U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have visited Watsonville at least nine times in the past two months, according to records provided by the Watsonville Police Department. Immigration agents have now visited Santa Cruz County a total of 39 times since the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Agentes de ICE visitaron Watsonville al menos nueve veces en los primeros dos meses de 2026, según registros
Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de Estados Unidos (ICE) han visitado Watsonville al menos nueve veces en los últimos dos meses, según registros proporcionados por el Departamento de Policía de Watsonville. Los agentes de inmigración han visitado el condado de Santa Cruz un total de 39 veces desde el inicio del segundo mandato del presidente Donald Trump.
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Santa Cruz County groups to receive second round of opioid settlement payments
Santa Cruz County nonprofit health organizations will receive $810,000 in opioid settlement funds in 2026 to help provide support for prevention, intervention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery related to opioid-related disorders.
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New report by UCSC researchers examines financial, social and legal hardships faced by farmworkers
A new report by UC Santa Cruz’s Institute for Social Transformation and the Centro Binacional para el Desarrollo Indigena Oaxaqueño examines the harsh conditions faced by farmworkers and how immigration fears contribute to the severity of their challenges.
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Bird flu outbreak at Año Nuevo State Park has spread from elephant seals to a sea otter and a sea lion
The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in California elephant seals has spread to other marine mammals, including a sea otter and sea lion. But wildlife officials are hopeful the outbreak will remain contained.
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Watsonville’s oversized vehicle ordinance takes effect Friday
The City of Watsonville’s ban on oversized vehicles parking on public streets citywide goes into effect on Friday. City officials changed the parking rules in early February.
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Santa Cruz Fire Department gets a new fire engine
Santa Cruz Fire Station 61 held a “push-in” ceremony Wednesday to celebrate its newest vehicle, a compact and highly maneuverable four-wheel-drive wildland engine designed for responding quickly to fires in rough terrain.
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San Lorenzo Valley residents rebuilding toy box memorial to victims of fatal 1982 landslide
San Lorenzo Valley residents are restoring a toy box memorial for two young brothers who died in the 1982 Love Creek landslide.
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El condado avanza con una ordenanza que prohíbe agentes de inmigración usar propiedades del condado
La Junta de Supervisores del Condado de Santa Cruz está avanzando para prohibir que funcionarios federales involucrados en la aplicación de leyes de inmigración utilicen propiedades del condado. Defensores de los inmigrantes y otros funcionarios del condado apoyan la prohibición.
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Supervisors move forward with ban on feds using county property for immigration enforcement
The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors is moving to bar federal officials engaged in immigration enforcement from using county-owned properties. Immigration advocates and other county officials support the ban.