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October 18, 2024

The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of Pajaronian employees or of the company. Yes on Prop 5 Yes on Prop 5 – Empowering Local Communities to Build Affordable Housing California's housing crisis is a constant topic of conversation—filled with frustration, limitations, and seemingly...

August 1, 2025

We want to hear from you! Visit pajaronian.com/submit-letter/ Reflections on the July 16 PVUSD Board Meeting The July 16 PVUSD Board meeting exposed deep divisions in our community and the urgent need for respectful, reasoned civic engagement—especially concerning student safety. I spoke in strong support of...

Letters to the Editor Nov. 14-20

November 14, 2025

PVUSD cuts necessary The Pajaro Valley Unified School District is finally being forced to face financial reality. Many of the positions now being eliminated were funded by one-time Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds, which expired in February 2024. That temporary COVID money...

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...

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...

Letters to the Editor, October 4 2024

October 4, 2024

Kim De Serpa the right choice for District 2 By Andrew Nevitt Santa Cruz County Letter: As a 40 yr resident of Santa Cruz County and District 2, I was very appreciative when Kim De Serpa chose to run for the District 2 County Supervisor. As an...

August 8, 2025

We want to hear from you! Visit pajaronian.com/submit-letter/ Tiny home village not enough A band aid on a missing limb is not the only answer. Westview Presbyterian Church is doing an honorable part in the helping of human suffering. But 36 rooms is not enough to help...

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 7-13

August 7, 2026

Method of choosing hospital CEO flawed I disagree with Pajaro Valley Health Care District Board Chair Tony Nuñez’s decision to select members for the ad-hoc committee to select the permanent CEO. Since he and Dr. Joe Gallagher were the ad-hoc committee members that selected the...

Letters to the editor Oct. 17–23

October 16, 2025

Organophosphates Endanger Our Children’s Future 25 years ago, when Dr. Brenda Eskenazi and her UC Berkeley team at the School of Public Health began taking blood and urine samples of pregnant women and young children in the Salinas Valley, they figured that anyone living within...

Letters to the Editor, April 3-9

April 4, 2026

Medina should have notified about recording Several months ago PVUSD trustee Gabriel Medina wrote on his social media page that he had recorded a telephone conversation with school superintendent Heather Contreras and that she rudely hung up on him. She denied doing so, and I...

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Letters to the Editor – May 8-14

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Medina ban was right call

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Letters to the Editor, April 3-9

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