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December 26, 2025

Finding his roots, telling his story: Local filmmaker looking for cast, crew

Pedro Gonzalez-Renteria
As a young child growing up in Watsonville, Pedro Gonzalez-Renteria dreamed of being a filmmaker.  That dream was fomented when his father got a video...

Artists create ‘Curious Narratives’

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Larger than life eyeball models stare from a desk drawer; a paper bird clings to a swing inside an antique cage; a set of...

PHOTO: Downtown Watsonville lights up

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Watsonville Plaza is aglow with thousands of colorful lights as part of the City of Watsonville's annual holiday celebrations. Next on the calendar is...

Holiday Lights at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds ready to roll

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Last-minute fine-tuning is underway at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds to throw the switch for two million lights at the fourth annual Holiday Lights...

Second phase of Atkinson Lane housing project takes shape

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The new 80-unit housing development at 78 Atkinson Lane in Watsonville by MidPen Housing is moving skyward. Situated between Atkinson Lane and Brewington Avenue, the...

Community Foundation Santa Cruz County announces $320K in grants

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Community Foundation Santa Cruz County announced $320,000 in grants issued by the Rise Together Fund for Racial Equity. Over the course of three granting...

Study reveals economic impact of arts in Santa Cruz County

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Arts Council Santa Cruz County announced that Santa Cruz County’s nonprofit arts and culture industry generated $68 million in economic activity in 2022, according...

Officials sign agreement to rebuild Pajaro River Levee

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Local, state and federal officials gathered in Watsonville on Tuesday to commemorate an agreement that paves the way for the decades-overdue reconstruction of the...

Two dead, two injured in Pajaro shooting

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UPDATE: Suspect turns himself in to Watsonville Police Department. ORIGINAL ARTICLE: Two people were killed and two were injured in a shooting at a Pajaro bar...

FBI joins Watsonville Police in jewelry theft investigation

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An ongoing investigation involving regional, federal and international authorities has led Watsonville Police Department detectives to identify two women suspected of stealing more than...
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Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...

At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...