Cinco de Mayo Festival hits 35th year
Thousands of people showed up for the 35th annual Cinco de Mayo Festival in downtown Watsonville Sunday for live music, food, dancing and arts...
Speaking out against pesticide use
Prominent farmworker activist and organizer Dolores Huerta joined several other speakers at a public meeting in Watsonville Saturday to raise awareness about the dangers...
PVUSD trustees to mull censuring Gabe Medina
This story has been updated with quotes from PVUSD Board Vice President Misty Navarro, and a response from Trustee Gabe Medina.
The Pajaro Valley Unified...
County Office of Education raises Pride flag
Santa Cruz County Superintendent of Schools Faris Sabbah joined two young people at the flag pole at the Office of Education headquarters on Encinal...
Protesters hit the streets for May Day
In concert with scores of protests, marches and rallies around the globe on May Day—or International Worker's Day—Watsonville and Santa Cruz took to the...
Proposed county budget shows cuts to health services department
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took a first look at this year’s finances in advance of budget hearings in June.
The...
From Our Archives
ON TRACK The Watsonville Union High track team hits the field for a competition on March 13, 1955. (Sam Vestal/Pajaronian archives)
Aptos Junior High School robotics wins top award
Teams from schools around the Monterey Bay, Central Valley and San Francisco Bay area tested their skills in engineering, robotics and electronics—as well as...
Watsonville to hold May 12 rail planning meeting
The city of Watsonville is inviting the community to a workshop focused on planning for future passenger rail service and trail improvements in and...
Getting down to earth
EARTH WATCH Watsonville Mayor Maria Orozco gathers information from the folks at the Pajaro Valley Climate Action table April 27 in Watsonville Plaza during...
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...
