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Letters to the editor Oct. 24-30

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...

Man arrested for DUI after crash, one injured

A Watsonville man was arrested on suspicion of DUI Monday afternoon after a two-vehicle crash. Watsonville Police officer Bobby Rodriguez said the suspect was driving a red Chevy Silverado  pickup westbound on Martinelli Street around 4:30pm. Witnesses told police that the driver ran a stop...

Easter: From Locked to Unleashed

Memo from Pastor Rene Schlaepfer
“On the evening of that first day of the week, the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear…” (Gospel of John 20:19a) The time: Passover week. The place: Jerusalem. The scene: An upper room. Locked doors. The stale air is thick with uncertainty about the...

Jimmy Dutra: METRO’s dramatic recovery maintains viable public transit options for county residents

Three years ago, in 2014, Santa Cruz METRO, your county public transit system, was in dire financial straits, with insolvency being a real threat within a couple of years.

Letters to the Editor, July 20: Fair poetry deadline is soon

Letters to the Editor, July 20, 2017

2019 EcoFarm Bus Tour to visit Pajaro Valley farms

The 39th Annual EcoFarm Conference will host its annual farm tour on Jan. 23.

Supervisor’s Update: Paving the way for progress

santa cruz county supervisor felipe hernandez
There are various opportunities for community engagement and multiple projects starting this month—from arts to roads to housing. There are also multiple projects starting this summer. My hopes are that these capital investment projects will improve the lives of everyone. I will be having open...

On My Mind: My days with Nancy Lockwood

Nancy was never forceful or assuming. That was a huge part of her — Nancy was a gentle, easy going woman with a graceful understanding of how people work and what it took to bring ideas forward and into action in a respectful manner.

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 13

Politics is keeping Watsonville stuck I was quite bemused when I read that the Watsonville Planning Commission denied issuing a use permit to the developers of the drive-thru establishments on N. Main Street because of air pollution from idling cars! This is such shortsighted thinking!  Sure,...

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 8, 2019

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 8, 2019
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Man missing at sea in Big Sur

A man was swept from the rocky shoreline at Soberanes Point at Garrapata State Park Saturday and is reportedly still missing. The Monterey County Sheriff’s...

Missing Utah Woman found safe

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