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April 8, 2026

Movie Review: Bay, stop making 'Transformers' movies

The plot? Well, it’s there. Does it make sense? No. Do the filmmakers care? It doesn’t feel like it. The exposition is excessive and most of the time it just complicates what could have been a simple action romp through the past.

Laina Farhat-Holzman, June 3: Where are the university grownups?

For some years now, we have seen a transformation in university life that does not bode well. These changes are in line with changes in public behavior in our society at large, a general coarsening of language, ideas and actions.

Letter to the Editor, March 15: Throwing gasoline on the fire?

Letter to the Editor, March 15, 2018

Letter to the Editor, Nov. 30: American Legion thanks K&D Landscaping

Letter to the Editor, Nov. 30, 2017

Do the right thing

The recent struggle between the leaders of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District made a big impression on me. Those who follow the district know by now that PVUSD Superintendent Michelle Rodriguez was abruptly fired by the Board of Trustees in a split 4-3...

Guest View: Absurd decision threatens fairgrounds’ future

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By GREG CAPUT The Santa Cruz County Fair was facing bankruptcy when Dave Kegebein entered his position to save our county fairgrounds. The state had pulled back funding and thus threatened the existence of the fair. Many county fairgrounds have shut down in California due to...

Guest View: Measure D opens a vital corridor

The following is Trail Now Executive Director Brian Peoples’ rebuttal to the column by Felipe Hernandez and Greg Caput, originally published on the Pajaronian website on May 27 and in this week’s print edition. Measure D benefits our community by reducing tax dollars spent and...

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 2, 2019

Letters the Editor, Aug. 2, 2019

Guest View: Sacramento leadership needs to prioritize language access in elections

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In the 2020 election, my Watsonville family was energized and held its very first voting party. Local candidates competing for the same office visited, my cousins and I offered to translate and research for our elders, and many drove together to City Hall to...

From the editor's desk, April 3: On to the next 150 years

March, an exhausting month characterized by 150th anniversary celebrations, is now behind us.
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Watsonville, Santa Cruz oppose sexually violent predator placement

Editor's note: This story was updated on April 8 at 10:10am with additional information. The cities of Watsonville and Santa Cruz are opposing the proposed...