Good morning! It’s February 20 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Cool with clouds and sun in Watsonville / Pajaro
Today will be cool with times of clouds and sun. There is a 8% chance of rain. The high will be 57 with a low of 35. Partly sunny now, changing to intermittent clouds at 9 a.m.
Looking ahead: Expect rainy weather Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening
Watsonville / Pajaro news
Watsonville Vets Hall receives $1.2M for accessibility upgrades; county requests $13M for Pajaro Valley flood recovery and levee improvements; cold weather advisory issued with temperatures possibly dropping to 34°F in Santa Cruz County.
Watsonville Vets Hall receives $1.2M federal grant to increase accessibility for disabled veterans
By Tania Ortiz
Feb 20, 2026
What’s new around you
▼︎ police incidents ▼︎ road incidents ▼︎ events
Read on to see the details about each item…
Things to do in Watsonville / Pajaro
Watsonville Farmers’ Market
Event date: February 20 Event Time: 02:00 P.M. – 09:00 P.M. Location: Peck Street and Union Street Watsonville 95077
At Peck Street and Union StreetWatsonville on February 20
Cars and Coffee
Classic cars and coffee every Saturday morning, in East Lake Village Shopping Center. It doesn’t get much better. Come walk around the expansive parki…
At East Lake Village Shopping Center on February 21
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At regus CA on February 21
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- Both southbound lanes on Highway 9 at Graham Hill, near 10395 Soquel Dr in Aptos, are closed because of road and weather conditions. PG&E is directing one-way traffic in the northbound lane. The southbound lanes are expected to stay closed until the morning today.
- There is one-way traffic on South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. This is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on April 1.
- A lane is closed on westbound SR-152 at Clifford Drive/Ohlone Parkway for asphalt paving. The closure will last until July 3 at 5:59 a.m.
- One lane is closed on North Highway 9 at Encinal Street in the Westside/Downtown area because of shoulder work. The closure will last until 3:01 p.m. on February 28.
Community crime report
- Police responded to a report of someone refusing to leave Watsonville Community Hospital. They found that a person had thrown an aluminum soda can at another person. The victim wanted to press charges. The person who threw the can was given a citation for battery. This happened near the 100 Block of Nielson St., Watsonville, at 11 p.m. on February 19. (source)
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