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NEW RULES A tent is surrounded by belongings at a homeless encampment along Harkins Slough between Main Street and Harkins Slough Road in Watsonville. This area and others are now off-limits for camping under a new city ordinance. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

Tony Nuñez won the 4th District Santa Cruz County supervisor seat outright, defeating incumbent Felipe Hernandez and avoiding a November runoff.

The Santa Cruz County Civil Grand Jury says ParkMobile parking at the County Governmental Center creates barriers for visitors and raises privacy concerns.

AIR CONTROL Javier Gonzalez-Rocha, who is heading up the Skylab drone class at Watsonville High, is shown with a drone. (Tarmo Hannula/The Pajaronian)

The Pajaro Valley Unified School District from 2017-2023 had a total of 14,486,224 pounds of pesticides applied in its boundaries—more than any other school district on the California coast or Salinas Valley.

Watsonville native Gisselle Padilla has built her own psychotherapy practice, a career she said was inspired by advocating for her parents and son.

Dientes CEO Laura Marcus writes about the nonprofit's mission, and the importance of continued funding at the state and federal level.

Pajaro Valley Unified School District headquarters, also called The Towers. (Tarmo Hannula/Pajaronian file)

Hephaestus Robotics, a team of Santa Cruz County students, won first place at the 2026 MATE ROV World Championship in Canada.

Tarmo Hannula/Register-Pajaronian Field workers harvest fresh strawberries for Driscoll's on a farm on Riverside Drive Friday.