Four days after installing a parking meter along Aviation Way as part of a 30-day pilot program to mitigate long-term parking problems, Watsonville city officials removed the meter following negative feedback from businesses and residents.
Watsonville / Pajaro
Posted inOpinion from Community Voices
Clean energy should not bypass local accountability at the BESS facility on Minto Road
Watsonville writer Eduardo Hurtado believes community concerns about New Leaf Energy’s proposed battery storage project outside Watsonville should be a red flag to the state to look more closely at the plan and what might happen in an emergency. He worries about New Leaf’s choice to pursue approval for the facility through California’s energy commission rather than continuing in Santa Cruz County. The Minto Road facility sits close to the College Lake water storage project, he writes, a key part of South County’s water system. Hurtado insists that this sensitive location requires extra scrutiny of land and water infrastructure and argues that the state must fully assess water safety, emergency risks and local impacts before moving forward.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Watsonville instaló un parquímetro en Aviation Way con la esperanza de resolver problemas de estacionamiento. Cuatro días después, la ciudad lo retiró
Cuatro días después de instalar un parquímetro en Aviation Way como parte de un programa piloto de 30 días para mitigar los problemas de estacionamiento de larga duración, funcionarios de la ciudad de Watsonville retiraron el dispositivo tras recibir comentarios negativos de negocios y residentes.
Posted inFood & Drink
Lily Belli on Food: Silver Spur taking over Jeffery’s spot; Live Oak’s thriving school farm; Second Harvest symposium
Lily Belli dishes on the fate of Jeffery’s Restaurant, a dream come to fruition in Live Oak School District, Second Harvest Food Bank seeking community input on food insecurity and much more in her Tuesday newsletter.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Santa Cruz County business filings: Week of May 12
Businesses operating in Santa Cruz County must register with the county clerk. Lookout Santa Cruz reviews the public filings from local businesses to report on new businesses starting in the area.
Posted inLatest News
Tuesday evening traffic: Highway 1, 9, and 152 lane closures for roadwork
Tuesday traffic trouble spots in and around Santa Cruz County.
Posted inBusiness & Technology
Santa Cruz County farmers raise prices due to soaring diesel, fertilizer costs
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial waterway for shipping energy in the Persian Gulf, has sent the prices of diesel and petroleum-based fertilizer – key farming resources – soaring globally. Now, the supply crunch is coming home to roost in agrarian communities like Santa Cruz County.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
UCSC researcher aims to fill gaps in Pajaro Valley air monitoring data, help farmworkers deal with pollution health impacts
Javier González-Rocha, an assistant professor of mathematics at UC Santa Cruz, has been working to identify air monitoring data gaps in the Pajaro Valley to better inform farmworkers and the local community.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Profesor de UCSC busca llenar vacíos en los datos de monitoreo del aire en el Valle de Pájaro para ayudar a trabajadores agrícolas a enfrentar posibles impactos de salud por la contaminación
Javier González-Rocha, profesor asistente de matemáticas en UC Santa Cruz, ha estado trabajando para identificar vacíos en los datos de monitoreo del aire en el Valle de Pájaro con el fin de informar mejor a los trabajadores agrícolas.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
El Hospital Comunitario de Watsonville podría recibir alivio financiero temporal gracias a una nueva legislación estatal
Tras la aprobación el jueves por la noche de un proyecto de ley estatal destinado a ayudar a hospitales con dificultades financieras, el Hospital de Watsonville podría recibir apoyo económico para afrontar sus desafíos actuales.
