Women campers find happy trails together
What started out as two friends who enjoyed fly fishing and camping eight years ago has now ballooned into an international club with over...
Kim De Serpa kicks off her campaign at the Shadowbrook
On June 5, Kim De Serpa kicked off her campaign for 2nd District Supervisor while celebrating her birthday at The Shadowbrook restaurant.
De Serpa will...
County Supervisors approve budget, financial troubles on horizon
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the 2024-25 proposed budget, a $1.12 billion plan that, while balanced, forecasts future financial...
Fire Capt. Laurel Walters move on
Central Fire Capt. Laurel Walters, the first female firefighter to be hired by Central Fire Protection District, hung up her helmet Thursday after 28...
Bringing their education home
After 18 months of work by 200 students, Pajaro Valley Unified School District unveiled a small house that will soon be home to someone...
Community shows its pride
Elaine Johnson was 15 before she realized that the “aunt” who lived with her grandmother was actually her grandmother’s partner of four decades.
In those...
PVUSD music students Europe-bound
El Sistema Santa Cruz/Pajaro Valley, a music education program at Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s Expanded Learning Opportunities program, has been selected from a...
Police dismantle UCSC encampment, arrest dozens
This story was updated May 31 at 6:00 p.m.
UC Santa Cruz Police called upon law enforcement agencies from several jurisdictions from across the state...
Watsonville City Council approves changes to some cannabis rules
After a contentious meeting on Tuesday, a divided Watsonville City Council approved in concept several amendments to its retail cannabis ordinances, a move intended...
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...




















