Good morning! It’s January 5 — here’s what’s going on in your community today…
Cloudy with a few showers in Watsonville / Pajaro
Today will be cloudy with a couple of showers. There is a 84% chance of rain. The high will be 61 with a low of 47. Cloudy now, changing to showers at 11 a.m.
Watsonville / Pajaro news
RTC requests public input on Highway 1 coastal resilience; Watsonville police receive bike and pedestrian safety grant; Santa Cruz County Fair hosts 2026 theme contest; local protest opposes U.S. actions in Venezuela.
Santa Cruz County Fair searching for theme that celebrates nation’s 250th birthday
By Ashley Palma-Jimenez
Jan 5, 2026
Beyond the Super Bowl and the semiquincentennial: Your big sneak peek at 2026 entertainment events to come
By Wallace Baine
Jan 4, 2026
Watsonville residents take to the streets to criticize Trump administration’s attack on Venezuela
By Tania Ortiz and Kevin Painchaud
Jan 3, 2026
What’s new around you
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Things to do in Watsonville / Pajaro
Lego® Club!
Be a Master Builder at our Library Lego® Club! Join us on the first Tuesday of the month from 4:00-5:30pm and get creative with a provided theme or bu…
At Main Library – 275 Main Street on January 6
Repeats 9 more times until October 6
Family Movie Night
Event date: January 7 Event Time: 05:30 P.M. – 07:00 P.M. Location: 275 Main Street, Suite #100 Watsonville 95076 Description: Join us for a Family Mo…
At Watsonville Public Library on January 7
Bilingual Toddler Storytime
Event date: January 7 Event Time: 11:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Location: 2021 Freedom Blvd. Freedom, CA 95019 Watsonville 95076 Description: Our Bilingual …
At on January 7
Repeats once more on January 14
Roadwork is affecting traffic in the region
- A gray Nissan Frontier spun out and ended up facing the wrong way in the center divider on southbound Highway 17 at the Fishhook near Ocean St. in Santa Cruz around 5:59 a.m. today. No one was hurt. The #1 lane was closed while responders handled the scene and towed the vehicle, which was turned around and exited at Ocean St.
- There is a one-way traffic closure on South Highway 9 at Lorenzo Avenue in San Lorenzo Valley because of emergency work. The closure is expected to end at 3:59 p.m. on April 1.
No crimes to report today
We checked with local police and there were no new incidents to report.
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