6+ hour, 53+ min ago  (575+ words) Would not increase current tax rates On June 24, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees will consider placing a school facilities bond measure on the November ballot that would provide $192 million for repairs and upgrades at the district's…...

7+ hour ago  (101+ words) Photo story: A special visit from the Watsonville Community Band The Pajaronian Members of the Watsonville Community Band deliver a few tunes for Don Spence in front of his Watsonville home Wednesday evening. Spence, 93, is their oldest musician and is…...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago  (334+ words) Tony Nu'ez appeared poised to avoid a November runoff in the race for Santa Cruz County's 4th District supervisor seat after the latest election results pushed him just above the threshold needed for an outright victory. In the final batch of…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (763+ words) Mariner hurler Mya Najera-White receives Pitcher of the Year award, Phil Rojas Jr. named Coach of the Year Aptos High junior Kalina Healy took the initiative to workout in the batting cage and in the weight room weeks before the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (587+ words) I recently read "The Cult of Trump" by Dr. Steven Hassan, which was published in 2019before Mr. Trump was first elected president." Hassan was actually in a cult in the early 1970s: The Unification Church, nicknamed "The Moonies," so named because its…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (663+ words) Owners plan a casual, California experience Woody's at the Airport celebrated its grand opening Monday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Watsonville Municipal Airport, marking the arrival of a restaurant that aims to pair locally sourced ingredients with a community-centered approach....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (130+ words) Juneteenth celebrations of Black liberation and freedom spread out around the country over the weekend, including Monterey, Seaside and Santa Cruz." Now in its 35th year, the six-hour event in Santa Cruz started with a march from City Hall in downtown…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1024+ words) Driscoll's disputes cancer claims, seeks further study The news conference, arranged by community organizer Omar Dieguez, coincided with the release of a report titled "Pesticide Use in the Pajaro Valley: Harmful and Disproportionate Amounts by County, School District, and Race....

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (430+ words) The completion of phase one of the historic restoration of the Porter Vallejo Mansion and Public Library branch was celebrated June 12 in Pajaro, a major chapter in the town's ongoing recovery from the March, 2023 flood." The extensive renovation work was…...

23+ hour, 5+ min ago  (435+ words) When the news broke in March that civil rights leader Cesar Chavez allegedly sexually assaulted multiple women and girls, it sparked a nationwide reckoning as school, city and county officials grappled with streets, buildings, holidays, awards and other institutions that…...