Fear of unknown as communities brace for mass deportations
Two years ago, Leticia Ruvacalba opened La Misma Taqueria in Plaza Vigil, the tiny business park in the heart of Watsonville’s downtown corridor.
The little...
Paulsen Road to close during rainy season
Nearly every year, a portion of Paulsen Road in Watsonville floods during winter rains, forcing officials to put up temporary barriers to stop motorists...
New mayor, council members sworn in
The crowd attending Watsonville City Council’s meeting got a surprise Tuesday evening as Speaker of the California Assembly Robert Rivas and his entourage entered...
Correction: Pajaro Valley Unified School District not planning on increasing class sizes
Pajaro Valley Unified School District is not considering increasing class sizes as a way to address future budget cuts.
In a Dec. 5 story, about...
Photo story: Salvation Army’s annual Share Your Holiday event gathers donations
Mariachi de Alma performs at the Share Your Holiday at the Elks Lodge in Watsonville Friday. Headed up by KSBW TV since 1986, the...
Cabrillo College housing project taking shape
In a little less than a year, Cabrillo College will break ground on a sprawling, multi-story housing project on its Aptos campus, a development...
The long road to the Lone Star State
In November my wife, Sarah, and I took a road trip to San Antonio, Texas. We packed on over 4,500 miles, averaging around 450...
PV High’s school resource officer begins post
On Tuesday morning, seven days after he began his post at Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville Police Officer Saúl Rodriguez walked through the campus,...
Sharing student art with the community
Close to 60 students from Hope Services celebrated an exhibit of their art at Studio Judy G in downtown Watsonville Tuesday.
The exhibit was the...
PVUSD facing $5 million in cuts next year
Editor's note: this story has been corrected from an earlier version. The district is not considering reducing class sizes.
•••
In the coming year, Pajaro Valley...
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...






















