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Downtown Santa Cruz farmers market prepares for new chapter

By Tyler Maldonado|2025-05-08T16:46:56-07:00May 8, 2025|Tags: affordable housing, Agriculture, business, City of Santa Cruz, downtown Santa Cruz, farmers market, Featured, food, history|

Vendors reflect on 35 years ahead of move

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Labor leader Dolores Huerta calls for end to pesticides in Pajaro Valley

By Nik Altenberg|2025-05-07T06:30:44-07:00May 7, 2025|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, Dolores Huerta, Driscoll’s, environment, Featured, health, Nik Altenberg, pesticides|

Farmworkers detail cancer, other health harms

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Bird flu risks described by Santa Cruz County health officials

By Jesse Kathan|2025-02-07T14:49:49-08:00February 4, 2025|Tags: Agriculture, bird flu, County of Santa Cruz, Featured, health, Jesse Kathan, Karissa LeClair Cortez|

Washing hands, avoiding raw milk among tips

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Watsonville residents among more than 500 laid off at Monterey Mushrooms

By Nik Altenberg and Fidel M. Soto|2025-01-17T16:29:00-08:00January 16, 2025|Tags: Agriculture, business, City of Watsonville, environment, Featured, Fidel M. Soto, health, Monterey County, Nik Altenberg|

Company made payouts for pollution, wage theft

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Watsonville residents push for stricter pesticide rules

By Nik Altenberg|2025-01-13T17:53:55-08:00January 14, 2025|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, Featured, health, Nik Altenberg, Pajaro Valley, pesticides, Safe Ag Safe Schools, Salinas, Yanely Martinez|

Health problems described at state hearings this month

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Proyecto de vivienda para campesinos H-2A en Pajaro será considerado por supervisores

By Fidel M. Soto|2024-09-05T17:55:27-07:00September 5, 2024|Tags: Agriculture, Fidel M. Soto, H-2A, housing, Monterey County Board of Supervisors, Noticias Watsonville, Pajaro|

Reunión de la junta 10 de septiembre

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Pesticide use near schools detailed in Santa Cruz County

By Jean Yi|2025-05-01T11:01:25-07:00April 26, 2024|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, education, environment, explainer, farming, farmworkers, Featured, health, pesticide, South County|

Potentially harmful chemicals applied hundreds of times

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Students protest pesticide proposal in Watsonville

By Andrea Tamayo|2023-11-03T16:06:00-07:00November 1, 2023|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, environment, farming, farmworkers, health, pesticides, South County|

Regulators seek input on five year plan

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Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measure Q and Measure S, Watsonville development

By Grace Stetson and Jesse Kathan|2022-11-08T18:27:16-08:00August 5, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, Elections 2022, environment, farming, housing, Watsonville City Council|

Voters will help decide urban boundaries

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Pesticide use near schools prompts calls for more transparency in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2024-04-22T15:44:13-07:00January 28, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, education, environment, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Watsonville City Council|

Delay in state alert system risks children’s health, advocates say

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Watsonville police chief discusses Saturday’s fatal shootings

By Matthew Renda|2021-03-11T10:49:45-08:00October 28, 2020|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, David Honda, Felipe Hernandez, pesticides, Porter Building, Rebecca Garcia, Trina Coffman-Gomez, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville Police Department|

Some residents worry about resurgence of violence