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Film Talk | Hollywood: out of ideas or playing it safe?

Last week my friend and I saw “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” at Watsonville’s Green Valley Cinema.

Food Truck Tours: Saucey’z lives up to its name

Punch another notch in your belt, and let’s continue this food truck tour of Watsonville.

Try This | July 5, 2019

"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.

Africa in focus

Fifteen photographs by Scotts Valley photographer Mark Overgaard are currently showing as part of a group exhibit at the Santa Cruz County Government Center.

What's going on? | July 6-12

Events calendar for July 6-12.

R-P Photo Gallery, July 5, 2019

Register-Pajaronian Photo Gallery, July 5, 2019

Thousands flock to World’s Shortest Parade

The Fourth of July parade unfolded along a section of Soquel Drive Thursday, with 103 entries in what has been branded as the World’s Shortest Parade.

Few problems on Fourth

In Watsonville, police officers wrote 20 violations, each of which came with a $1,000 fine.

CHP schedules next “Start Smart’ class

The California Highway Patrol will once again be offering a “Smart Start” driving course on July 17.

About Town, Week of July 1

Observations from across the Pajaro Valley and beyond.
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How Farmworkers Outlawed ‘El Cortito’ 50 Years Ago

For decades in the Salinas Valley, the short-handle hoe, known as “El Cortito,” was used for weeding and thinning rows of crops that kept...