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2 people were injured in shootings on Sunday in Watsonville, and a 3rd was injured in a Monday morning shooting. The Sunday shootings involved victims in multiple vehicles in the areas of Green Valley AND Minto Roads, as well as Dutchman Road and Roe Avenue (about a block off Green Valley Road). The Monday shooting took place around 2 a.m. On Tharp Avenue near Palm Avenue. The victim in that shooting, suffered a leg injury and is expected to recover.
A 46 year-old man was listed in critical condition after he suffered several gunshot wounds over the weekend in Watsonville. That shooting took place just after midnight (Saturday morning) near the Pajaro River Levee on Walker Street. Anyone with information about the Saturday shooting is encouraged to contact the Watsonville Police Department.
Wetlands along the central coast are prone to increases of nitrate concentration due to farming activities.
Thanks to recent wetland restoration efforts done by community farmers, that concern has lessened according to a study three decades in the making involving the Moro Cojo Slough.
Ross Clark with Central Coast Wetlands Group explains how that is possible..
“Over 70 acres of wetlands in the Moro Cojo watershed have been able to remove a lot of the nitrate off the land before it gets to the natural ecosystem. For instance, we have one drainage of about a thousand acres of ag land owned by a number of different farmers, that drain into one of our treatment wetlands. We can show that the nitrogen load that comes in is completely removed before it discharges into the natural drainage and into the bay”, Clark said.
In addition to these efforts, water bond funding measures passed by California voters have provided monetary support in improving water quality throughout these farm lands.
On Sunday, a truck rolled over on Broadway Street and Riverside Avenue in Santa Cruz.
According to Santa Cruz Police, the cause of this incident was due to distracted driving and speeding while making a turn.
No injuries were reported.
Officials with Santa Cruz Police request that drivers “Please focus on the road, and especially put the phone down while driving”.
Spray operations will cause a single lane to close on Highway 101 and Highway 146 as early as tomorrow.
For Highway 146, that is scheduled to take place from 11 AM to 2 PM on Tuesday spanning from Pinnacles at Metz Road to the San Benito County Line.
And on Wednesday, a moving single lane closure will take place in both directions of Highway 101 between the San Benito County and Santa Clara County lines, also from 11 AM to 2 PM.
Motorists who travel along these stretches of highway are encouraged to plan for delays.