Soquel News

Moss Landing >> Intrigued by the promise of a cheaper alternative water source, the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District and the Soquel Creek Water District could team up on a new study of the Deep Water Desal project proposal at Moss Landing.

Henry Shaw and Emily Parsons plant seedlings at Everett Family Farm in Soquel. The row crops at the 45-acre farm include lettuces, kale and other vegetables.

In meetings with West Coast State Fisheries Departments, the PFMC crunched all the numbers and released its announcement Monday.

California Highway Patrol officers arrested two South Bay men for transporting and selling marijuana Tuesday evening.

Logan MacMullan, who will turn 2 years old in June, creates a super painting at Westside Parent Education Nursery School located at Bay View Elementary School in Santa Cruz Tuesday.

Where can you find the sweet sound of crashing waves, beautiful sandy beaches, tons of candy filled eggs and the Easter Bunny? The Capitola Village Easter Egg Hunt on the Beach, of course! Bring the kids out for a memorable time and some great photo opportunities on April 19. The Easter Bunny will be there and children 12 and younger can hunt for ... (more)

Michelle Rachleff, left, and her mentee, Claire Howell, are neighbors who got to know each other through the Big Sister, Little Sister program.

She Sells Seashells and More will host a networking mixer for the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, inside the Capitola Mercantile, 115 San Jose Ave., in Capitola Village.

She Sells Seashells and More will host a networking mixer for the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, inside the Capitola Mercantile, 115 San Jose Ave., in Capitola Village.

The top-ranked Knights beat Santa Cruz 5-1 on Tuesday. Last Week: 1 2 St. Francis: The Sharks topped Aptos 6-3 on Tuesday, Sobrato 4-3 on Thursday and San Lorenzo Valley 8-4 on Friday.

Day Worker Center of Santa Cruz County Program Director Mireya Gomez-Contreras hanks the center's staff and workers at Anna Jean Cummings Park in Soquel on Sunday afternoon during the center's first anniversary party.

Soquel >> Dr. Jim Engelman lives on a quiet property in the Soquel hills with a grand piano facing a garden reminiscent of a Zen monastery.

Michelle Rachleff and her mentee, Claire Howell, are neighbors who got to know each other through the Big Sister, Little Sister program.

Jeremy Shonick has written a novel - Cesar's Wars - exploring the cost of war both on and off the battlefield.

Construction crews work near the entrance to the new parking lot on the site of the former Pacific Cove Mobile Home Park in Capitola Village.

Rylee, a Dutch-mix rabbit, is one of the 20 rabbits available for adoption at Sunday's Rabbit Haven adoption event.

Steve Carlier, a Buddhist monk for 30 years, spins the Great Prayer Wheel at the Land of Medicine Buddha in Soquel on Sunday to kick off a 24-hour 'Wheelathon' fundraiser to build a Buddhist shrine, or 'stupa.'

Saskia Lucas, director of Open Streets Santa Cruz County, will speak to the Capitola-Soquel Chamber of Commerce, which meets 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Shadowbrook, 1750 Wharf Road.

Workers take a break from building a four-mile mountain bike "flow" trail through the Soquel Demonstration State Forest.

Soquel >> Some half of the Soquel Creek Water District's customers may soon face financial penalties for using too much water under a use reduction plan approved Tuesday.