Abel Mejia: PVUSD needs to rearrange priorities
After reading the PVUSD’s Oct. 5 offer to certificated staff, I was further disappointed by their lack of bargaining in good faith. The district continues to have its priorities in the wrong order.
Legacy of growth
In 1924, a man named Daniel Pieri arrived at a newly leased plot of land just south of Castroville and began to plant.
Photo story: Open at last
Barricades were recently taken down where Atkinson Lane meets Freedom Boulevard during construction of the new Tabasas Gardens homes (shown here). The lane had been closed to allow for construction for more than a year.
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 23: The road to tax reform — the rich get richer
Letters to the Editor, Dec. 23, 2017
Letters to the Editor, March 5
Regarding moving the bust of Washington
Seeing as how the City Council caved to the cancel culture mob I have decided to make as many of my purchases as possible out of the city limits. The city does not have anything that can’t be purchased...
Sandy Lydon: The 2023 Pajaro flood and Vallejo’s legacy
Again! The long-time residents of Pajaro stand in the mud, their voices filled with frustration and anger. Some remember back to the March day in 1995 when they heard the assurances from politicians. Be patient! Help is coming! We’ve got your back!
The rampant cynicism...
Letters to the Editor | July 31, 2020
Thoughts on Washington monument
I recall when the George Washington statue appeared in the City Plaza, and wondered, “what does George Washington have to do with Watsonville?” Washington never visited Watsonville because the town wasn't around when George was. Washington had long finished his business...
From the editor's desk, Oct. 31: Closure needed soon in bicyclist incident
It’s been nearly two months since Jennie Gervasio was struck and killed as she was riding her bicycle on Main Street near Auto Center Drive.
Carmageddon: Highway 1 closed for 24 hours
The California Highway Patrol closed north and southbound lanes of Highway 1 in Soquel Saturday at 7pm to make way for Granite Construction crews to demolish the 1948 Capitola Avenue bridge above the highway.
The closure and carefully crafted detour between Bay/Porter and Park Avenue...
K9 helps nab suspect, find drugs, cash, gun
A man was arrested Dec. 4 after Monterey County Sheriff's deputies found drugs, cash and a loaded gun in a vehicle.
Around 3:15pm, detectives with...


















