Buena Vista News

Independence Elementary fourth-grade teacher Erika Tindell leads a group of students in the Gifted and Talented Education program in an exercise about ethics.

While doing ministry work in Canon Buena Vista, Mexico a few years ago, Yolanda Hernandez looked upon the women in the community and felt dismay.

Homemade apple pie, hot coffee and a healthy serving of turkey with all the trimmings made for a holiday feast for nearly 1,500 people 55 and older on Sunday at the Civic Auditorium.

Last week, City Councilman Emilio Martinez wrote a guest opinion in this newspaper with the stated purpose of giving his reasons for turning in a petition to establish the at-large mayor system in Watsonville.

Before minivans and SUVs with navigation systems and third-row seats, some students traveled to rural schools using a one-horsepower, one-seat method of transportation - an actual horse.

Foresthill High School students learned about sustainable forest management at the 2009 California Forestry Challenge, funded in part by Buena Vista Biomass Power and the California Forestry Association.

Students running on a school field is nothing new. But at Buena Vista Elementary School recently, students ran across their field with big smiles on their faces - the first ones to step foot on a brand new field.

Miramax Films president Daniel Battsek is exiting Disney's specialty film division.

The National Hurricane Center in Miami reports that Tropical Storm Rick is weakening slightly as it continues to move in an easterly direction towards the Baja California Peninsula.

In this edition of expert corner, Jeffrey A. Gottlieb, Esq., Los Angeles special education attorney, discusses California law regarding bullying of students with special needs.

Omara Portuondo, the sultry-voiced diva of the Buena Vista Social Club, has been granted permission to visit the U.S. for the first time since 2003 and hopes a dose of her sensuous sound can inspire both countries to improve frozen relations.

State regulators have put a Santa Cruz County landfill on its list of chronic violators after they found it's been exceeding methane gas emission standards.

Accidents involving trains from Southern California's Metrolink system killed 218 people in the 15 years leading up to last year's collision that left 25 dead, according to a report published Sunday.

Leaking methane at the Buena Vista Landfill has prompted state regulators to add the facility to a black list of chronic violators.

Share + Sep 18, 2009 7:53 pm US/Pacific BURBANK, Calif. 1 of 1 Chairman of Walt Disney Studios Dick Cook at the Los Angeles premiere of Disney's "Bedtime Stories" held at the El Capitan Theatre on Dec.

A Contra Costa literacy group is looking for volunteers to help tutor students. The Buena Vista Auxiliary of Assistance League of Diablo Valley is a nonprofit organization that helps elementary school students improve their reading skills.

In Villa de Buena Vista beats the heart of Tuscany, yet you will find it is the most charming, luxurious California wine country bed and breakfast to grace the vineyards of Paso Robles AVA.

A state grant may mean a safer walk to school for students at Buena Vista Elementary.

Watsonville Public Works Director David Koch's column Aug. 23 regarding Watsonville Airport being an asset to our community and the local economy is positive, accurate and informative.

A former IRS official was sentenced to 24 months in prison for his role with a Topeka-based tax company that marketed what authorities described as bogus tax deductions.