Pajaro News

Ten years ago, the late Mark Reisner, author of "Cadillac Desert," speaking here in Pajaro, characterized Pajaro's groundwater losses to saltwater intrusion as the worst in the world.

The City of Watsonville Redevelopment Agency approved up to $25,000 in funding to the financially troubled Pajaro Valley Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture during a meeting Tuesday at the Civic Plaza.

The Board of Supervisors delayed declaring a groundwater emergency in the Pajaro Valley on Tuesday, but made it clear time is running out for the South County to resolve a longstanding overdraft problem.

While many people accustomed to easy access to credit are now finding it more difficult to borrow, many others - especially women - have always been considered "nonbankable," says Carmen Herrera.

Renowned community philanthropist and real estate developer George Ow Jr. will be honored for his philanthropic work Thursday with the first annual "Tony Hill Award." The community service award was named for ...

Should the County Board of Supervisors accept the recommendation of staff and pleas of water conservation advocates, it will declare a groundwater emergency within the area served by the Pajaro Valley Water ...

Today, the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors will talk about adopting a resolution that declares a groundwater emergency in the Pajaro groundwater basin.

Across Santa Cruz County and throughout the state, students made modest gains on standardized tests, results released Thursday by the California Department of Education showed.

A Faire to remember: Last weekend offered a full social plate, beginning with Saturday's Corralitos Summer Faire.

Pajaro Valley students have posted solid gains on state math and language arts tests during the past five years.

Watsonville's newest public school has signed up 160 sixth- and seventh-graders, hired a principal and 14 teachers and, pending City Council approval, secured classrooms downtown.

Santa Cruz County's premier concert promoter will celebrate its 25th anniversary in October with a couple of good friends - renowned singer/songwriters Greg Brown and Robert Earl Keen - and help high school ...

It's always dangerous to say you are going to write about something in your next column, because if you are to maintain any credibility, you had better finish the story.

The changes keep coming in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District. The early part of 2008 brought several retirements and new hires in the top district leadership.

In corners of the Sierra Azul Nursery, artists from Santa Cruz and Santa Clara counties are featuring sculptures of all sizes and mediums.

Alert children playing in a house at 84 Hecker Pass Road Friday noticed the smell of smoke from a bedroom closet, resulting in a quick 911 call and prompt fire response that prevented major damage to the ...

Donna Jones/Sentinel Firefighters quickly snuffed out a fire at a 7,500-square-foot home on a hillside near the foot of Hecker Pass.

Power lines and steep terrain hampered efforts to fight a wildfire that broke out about 4 p.m. Thursday above Highway 129 east of Murphy Crossing.

The math doesn't add up for California farmers when high fuel costs and a glut of lettuce on the market are sometimes forcing them to take a loss.

Learn the basics of running a business: Check. All that was on hand for about 25 local businesses at the first Pajaro Valley Entrepreneurial Fair and Expo, held Sunday at the Watsonville Civic Plaza.