Letters to the Editor, April 3: Great work, Watsonville PD
Letters to the Editor, April 3, 2018
Letters to the Editor, Aug. 5
Extreme gratitude, but we aren’t done yet
I am extremely grateful to the voters of the Pajaro Valley for supporting our campaign for Santa Cruz County Supervisor. We are headed into the November runoff in a strong position. With over 46% of the vote, a...
Letters, Oct. 21, 2022
Save our irreplaceable farmland
Our farm, Lakeside Organic Gardens, now in our 26th year, creates hundreds of jobs and supports local businesses that rely on the strength of our local agriculture. Growing food provides employment at all skill levels, from the newest technologies to business...
Returning to class
By Jennifer Holm & Jennifer Schacher, PVUSD Board President & Vice-President
Like so many others in education, the Pajaro Valley Unified School District community has had a rough year. We are approaching the one-year mark of schools closing to in-person instruction. That feels significant. In...
The Oscars don’t care about your feelings | Tony’s Thoughts
Over the last few years there has been so much talk about how the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences can make the Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, relevant again.
The annual show, which is scheduled for its 92nd running next month,...
Opinion: Why Christians must support common sense gun law
I'm sick to my stomach as I watch helplessly the common recurrence of mass shootings and with the paralysis of our nation to do anything about it. I feel assaulted and traumatized by the sheer volume of violence I witness on television and mass...
Spring Equinox
In the next few weeks, we will turn our clocks forward and then later in March the first day of Spring will arrive. The Buddhist celebration of the Spring Equinox is called Ohigan in Japanese. This year’s celebration takes on greater significance as we begin...
Three ways to help friends in crisis
Memo from Pastor Rene
A friend who is a local marriage and family therapist told me recently she’s booked solid with Zoom counseling sessions every day. “People are feeling so much anxiety now,” she said, “more than I’ve ever seen in my practice.” Stress from...
This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, Feb. 12-18
Compiled by Steve Bankhead
25 years ago on Feb. 6, 1996
Some workers from the closing Norcal-Crosetti plant at Ford & Walker streets will be hired by Dean Foods (former Richard Shaw Frozen Foods) which purchased Norcal Crosetti when it failed last August. Dean Foods plans...
Letters to the Editor, March 27-April 2
Regarding benefit caps
The local teacher’s union, PVFT, has been loudly crying during negotiations with the school district, PVUSD, to not put a cap on...




















