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Hollister JV football team captures second straight league crown

The Hollister JV football team scored an average of 43.2 points while yielding just 14.5 in division games on their way to a second straight league championship. The Balers were 5-0-1 in Pacific Coast Athletic League, Gabilan Division play to claim the crown by a half game over Palma and other pursuers.

Hollister, CA · 16h
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Sports Roundup: Hollister flag football team makes big improvements

After a rough season last year, the Hollister flag football program is back on solid ground. The 2026 Balers finished in the middle of the league standings, were 10-12 overall and reached the Central Coast Section playoffs. The success came via a young team that jelled during the year and...

Hollister, CA · 1d
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San Juan group takes 4th place at pumpkin world championship

Weighing in at a respectable 1,760 pounds, a pumpkin grown by a group from San Juan Bautista led by Tony Alameda is a standout, winning fourth place at the 54th annual World Championship held at the Arts & Pumpkins Festival held on Oct. 12 in Half Moon Bay. “This year...

Half Moon Bay, CA · 1d
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Hope Village provides climate-resilient housing to vulnerable residents

This past spring, in Watsonville, California, more than two dozen people experiencing homelessness, who had been living along the Pajaro River, moved into new transitional housing. The development, called Hope Village, was built using an affordable modular building system called LifeArk. Founder Charles Wee designed the system to be resilient...

Watsonville, CA · 3d
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Locals help shape safe streets at Hollister festival

About 300 people attended the free, family-friendly Safe Streets Action Plan – Vision Zero Community Festival in Hollister Oct. 24. The festival hosted by the City of Hollister brought together residents, local agencies, community organizations, businesses and food vendors to support community engagement around the city’s Safe Streets (SS4A) for All project.

Hollister, CA · 1d

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Construction at Monterey Avenue Railroad Crossing in Capitola Scheduled for Nov. 11-13

Motorists and pedestrians should plan for temporary traffic impacts during daytime construction. The Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) will conduct construction work at the Monterey Avenue Railroad Crossing in Capitola on Wednesday, Nov. 11 through Friday, Nov. 13 as part of a project to rehabilitate the railroad crossing. Work is scheduled to take place each day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Capitola, CA · 2d

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Wednesday morning traffic: Major multi-vehicle crash on Hwy 1 N at Riverside

A major crash happened today on Highway 1 Northbound at Riverside in the Watsonville/Pajaro area. Several vehicles were involved, including a semi-truck, a cement truck, a yellow septic/sewer truck, a gray Honda, a red Nissan, and other passenger cars. At least one vehicle was badly damaged, and some people May have been trapped inside. Firefighters and ambulances responded, and the #1 lane was blocked. Many cars pulled over or swerved to avoid the crash, and heavy-duty tow trucks were called to the scene.

Watsonville, CA · 1d

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Wine industry caught between generations

California’s wine industry headed into 2026 with more uncertainty than at any point in the past two decades, according to experts. The USDA’s final Grape Crush Report, released in April, found that a structural reset is taking place for the state’s wine-grape industry. Wine‑grape acreage across the...

San Benito County, CA · 23h

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Santa Cruz Co.: E. Coli Outbreak That Sickened 9 Children Linked To Capitola Beach

Capitola Beach in Santa Cruz County is temporarily closed due to an outbreak of E. coli that has sickened nine children across the Bay Area, Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency said Tuesday. Santa Cruz County Public Health Division has been notified of nine cases of E. coli O157 infection,...

Santa Cruz County, CA · 2d

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Polish influences and family traditions inspire a curated menu at Gromada.

When the first star appears in the sky on Christmas Eve, Polish people sit down to an elaborate 12-dish dinner that contains no meat dishes, but somehow manages to include several types of herring. The fish, the cabbage, wild mushrooms, pierogi and beet roots – these are the foods and flavors very dear to the hearts of Matt and Heather Zimny, owners of Gromada in Carmel Valley.

Carmel Valley, CA · 1d

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Giant Waves Are Heading for the California Coast

A powerful series of storms in the Gulf of Alaska is generating massive swells expected to arrive along Northern and Central California beginning Friday, November 13, bringing potentially life-threatening conditions to popular beaches.

California · 1d

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Pazzo’s offers an assortment of unique flavors alongside its affordable food and wine.

Passersby on Alvarado Street may have noticed the colorful new Italian cafe tucked into the Monterey Gallerie, Pazzo’s Italian Café. Alongside the splashes of radiant orange, blue, purple and pink paint, and strings of lights in the otherwise muted space, one takes note of the menu, with a range of classics like chicken marsala and pork shoulder brasato at head-scratchingly low prices.

Monterey, CA · 1d

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El Niño Just Pushed California’s Ocean to the Highest Levels Ever Recorded, and NOAA Says More Is Coming

Roads flooded, water pushed into homes and businesses, and tide gauges that have been recording for more than a century logged numbers they had never seen before. That was the California coast between Oct. 24 and 30, and NOAA has now explained what made it happen. The NOAA National Ocean...

California · 3d

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Trackdown Management’s Picking up the Pieces

For over 15 years, Jack Simpson’s Trackdown Management has published the City Manager Newsletter. Jack is a retired city manager and former Willdan executive. His newsletter content weaves together the personal side of the profession in California and helps keep the city manager community, especially retired city managers, connected with each other.

Hollister, CA · 16h

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New: Mat Barre Classes at Grit + Tonic

Grit + Tonic Pilates Studio, located at 476 Tyler Street in Downtown Monterey, is offering small-group barre classes on the mat beginning November 16. Grit Barre Classes incorporate familiar barre moves and Pilates precision. All on the mat. Expect isometric holds, small controlled movements, and high-rep strength work for legs, glutes, and core, with stretches woven in between to lengthen as you go.

Monterey, CA · 1d

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Election update: Navarro concedes in PVUSD race; Clark behind Zuniga, says there will not be a recount

After a roller-coaster election in which PVUSD Trustee Area 7 incumbent Misty Navarro started leading challenger Mads Realmuto, She slowly fell behind as new results came in, and as of the latest update on Nov. 10, Realmuto was ahead by 239 votes. In a Facebook post, Navarro thanked her supporters...

Aptos, CA · 1d

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A new composting project at ReGen Monterey aims to reduce odors and emissions.

For years, fall brings a familiar kind of smell in Marina. Sometimes it’s the essence of a hot, starchy vegetable wafting through the neighborhoods, sometimes it’s a water holding pond that turned septic. Over the years, Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado and County Supervisor Wendy Root Askew have hosted multiple town hall meetings to discuss the issue, which trends during fall and winter as wind patterns and temperatures trap the smells closer to the ground.

Marina, CA · 1d