Grants from Kaiser Permanente Santa Cruz urge COVID19 vaccination

Santa Cruz Kaiser Permanente distributing part of $5M in community grants to enhance vaccine acceptance in some areas not getting shots

Watsonville Area Red Cross Blood Drive Coming Up Soon

Donations of all blood types are needed as the pandemic has affected the nation's blood supply.

Central Fire Protection District: World's Shortest Parade Returns To Aptos

For more info on the parade, visit the Aptos Chamber of Commerce Website. http://aptoschamber.com/independence/

Watsonville To Heat Up Amid Bay Area Heat Wave: What To Know

Much of Santa Cruz County will face a heat advisory Wednesday. Here are some precautions officials recommend.

Vaccinated Watsonville Residents Get Free Tacos At Taco Bell

Taco Tuesday just got better. Get your freebie this week by showing your COVID-19 vaccination card.

Home Prices In Watsonville Area Increased Recently: See How Much

Home prices are higher in the Watsonville area recently. See how much.

UC Santa Cruz: UC Santa Cruz Names Peter F. Biehl As New Vice Provost, Dean Of The Graduate Division

UC Santa Cruz has appointed Peter F. Biehl, professor of anthropology at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York (SUNY), ...

UC Santa Cruz: Pulitzer Prize-Winning UCSC Alumnus Jeffrey Stewart Gives Keynote Address At Humanities Spring Awards

UC Santa Cruz alumnus Jeffrey Stewart (Cowell College '71, philosophy) delivered the keynote address at the 2021 Humanities Spring Award ...

Capitola Grand Opening Celebration Of Santa Cruz Public Libraries

We are so pleased to announce the Grand Opening Celebration of the Capitola Branch Library on June 12, 2021!

5 Painting Tips for Homeownership Month

Read up on PaintCare's tips for every step of the painting process so that you can paint smarter this summer.

Juneteenth 2021 Watsonville: Movie, Music, Paddle Out And More

Celebrate equality and see what's on tap for Juneteenth in Watsonville and Santa Cruz County. The fun begins this weekend.

UC Santa Cruz: Doctoral Student Wins Ford Foundation Fellowship For Work On Gender, Race, And Policing

Uriel Serrano, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology and critical race and ethnic studies, recently won a Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowsh ...

UC Santa Cruz: Research Partnership Will Highlight STEM Learning In Local Community Garden

A $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation will help UC Santa Cruz education researchers document the many types of STEM learning takin ...

Monterey Jazz Festival 2021: Dates Set

Tickets will be on sale soon for the renowned jazz festival, which was canceled last year due to the pandemic.

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: Beyond The Blueprint - What To Expect For Our Central Coast Business Climate

Santa Cruz County: Are we ready to have the current set of business limitations rescinded on June 15? In an early indication, Governor G ...

UC Santa Cruz: Claire Max To Retire As Director Of UC Observatories

Claire Max, director of the University of California Observatories (UCO) and the Bachmann professor of astronomy and astrophysics at UC ...

Unemployment Decreases In Watsonville Area: Feds

Santa Cruz County's unemployment rate is lower than the California average.

2K In Watsonville Struggle To Pay Utility Bills Amid Pandemic

People who owe utility companies could be in the dark soon. Will CA extend protections? Take Patch's survey and share your thoughts.

Watsonville Schools Trustee Responds To Recall Effort: SEE

See what embattled trustee Georgia Acosta has to say about the recall campaign she's facing.

Santa Cruz Co. Pride 2021: Picnic, Kite-Flying, Exhibits And More

June is packed with events to celebrate LGBTQ residents of Santa Cruz County. Find out what's coming up.

UC Santa Cruz: Vaishnavi Dornadula

Long before she started designing robots and high-tech "smart jackets" at UC Santa Cruz, Vaishnavi Dornadula loved crafting jewelry and ...

UC Santa Cruz: Simayijiang Xirenayi

Simayijiang "Sherin" Xirenayi grew up in Xinjiang, a region in northwestern China, where her family is part of the Uyghur ethnic minorit ...

UC Santa Cruz: Sharon Valle Rodriguez

Relocating to New York for her senior year at UC Santa Cruz because of the pandemic wasn't exactly an unprecedented move for Sharon Vall ...

UC Santa Cruz: Nicholas Hidy

It's tough being a performing arts major when all the performing arts spaces are shut down.

Surprise Dad This Father’s Day By Sharing A Photo On Patch

Publish a photo of pops on the Watsonville Patch for Father’s Day 2021 to share your favorite father-son or father-daughter moments.

Santa Cruz Public Libraries Announce Jose-Luis Orozco

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2 South County Men Killed In Head-On Crash: Coroner IDs

A woman suffered major injuries in a head-on crash Sunday night near Corralitos.

UC Santa Cruz: Biologist Roxanne Beltran Wins Funding From Beckman Young Investigator Program

The Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to Roxanne Beltran, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary ...

UC Santa Cruz: Dead Zones Formed Repeatedly In North Pacific During Warm Climates, Study Finds

An analysis of sediment cores from the Bering Sea has revealed a recurring relationship between warmer climates and abrupt episodes of l ...

UC Santa Cruz: Feminist Studies Ph.D. Student Receives Institute For Citizens & Scholars Fellowship

Claire Urbanski, a Ph.D. candidate in feminist studies, has been named a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellow by the Insti ...

UC Santa Cruz: Social Sciences Division Celebrates Outstanding Students

As spring quarter draws to a close, the Division of Social Sciences is recognizing excellence in scholarship and research through its an ...

Santa Cruz County Chamber Of Commerce: Budget Time Again

Will the Santa Cruz City Council Turn to the Voters for More Tax Revenue

Get Vaccine At Watsonville CVS? Super Bowl, Vacations May Await

Super Bowl tickets, cash and trips are among the gifts that could be given away to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations in Watsonville.

Blood Donations Needed In Watsonville Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

Donations of all blood types are needed as the pandemic has affected the country's blood supply.

Watsonville To Host RedBall Urban Art Exhibit

The RedBall has been across the country and world, and it's coming soon to Santa Cruz County. Find out when you can snap a selfie with it.

2 Killed In Santa Cruz County Car Crash

The cause of the Sunday night crash remains under investigation, CHP said.

Firefighters Quell 1 Acre Fire In Watsonville

Early Sunday morning, Cal Fire deployed several engines and a strike team to control a brush fire near Watsonville's Mt. Madonna.

UC Santa Cruz: Professor Karen Holl Wins MacArthur Foundation Endowed Chair To Support Work On Natural Climate Solutions

This week, campus leadership awarded Environmental Studies Professor Karen Holl the MacArthur Foundation Chair at UC Santa Cruz. This fi ...

UC Santa Cruz: Clinic Director Had To Adapt To COVID Challenges

Starting a new job and moving to a new area is hard no matter what, but how about trying that with a broken foot in the middle of a pand ...

Capitola Grand Opening Celebration Of Santa Cruz Public Libraries

We are so pleased to announce the Grand Opening Celebration of the Capitola Branch Library on June 12, 2021!