Watsonville Schools Will Drop Mask Mandates

The school will join 11 other Santa Cruz County districts in making masks optional after March 14.

UC Santa Cruz: Exposing The Racist Underpinnings Of 'Neutral' Technology

Technology is often portrayed as a neutral value or a force of good, but Americans who care about social justice should consider the way ...

🌱 Watsonville Film Festival + Santa Cruz Ukraine Rally

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UC Santa Cruz: Elephant Seals' Map Sense Tells Them When To Head ‘Home'

Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Oce ...

UC Santa Cruz: A Slow-Motion Section Of The San Andreas Fault May Not Be So Harmless After All

Most people have heard about the San Andreas Fault. It's the 800-mile-long monster that cleaves California from south to north, as two t ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce Community Recognition Award Recipients

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UC Santa Cruz: UC Santa Cruz Joins Social Science Research Council

The University of California, Santa Cruz has joined the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) as one of the newest members in the Colle ...

Watsonville Film Festival Runs March 11-20; All Films Free Online

The festival will host a screening with 'Real Women Have Curves' screenwriter Josefina Lopez for a conversation about her true story.

UC Santa Cruz: Record Applications Enable UC Santa Cruz To Build Strong, Diverse Fall Class

With a focus on excellence and diversity, UC Santa Cruz has started thoughtfully building its fall class after receiving a record number ...

UC Santa Cruz: Ocean Scientist Claudie Beaulieu Wins NSF CAREER Award

Claudie Beaulieu, assistant professor of ocean sciences at UC Santa Cruz, has received a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award ...

SCPL: "One Of A Kind" Quilt: Friends Of The Library Fundraiser

Opportunity to win a beautiful quilt while supporting the FSCPL capital campaign.

SCPL: March Programs For Kids & Teens

This program is held at Capitola, Downtown, Felton and La Selva Beach.

SCPL: March Programs For Adults

Capitola Branch Library McBroom Family Porch. Registration required. Register online using the link above.

SCPL: Our Community Reads 2022

This is an online event. Please register by clicking on the event title above. URL will be sent via registration email.

🌱 Hospital History + County Fair With Ocean Air

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From Halsen To PVHCD: The Long History Of Watsonville Hospital

On the week that a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Watsonville Community Hospital, learn more about how it got this point.

Santa Cruz County Fair 2022 Is 'County Fair With Ocean Air'

The theme, submitted by Watsonville resident Sandy Roberson, will be the guiding principle behind the 2022 fair in September.

UC Santa Cruz: Family-Friendly Opera Returns To Mainstage Theater This March With My Head Is Full Of Colors

For almost 15 years, the University Opera Theater at UC Santa Cruz has hosted the campus' premiere family-friendly event, welcoming over ...

🌱 Council Approves $2.5M + Watsonville Gang Bust

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5 Gang Members Arrested In Watsonville; Drugs, Guns Seized

Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team agents found meth, guns, cannabis, body armor, and a police scanner during a Friday traffic stop.

Judge Approves Sales Of Watsonville Hospital To PVHDP

A federal bankruptcy judge has approved the sale of Watsonville Community Hospital to the Pajaro Valley Healthcare District.

UC Santa Cruz: Revised Kresge Renewal Project Will Nearly Double Number Of Student Beds At UCSC's Sixth Residential College

Construction at the ambitious, long-awaited Kresge College Renewal project is nearly halfway done. The project has undergone recent chan ...

🌱 Freezing Temps + Car Crash Near Fairgrounds

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Freezing Temperatures To Hit Watsonville

Watsonville can expect to see temperatures drop into low 30s for the rest of the week, with widespread frost expected.

8 Injured In 3-Car Crash Near Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds: CHP

A three-vehicle crash occurred Sunday after a Porsche swerved into opposite-lane traffic.

UC Santa Cruz: Generous Gifts Help UCSC Shatter Fundraising Records In Holiday Food Drive

UC Santa Cruz surpassed all previous records during its participation in the annual Second Harvest Holiday Food & Fund Drive, raising th ...

UC Santa Cruz: A Surprising Heat Source Is Melting The Greenland Ice Sheet From The Bottom Up

Researchers have observed extremely high rates of melting at the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet, caused by huge quantities of meltwat ...

SCPL: All Branches Closed: Todas Las Bibliotecas Están Cerradas

All library branches will close for President's Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday February 22, 2022.

SCPL: Face Masks Required In Libraries - Not Just Coverings

Face coverings are still required regardless of vaccination status in the following settings and situations under State orders:

SCPL: All Branches Closed: President's Day • Todas Las Sucursales Van Estar Cerrad

All library branches will close for President's Day. Regular hours resume on Tuesday February 22, 2022.

SCPL: Black History Month Read Alouds!

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SCPL: Capitola Branch Will Be Closed February 18th

a planned electric service interruption all day the Capitola branch will be closed Friday, February 18th.

Watsonville's City Plaza Park Getting Self-Cleaning Restroom

Millions in grants will also be used for a series of renovations at City Plaza and Ramsay parks.

UC Santa Cruz: 'Abolition. Feminism. Now.' Earns National Praise

A new book, authored by UC Santa Cruz Professor Emerita Angela Y. Davis and Associate Professor Gina Dent with colleagues Erica R. Meine ...

UC Santa Cruz: Easy Aluminum Nanoparticles For Rapid, Efficient Hydrogen Generation From Water

Aluminum is a highly reactive metal that can strip oxygen from water molecules to generate hydrogen gas. Its widespread use in products ...

🌱 Crab Feed + Photo Exhibit

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Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: California's Labor Market A Mixed Bag As Coronavirus Continues To Impact Us

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Drive-Thru Crab Feed Coming To Watsonville

Tickets are available to buy a resplendent meal, available for pickup March 5. Proceeds benefit the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds.

🌱Pajaro Valley Health Care Members Sought + Super Bowl Cameo

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Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: California's Labor Market A Mixed Bag - Coronavirus Continues To Impact Us

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