Holiday sale benefits state parks
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks will host its annual ParkStore Holiday Sale Dec. 1-3 at four ParkStore locations at state parks and beaches in Santa Cruz and Aptos.
New Valencia Road work underway
Work began in earnest Wednesday on replacing a temporary bridge over a culvert on Valencia Road that was constructed following powerful winter storms, county spokesman Jason Hoppin said.
Brews, music and food
The seventh annual California Beer Festival Santa Cruz returns to Aptos Village Park on Friday for a three-day event that brings dozens of craft breweries and food vendors to one location.
Undrafted Raiders CB Breon Borders makes most of chance
With first-round pick Gareon Conley sidelined all training camp by shin splints and last year's big-ticket free agent acquisition Sean Smith getting a reduced role, Borders has made the most of his opportunity working as the slot cornerback with Oakland's
Maria Sharapova withdraws from Bank of the West Classic
The tournament made the announcement Wednesday, saying wild-card entry Sharapova was pulling out of the event at Stanford based on the recommendation of a doctor as a "preventative decision" to avoid further injury trouble.
Giants place Belt on concussion DL, call up Sandoval
Belt was hit in the head by a 78.9 mph curveball from Arizona rookie Anthony Banda on Friday night. He was down while being attended to by Giants head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner.
Report: Budget picture improving
As the City of Watsonville’s financial situation continues to improve, disappointing cannabis revenue and increasing retirement costs have city officials concerned for the future.
PV trustees to hear budget report, school safety plan
Facing a packed agenda, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Wednesday will hear a budget status report, consider approving a comprehensive safety plan for all its schools and consider approving the contract for a new chief business officer.
TE Lee Smith agrees to deal to stay with Raiders
A person familiar with the deal confirmed the agreement reached on the first day of the new league year. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the signing hadn't been announced by the team. NFL Network first reported the deal.
Sharks lock up key cogs Vlasic, Jones with long-term deals
The Sharks signed shutdown defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic to a $56 million, eight-year contract and goalie Martin Jones to a $34.5 million, six-year deal. Both players had one year remaining on their contracts and got modified no-trade clauses.
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...


















