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January 16, 2026

PVUSD Superintendent search moves forward

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A total of 18 people have so far applied for Pajaro Valley Unified School District’s superintendent position that opened in June when Michelle Rodriguez...

Briefs: VFW Post 1716 honors students, teacher; Santa Tour upcoming

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1716 student teacher award
VFW Post 1716 honors students, teacher Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1716 in Freedom recently gave out scholarships and awards. Every year, the post hands out...

Historic boat back home at Monterey Bay

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The Western Flyer is a 77-foot wooden boat made famous by expeditions of author John Steinbeck and his biologist friend Ed Ricketts. The purse seiner...

More candidates seek Santa Cruz County’s Second District seat

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A total of six people have so far announced their intentions to run for the Second District seat on the Santa Cruz County Board...

Body found along Pajaro River levee

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Watsonville Police set up on the bridge between Watsonville and Pajaro Monday night where they investigated a body found beneath the bridge. Michelle Pulido,...

Supervisors approve half-cent sales tax for March ballot

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Santa Cruz County residents will consider a half-cent sales tax on the March 5 ballot which, if approved by a simple majority, will fund...

Santa Cruz County animal shelter employees demanding changes

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Dozens of Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter employees briefly walked off the job on Nov. 30 to conduct an informational picket highlighting what they...

PHOTO: Traditional steps in downtown Watsonville

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Musicians, dancers and the public take part in a Mexican holiday tradition called La Rama Friday night in Watsonville Plaza. The first-ever such event...

Arrest made in Capitola fatal hit-and-run

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Capitola Police arrested a 58-year-old woman Dec. 1 on suspicion of being the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian on Nov....

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93

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Sandra Day O’Connor, the retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, died Friday morning in Phoenix, Ariz. of complications related...
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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...