24-hour Highway 1 closure coming March 23
Caltrans is scheduled to close both directions of Highway 1 for a 24-hour block on March 23/24 to make way for the demolition of...
March 8 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....
Election update March 8: Measure N holding steady
Watsonville’s Measure N is holding steady at 68.5% of the vote, just over the 66.6% majority needed to pass.
That’s according to election results released...
Supervisor Felipe Hernandez Update
During the month of February you’ll find updates on our ongoing efforts to improve the Pajaro Valley. From our successful Annual Clean up Days...
International Women’s Day: a conversation with Watsonville’s Mayor and Vice-Mayor
When Vanessa Quiroz-Carter and Maria Orozco were sworn in late last year as Watsonville’s Mayor and Vice-Mayor, it was only the second time in...
GPS tracking chip leads to 25 stolen bikes
A man whose E-bike was stolen recently tracked it down to a Watsonvlle residence using a GPS device he had planted.
He called police to...
PVUSD facing declining enrollment, revenues
Pajaro Valley Unified School District has suffered declining enrollment for the past two decades, due to several factors such as increasing cost of living,...
Educator, leader, friend: Willie Yahiro dies at 84
Willie Yahiro was a Watsonville High School graduate whose love for his community inspired him to make his life and career here. He spent...
Photo story: Pajaro fire displaces two families
Photo by Tarmo Hannula of The Pajaronian - An early-morning fire tore through a home at 41 San Juan Road in Pajaro Wednesday. North...
Election Night: Watsonville Hospital’s Measure N takes early lead
As election results continued to roll in Tuesday night, Measure N came out swinging, with 69.9% of voters approving it.
That number had dipped to...
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...
