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April 10, 2026

Don’t repeat the mistakes of 2009: Protect Medi-Cal dental benefits

Letters to the Editor, April 3-9

Letters to the Editor, March 27-April 2

In the coming weeks, the City of Watsonville will begin preparing our fiscal year 2026/27 budget. When people hear “budget season,” it can sound technical, but from my perspective inside City Hall, it is anything but that. The budget is more than numbers on a...

Letters to the Editor, March 13-19

March 13, 2026

The history behind the photo I thought it might be helpful for your readers to have some background on one of the pictures included in my friend Tarmo Hannula's article in the Feb. 27-March 5, 2026 issue of the Pajaronian ("Short drive, big rewards in...

Letters to the Editor March 6-12

March 6, 2026

Democrats disrespectful during State of the Union I condemn the Democratic members of Congress for refusing to stand and applaud victims of preventable tragedies during the SOTU address. Their inaction reveals misplaced priorities and a lack of empathy for shattered lives. Take the 5-year-old girl who...

March 6, 2026

George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984” contains the famous slogan: “Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” This quote from Orwell’s book is intended to mean that those in power manipulate historical records to shape public perception, justify current...

Nourishing Today, Building Tomorrow: The Next Chapter of Our Food Bank

March 2, 2026

For more than 50 years, our community has demonstrated what’s possible when neighbors care for one another. Through floods, emergencies, economic downturns and a global pandemic, our Santa Cruz County neighbors have consistently shown up to ensure that no one faces hunger alone. Today, we are...

Medina ban was right call

February 19, 2026

At the Feb. 11 PVUSD Board meeting, trustee Gabe Medina was banned from the PV High campus for 14 days. It was a great example of deflecting the charges to blaming others for not doing enough, a practice that trustee Medina has done for...

February 19, 2026

Donald Trump’s approach to governance is frequently analyzed through chaos theory, where calculated unpredictability, disruption, and rapid, impulsive shifts are used as strategic tools to manage, dominate, or reshape political environments. This tactic aims to keep opponents off balance, control the agenda and overturn established...

Stuck inside a courtroom with the Telone blues again

February 13, 2026

In the labyrinthine nature of pesticide reincarnation, it’s hard to know where to begin. 1,3-D (Telone) originated as a byproduct of oil refining. In the 1930s, Hawaiian pineapple plantations were being decimated by nematodes in the soil; Shell Oil had on hand some barrels of...

In support of Pajaro Valley High School walkout

February 10, 2026

PVUSD is at risk of endorsing a twisted account of the Pájaro Valley High School walkout, a narrative that strips students of political agency and infringes on their constitutional rights while professing concern for their well-being. In a window in which the federal government has...

The Pajaro Valley High School student walkout: Separate letters by teachers union/Trustee Medina give different versions of events

February 6, 2026

Editor's note: this op-ed has been updated to include a response from PVUSD Trustee Gabe Medina, which follows below. ••• PVHS staff stands united in support of student’s voice, safety The staff at Pajaro Valley High School, along with our administration and union, PVFT, write in support...

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Letters to the Editor, April 10-16

Don’t repeat the mistakes of 2009: Protect Medi-Cal dental benefits

Letter to the Editor, April 4

Letters to the Editor, April 3-9

Letters to the Editor, March 27-April 2

Budget Season in Watsonville

Letters to the Editor, March 13-19

Letters to the Editor March 6-12

Rewriting America’s history

Nourishing Today, Building Tomorrow: The Next Chapter of Our Food Bank

Medina ban was right call

Chaos as a political strategy

Stuck inside a courtroom with the Telone blues again

In support of Pajaro Valley High School walkout

The Pajaro Valley High School student walkout: Separate letters by teachers union/Trustee Medina give different versions of events

Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch...

Sexually violent predator Michael Cheek will not be placed in Watsonville,...

Santa Cruz man dies from wounds in March 21 attack

Letters to the Editor, April 10-16

Don’t repeat the mistakes of 2009: Protect Medi-Cal dental benefits