San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department deputies were carrying out a search warrant Wednesday morning related to illegal cannabis activity at a warehouse on the outskirts of Watsonville, in Monterey County, multiple agencies confirmed to Lookout.
Tania Ortiz
Tania Ortiz joins Lookout Santa Cruz as the California Local News Fellow to cover South County. Tania earned her master’s degree in journalism in December 2023 from Syracuse University, where she was a Newhouse Diversity News Fellow. In Syracuse, she covered life and culture for Syracuse.com, writing features on local artists and organizations making an impact on the community.
While studying for her master’s, Tania also reported on feminist collectives in Mexico and their efforts to support families of femicide victims as a Pulitzer Center grantee. She’s also written for other publications such as the Charleston City Paper, The South Side Stand and the Los Angeles Journal.
Originally from Oceanside, Tania is excited to be reporting in her home state after living on the East Coast for two years. She looks forward to learning more about Santa Cruz County and connecting with the community through her reporting.
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Construction on 34-unit ‘tiny village’ shelter in Watsonville set to begin next week
Construction on the 34-unit “tiny village” homeless shelter at Westview Presbyterian Church in Watsonville is set to begin next week. It is anticipated to open at the end of the year.
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Watsonville man is second person charged in connection with body found at Pajaro River levee in April
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office has charged a second man with murder with connection to the body of a Watsonville resident discovered at the Pajaro River levee in April.
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Former PVUSD trustee’s contentious past prevents appointment to Watsonville planning commission
Watsonville’s city council delayed a vote on appointing former Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Georgia Acosta to the planning commission this week, after a councilmember raised concerns about Acosta’s tumultuous history on the school board.
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ICE agents have visited Watsonville at least eight times since Trump returned to office, ‘courtesy calls’ to local police show
The Watsonville Police Department has on eight occasions this year received courtesy notifications from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers that they are operating within city limits, according to records provided by the department.
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Pajaro man charged with murder in connection to body found at Pajaro River levee
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrested 61-year-old Pajaro resident Bernardino Sanchez in connection to the body of a Watsonville resident found buried at the Pajaro River levee in April.
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Defensores locales de inmigración comparten consejos sobre cómo localizar a un ser querido si es detenido por oficiales de inmigración
Esta traducción fue generada utilizando inteligencia artificial y ha sido revisada por un hablante nativo de español; si bien nos esforzamos por lograr precisión, pueden ocurrir algunos errores de traducción. Para leer el artículo en inglés, haga clic aquí. Durante el último mes, las redadas de inmigración se han intensificado en todo California sin un final a […]
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Local immigration advocates share tips on how to locate a loved one detained by ICE
As federal officials continue to ramp up efforts to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants across the U.S., local immigration advocates share steps families can take to locate a loved one if they are detained.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Watsonville to launch bilingual $4-an-hour electric car-sharing pilot project to boost EV adoption
Last week, the Watsonville City Council approved a new two-year electric car-share pilot program with California-based organization Míocar.
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Watsonville lanzará un proyecto piloto bilingüe de uso compartido de autos eléctricos a $4 por hora para impulsar la adopción de vehículos eléctricos
La semana pasada, el Concejo Municipal de Watsonville aprobó un nuevo programa piloto de uso compartido de autos eléctricos por dos años con la organización Míocar, con sede en California.