Coalition sues Monterey Ag Commissioner, Department of Pesticide Regulation
A group of educators, union officials and pesticide reform advocates have sued the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Monterey County Agricultural Commissioner,...
With Measure N official, hospital officials looking to future
After months of work promoting Measure N—efforts that included going door to door in the vast Pajaro Valley Health Care District (PVHCD)—officials can now...
Longtime butcher opens new shop
After working as a manager at Freedom Meat Lockers for nearly three decades, William Panis was ready to set off on his own.
His new...
County supervisors get first glimpse at ‘bleak’ budget
In the coming years, as the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors oversees more than 30 departments under their jurisdiction, they will have to...
The circus comes to town
The Circus has come to town, this time at Ramsay Park on Main Street in Watsonville.
Circus Royal Spectacular—out of Las Vegas—rolled into town Tuesday,...
Gazing skyward to the eclipse
Thousands of people across Santa Cruz County—and millions more throughout the U.S.—took a pause late Monday morning to look to the skies for a...
Carmageddon: Highway 1 closed for 24 hours
The California Highway Patrol closed north and southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Soquel Saturday at 7pm to make way for Granite Construction crews...
April 6 2024 Edition
These are a collection of images from our photojournalist Tarmo Hannula that did not make it into stories, but we think should be enjoyed....
Highlighting student talent
Art instructors from 16 schools in Pajaro Valley Unified School District hung more than 400 pieces of student artwork in the Civic Plaza Building...
Protesters demand rail-trail project move forward
Several dozen protesters descended on the Santa Cruz County Government Center on Wednesday to speak out against a decision by the Board of Supervisors...
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...
