18+ hour, 6+ min ago   (207+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel The dancers of Kalpulli Ehecacoatl bring color, spirit and a sense of community to Watsonville Sunday as they perform at Fiestas Patrias. A large crowd filled Main Street between West Beach and Second streets for the annual…...

22+ hour, 45+ min ago   (199+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel Visitors to the Farm at UC Santa Cruz climb a hill above the Cowell Ranch Hay Barn near the campus main entrance. The farm is part of the UCSC Division of Social Sciences’ Center for Agroecology whose…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago   (1040+ words) APTOS — Meilin Obinata’s decision to run for a school board seat can be traced back to her own experiences growing up in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Attending Mar Vista Elementary School, Aptos Junior High School and Aptos High…...

23+ hour, 49+ min ago   (357+ words) FELTON — As an invasive tree-killing beetle species appears to be spreading in Santa Cruz County, county officials and the UC Cooperative Extension will be holding two community meetings next week to explain mitigation strategies to protect native trees. Since the…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (963+ words) CAPITOLA — The 43rd annual Capitola Art and Wine Festival returned to the Capitola Village this weekend, giving locals and tourists alike the chance to explore new art while they sip on local wine and stroll through the sunny Esplanade. The annual…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (449+ words) APTOS — A crowd of firefighters and community members gathered on Seacliff State Beach Friday morning to commemorate the 25th anniversary of 9/11 with a stair climb. At the annual event, hosted by the Central Firefighters Local 3535, first responders and supporters climb up…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (185+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel A red-tailed hawk lifts off from a no parking sign on Shaffer Road in Santa Cruz. According to Cornell Lab’s All About Birds website, “This is probably the most common hawk in North America. If you’ve got…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (299+ words) WATSONVILLE — The city of Watsonville is ready to use funds from Measure Q, adopted by Santa Cruz County voters in 2024, but how it will use those funds is up to the City Council — which will vote on staff’s recommendations for…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (912+ words) Santa Cruz Sentinel John Day Chace had a prospecting spirit, always looking for the next big payoff. He was born in Hamden, New York, in 1829 and raised on a farm, with a public school education. As a youth, he found…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (255+ words) WATSONVILLE — A man was arrested Friday afternoon on suspicion of drunken driving that resulted in crashing his SUV into two parked cars and the window of the 98 Cents Store on Freedom Boulevard, injuring three including the driver, the Watsonville Police…...