A watchful eye on the wetlands
Dozens of volunteers joined forces with a crew from Watsonville Wetlands Watch and the City of Watsonville on Feb. 1 for a day of...
City of Watsonville responds to signs critical of Vides
People driving through Watsonville recently may have noticed a handful of signs throughout the city, which call for the recall or firing of City...
Aptos High students helping preserve monarch butterfly population
Editor’s note: Evie Kinkead is a junior at Aptos High School.
For years, monarch butterflies in California have been endangered.
This is influenced by harmful pesticides...
Demolishing the past for a new Starbucks
A piece of Watsonville’s history was torn to the ground Monday as a wrecking crew demolished the Taqueria Mi Tierra restaurant on Freedom Boulevard.
The...
Protesters block businesses, streets as event stretches into evening
A huge, boisterous crowd of people protesting recent arrests of immigrants around the country took their message to the streets Monday following a rally...
Day Without Immigrants draws thousands
Thousands of people filled the streets in downtown Watsonville Monday afternoon, waving Mexican flags, carrying signs and chanting, all in observance of a Day...
PVUSD Trustees appoint new member
During a special meeting Friday afternoon, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees appointed a new member to fill the seat left...
Supervisors demand investigation into Vistra fire
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday joined several other local elected officials and residents demanding answers into the causes of the...
Pizza Week kicks off Jan. 29
More than 20 restaurants in Santa Cruz County will celebrate the art of pizza making during Santa Cruz Pizza Week, which kicks off Jan....
Supervisors reaffirm support for LGBTQ+ community
The Santa Cruz County Supervisors Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to reaffirm the county’s support for its LGBTQ+ residents and for women.
While the county...
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...
