.Tarmo Hannula

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Tarmo Hannula has been the lead photographer with The Pajaronian newspaper in Watsonville since 1997. He also reports on a wide range of topics, including police, fire, environment, schools, the arts and events. A fifth generation Californian, Tarmo was born in the Mother Lode of the Sierra (Columbia) and has lived in Santa Cruz County since the late 1970s. He earned a BA from UC Santa Cruz and has traveled to 33 countries.
Several people in clown costumes congregate around the main entrance of a company
August 24, 2025

‘Clowns’ Stage Theatrical Protest at Bomb Component Facility

Wearing clown garb and waving umbrellas, batons and plungers, the protesters brought an antiwar message to the facility.
Kids in Day of the Dead makeup and costumes
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July 23, 2025

Watsonville Photographers Portray ‘Friends: Near and Far’

Two local photographers have teamed up in a joint photography exhibit at Centro Artistico de Watsonville through Sept. 6.
People in a meeting room
July 22, 2025

Talks Continue on Battery Energy Storage Systems

About 150 people gathered July 17 at the third in a series of meetings about proposed local Battery Energy Storage Systems.
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July 9, 2025

New Tradition

Creative types in the Pajaro Valley are gearing up to start their own tradition: a Second Saturday Art Tour.
Man in a suit standing in front of another man in a room
June 25, 2025

Palacios Steps Down

Sworn in as CAO in 2017—after 20 years as Watsonville’s city manager—Carlos Palacios became the county’s first Latino leader.
Equipment retrieval on the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf
June 10, 2025

Wharf Debris, Equipment Recovery at Santa Cruz Wharf

The City of Santa Cruz joined forces with the U.S. Coast Guard and Power Engineering Construction Company on June 6–8 to remove heavy equipment...
People applying paint to giant letters on a city street
June 10, 2025

Community Unites to Repaint Black Lives Matter Mural

More than 40 volunteers spent hours refreshing the massive Black Lives Matter street mural in front of Santa Cruz City Hall.
Lanes of the freeway with one painted bright red
June 3, 2025

Seeing Red? Highway 1 Bus Lanes Explained

Large swaths of Highway 1 lanes between Soquel Drive and 41st Avenue have been painted bright red. What does this mean?
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