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December 19, 2025

Watsonville City Council to consider changes to retail cannabis ordinance

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The City of Watsonville is looking to make its first update to its retail cannabis business ordinance in four years. On Oct. 10, the City...

Second Harvest kicks off holiday food drive

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It is perhaps one of the greatest ironies within the Santa Cruz County community that many of the people who labor in the vast...

PHOTO: AIDS/LifeCycle rolls through Watsonville

AIDS Lifecycle bicycle ride
Bicyclists in the annual AIDS/LifeCycle, a seven-day, 545-mile trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles, roll through Watsonville Monday morning. Since 1994, participants have...

Briefs: Flower planting at Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds

Help plant flowers at the fairgrounds The Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation is seeking volunteers to plant flowers for the upcoming Santa Cruz County Fair.  A...

Mariachi concert benefits Pajaro flood victims

Activities 4 All will present a mariachi concert on May 27 from 7-9pm at the Henry J. Mello Center, 250 East Beach St., to...

Freedom Boulevard repaving wrapping up

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A major upgrade on a section of Freedom Boulevard, between Alta Vista Avenue and Green Valley Road, is in its final stage. The months-long job...

PHOTO: Public goes behind the scenes at local farms

open farm tour esperanza community farms
People venture into Esperanza Community Farms on Lee Road in Watsonville Oct. 7 during the 10th annual Open Farms Tour. Every year, a handful...

Going forth for beach cleanup

The Fourth of July has long been a time of celebration in Santa Cruz County, a height-of-summer fete that draws hordes of people to...

Santa Cruz County Supervisors approve budget, brace for impending recession

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The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the $1.1 billion proposed budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year, including a $731...

Six injured in UC Santa Cruz bus crash

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Six people were injured Tuesday night on the UC Santa Cruz campus when a bus veered off the road and slammed into a stone...
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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...