County merges Public Works, Planning
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to integrate the Planning and Public Works departments, a...
Judge: Watsonville airport must remove barriers
WATSONVILLE—A Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge on Wednesday ruled that Watsonville Municipal Airport officials were in the wrong when they placed barriers at...
Freedom McDonald’s celebrates reopening
WATSONVILLE—More than 100 people gathered in front of the newly rebuilt McDonald’s restaurant on Freedom Boulevard Tuesday for a grand reopening celebration.
The business, located...
Leaders push for farmworkers to receive Covid-19 vaccine
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY—More than one million people have so far received a Covid-19 vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
These “frontline” workers in...
Q&A: Valéria Miranda highlights new exhibit, Porter Building
The community is invited to an opening reception for “Emergence” on June 4 from 2-4pm at Pajaro Valley Art’s (PVA) Sudden Street Gallery. This...
Watsonville Strawberry Festival back to a three-day event
The Watsonville Strawberry Festival is returning in full force this year, back to a three-day event for the first time since 2019.
The popular event...
‘A force of nature’: Land conservation pioneer Diane Porter Cooley dies
PAJARO VALLEY—Diane Porter Cooley, whose family history dates back to Santa Cruz County’s infancy, and whose conservation efforts of both farmland and forest helped...
Health Trust honors local leaders | News Briefs
Eight local healthcare leaders were recognized for their contributions to health throughout the past year.
The Community Health Trust (CHT), which serves the tri-county area...
PV Water board approves rate increase
PAJARO VALLEY—The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency Board of Directors on April 21 approved a rate increase that board member and local farmer Javier...
New ordinnce would ban sale of filtered cigarettes
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved an ordinance that will, in a little more than two years, ban the...
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...
