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A high bluff overlooks Seacliff State Beach with waves rolling onto the sand and the remains of the S.S. Palo Alto visible offshore on a clear, sunny day.
December 3, 2025

Fortifying the ‘Blue Wall’

In the past, visitors at Seacliff State Beach could gaze upon the S.S. Palo Alto, the famed concrete ship at the end of the...
Exterior of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District headquarters building in Watsonville, California, on a clear day.
November 18, 2025

Public Weighs In on 150 Proposed Layoffs in PVUSD

At the contentious meeting—which lasted past midnight—the PVUSD board discussed cuts to help stave off a projected $15 million shortfall.
Exterior of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District headquarters building in Watsonville, California, on a clear day.
November 12, 2025

Big Layoffs

PVUSD officials warn of deep layoffs and budget shortfalls as declining enrollment and lost Covid funds squeeze the district’s finances.
The night sky glows purple recently above the Pajaro Valley as electric lights from a greenhouse on Hilltop Road change to hue of the fog-laced sky.
November 5, 2025

Purple Haze

Anyone driving at night in parts of the Pajaro Valley may occasionally notice an unsettling purple glow illuminating the sky.
A bicyclist and a jogger on what might become the Rail Trail
November 5, 2025

RTC Releases Final Rail-Trail Report

In two decades, Santa Cruz County transportation officials envision a 22-mile, cross-county rail-trail system that could transport an estimated 4,200 passengers between nine stations.
Plant with green leaves of different sizes
October 24, 2025

Supervisors Table Kratom Ban

On Oct. 21, the board opted instead for a version that prohibits the sale to anyone under 21 but includes a public education component. 
Tabasa Gardens in Watsonville
October 7, 2025

Watsonville Council Takes Action

The Watsonville City Council unanimously passed the city’s 46-page Homelessness Action Plan on Sept. 23.
Exterior of government building
October 3, 2025

County Supervisors Hear About Cuts Coming From OBBBA

About 40,000 Santa Cruz County residents who depend on Medi-Cal could lose it after the passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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