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Bob Fifield, Jan. 2: Time to invest in renewable energy

Letters to the Editor Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 6: Hansen was a caring, community-focused individual

Rick Longinotti and Mireya Gomez-Contreras, Dec. 7: Real alternatives for Watsonville commuters

December 7, 2018

Anyone over a certain age who has driven the freeways of the Bay Area or Southern California knows that widening highways doesn’t work to reduce congestion beyond the short-term.

September 13, 2017

Watsonville mayor's update, Sept. 14, 2017

August 12, 2021

Once when I was a youth pastor, a sixth-grade boy came up to me and asked, “Robby, where’s the rules part in the Bible?” Not sure exactly what he meant, I asked if he was looking for the Ten Commandments. “No, the rules part!”...

May 14, 2021

25 years ago on May 14, 1996 The program “Home Independent Study” is open in the PV School District at Alianza Elementary School. The 90-plus students enrolled in it are free to explore their own learning styles, interests and ideas while keeping within state and...

In support of CASA: California’s budget decisions are failing its most vulnerable children

August 22, 2025

Difficult decisions were made to pass the California state budget this year. We understand lawmakers worked hard to protect essential programs. However, much more could have been done for foster and justice-involved youth. Among the most alarming cuts was the elimination of statewide CASA...

June 10, 2022

For seven years in the 1970s I taught elementary school at Hall District School in Las Lomas. My students were virtually identical to those massacred in Uvalde, Texas. Apparently, “my” children watched for almost an hour while their teachers and friends were being blown...

June 25, 2021

It is so easy, ridiculously easy, to simply point at someone else and say, “He’s not in our group.” Ever felt that way? I know I have, but I confess I’m not proud of it. Even churches make that mistake. Arthur Herman’s book “How the...

From the editor's desk, Jan. 9: Stay home if you are sick, please

January 8, 2018

The flu season this year is shaping up to be worse than normal, as I can attest to.

Giving everyone access to health coverage is a priority for Monterey Bay hospitals

May 4, 2017

With all the political instability in Washington D.C., it’s difficult to know what our health care system will look like in the future. Despite the recent failure of efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the White House appears to b

November 30, 2018

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 30, 2018

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Bob Fifield, Jan. 2: Time to invest in renewable energy

Letters to the Editor Nov. 28-Dec. 4

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 6: Hansen was a caring, community-focused individual

Rick Longinotti and Mireya Gomez-Contreras, Dec. 7: Real alternatives for Watsonville commuters

Watsonville mayor's update, Sept. 14

Noah and the Climate Crisis

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 14

In support of CASA: California’s budget decisions are failing its most vulnerable children

Guest View: Hurt people, hurt people

Welcome to Watsonville, Pastor John

From the editor's desk, Jan. 9: Stay home if you are sick, please

Giving everyone access to health coverage is a priority for Monterey Bay hospitals

Letters to the Editor, Nov. 30

Students learn the power of the vote at Civics Summit

Pickup slams into Ace Hardware on Main Street

Watsonville, Aptos advance to CCS championship matches | High school soccer

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Housing voucher program at risk unless Congress acts