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When former Watsonville City Councilman Manuel Bersamin retired from his seat in 2012 to care for his ailing 95-year-old mother, The Pajaronian asked him...

Supervisor Felipe Hernandez to host BESS town hall

Local News

Santa Cruz County Supervisor Felipe Hernandez will host a town hall meeting tonight, Oct. 27, to discuss potential rules for battery energy storage systems...

Supervisors table Kratom ban

Local News

The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled an ordinance that would have banned the sale of Kratom, opting instead for a...

A look back at Gold Country in the Sierra Foothills

Travel

Since I was born in Columbia in the Sierra foothills, I’ve returned there a number of times to soak in some of the history...

Aptos secures sixth straight SCCAL regular season crown | Girls tennis

High School Sports

Aptos proved yet again it is queen of the hardcourt after wrapping up a sixth consecutive Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League girls tennis championship...

New Dientes clinic opens in Watsonville

Local News

Eight new dental chairs now await patients at a new Dientes Community Dental clinic following the organization’s grand opening celebration Wednesday evening. More than 100...

CRIME, FIRE & COURTS

One dead after van plunges off Santa Cruz Wharf

October 27, 2025

A Scotts Valley man died Sunday morning after his minivan plunged into the ocean from the Santa Cruz Wharf. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office...

Monterey County Sheriff’s deputies seeking armed robbery duo

October 27, 2025

Monterey County Sheriff investigators are looking for two suspects who committed armed robbery at the Express Market in Pajaro on Saturday. The suspects, both male,...

Police seeking 12-year-old couple on lam

October 25, 2025

Watsonville police Saturday were looking for a 12-year-old girl who took her mother's car and went on the run with her 12-year-old boyfriend, and...

Suspect arrested in East Lake Avenue attempted murder

October 17, 2025

A man was arrested Thursday night on the 700 block of Palm Avenue on suspicion of attempted murder. With the help of SWAT officers Watsonville...

OPINION

Letters to the editor Oct. 24-30

October 24, 2025

Teachers are educators, not activists In a recent opinion piece, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers expressed concern on being silenced in the classroom. PVUSD teachers need to be reminded that they have a civic role to be educators. The concept that they are change agents, child advocates, architects of...