‘Let’s boogie’: FBI outlines driver’s role in Oakland shooting
Editor's note: Story includes vulgarity.
The man who says he served as the driver on May 29 when Steven Carrillo allegedly killed a federal police officer in Oakland—and wounded another one—confessed to his role in the attack after turning himself in to the FBI.
But...
Local author kicks off crowdfunding campaign
Allison created P.I.N.K. Backpack, a series of digital handbooks aimed to teach girls ages 8-10 and their parents about gender equality. The handbooks cover everything from responding to gender bias to understanding consent.
Aptos’ SeaBreeze Tavern burns in Sunday night blaze
By JAKE PIERCE, Good Times
APTOS—The site of the old Seabreeze Tavern caught fire Sunday night after 9pm, and the blaze quickly grew out of control.
Watsonville Fire Battalion Chief Corey Schaefer said units responded to a reported fire on the Esplanade in Aptos. When they...
Three decades of PVUSD tales
James Baker spent 30 years in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, working his way up from a teacher to superintendent.
Over those three decades, the school district was faced with integrating bilingual education, a teacher strike, a year-round schedule, the devastation of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and many other trials and tribulations.
Palacios takes county’s top job
Former Watsonville City Manager Carlos Palacios has been named the County Administrative Officer for Santa Cruz County.
Cabrillo College President Laurel Jones announces retirement
Jones made the announcement at the Cabrillo College Governing Board’s June 5 meeting.
Jones took the job in July 2013 on a three-year contract.
Pacific Collegiate School seeks board members
The Pacific Collegiate School (PCS) Board of Directors is looking for individuals interested in applying for board service.Â
Human trafficking symposium draws hundreds
Standing in front of a large audience at Santa Cruz County’s first human trafficking symposium, Pembrook said that, when she was a young girl, a trusted family friend brought her to truck stops and seedy motels to sell her for sex.
CZU Complex now state’s 9th-most destructive fire ever recorded
SCOTTS VALLEY—The CZU August Lightning Complex has destroyed 1,483 structures as of Tuesday morning, making it the ninth-most destructive fire ever recorded in the state.
The majority of those structures are single-family homes in the Santa Cruz mountain towns of Boulder Creek and Bonny Doon,...
Community members invited to adopt a family
Community members are invited to share the spirit of the holiday season by adopting a family in need.
