California lawmakers move forward a last-minute deal extending eviction protections through Sept. 30.
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839Another PVUSD Bond Measure Might Be on the Horizon
The district has allocated the vast majority of its funds from the $150 million bond measure approved by area voters in 2012.
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804Castro Adobe to Reopen After Two-year Closure
After nearly two years of being closed to the public, Castro Adobe State Historic Park will once again invite people to come...
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736Watsonville Announces Independence Day Celebrations
This city will celebrate the Fourth of July with the Spirit of Watsonville Neighborhood Parade, a Mayor’s Bike Ride and a Red,...
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781Community Bridges Trades Pints for Vaccines at Watsonville Pop-up Clinic
“Poke for a Pint” is located at the East Lake Village Shopping Center, in front of Coffeeville and Fruition Brewing.
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750Scotts Valley Dips Into Rainy Day Fund, Eyes Rebound from Pandemic
The plan will draw down reserves, but staff said that, as business recovers, residents will finally start to see the effects of...
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996City Council Approves Budget as Calls for Cuts to WPD Continue
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a biennial budget that will keep Watsonville Police Department’s staffing at current levels
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1.0K1Councilmember Brown’s ‘No’ Vote Halts Santa Cruz’s Proposed Sales Tax
A proposed half-cent sales tax that the city of Santa Cruz says is needed to offset the economic downturn of the last...
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1.2KAdministrators Face ‘Learning Loss’ as Schools Prepare to Open
This “learning loss” has affected students in every age demographic, from elementary through high school.
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1.2K1El Pájaro CDC’s Regional Women’s Business Center Officially Opens
The El Pájaro CDC has launched a Regional Women’s Business Center in Watsonville, with plans to serve the counties of Santa Cruz,...
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1.0KTalking to Newsom About Tourism
The state’s large tourism industry is hoping for a major comeback. Chief among the cheerleaders, of course, has been Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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849Locals Express Optimism, Confusion on Big Californian ‘Opening Day’
As California set to return to “business as usual,” local residents were all over the map as far as how they said...
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1.1KHealthy Grapes, Less Regulations Spell Good News for Local Wineries
After a year of ups and downs, things are looking good for wineries in the Pajaro Valley, according to two long-standing wineries
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907SVUSD Kids Worry of Discrimination, Survey Finds
Anonymous questionnaire showed that 20% of middle and high school students said they felt discriminated against on campus for various reasons.
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793Watsonville Readies for Renewed Negotiations with PV Arts for Porter Building
The city is expected to resume negotiations with the PVA Council after no affordable housing developers showed serious interest.
