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March 22, 2019

Why I support renewing Watsonville’s Measure U

Honoring those who sacrificed

Letters to the Editor, March 3: Health care justice for all

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 30

Letter: Pajaro Valley soil is the best in the world

September 16, 2022

I grew up in Watsonville and have lived and worked in the Pajaro Valley all my life. I have been an agronomist, scientifically analyzing agricultural soils in California and throughout the United States. I have studied thousands of different soils, and I can say...

January 4, 2019

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 4, 2019

When we silence teachers, we teach fear instead of freedom

October 16, 2025

There are moments in a community’s life when silence is not neutral. It is a decision. This is one of those moments in Pajaro Valley Unified School District. Our Board of Trustees is preparing to approve revisions to Policy 6144 - the so-called “Controversial Issues” policy....

May 15, 2017

My name is Marcus Northcutt and I am in my first year as athletic director at Watsonville High School. I write today in support of the Ninth Annual Watsonville High Alumni Golf Tournament scheduled for Friday, June 16 at Spring Hills Golf Course.

February 2, 2023

With nearly three feet of rain in three weeks, national news picked up on the big impacts in our small county. Folks from Nebraska to North Carolina saw images of our battered coastline and the wreckage of Seacliff State Beach and Capitola Village. But...

April 27, 2023

Building a real bridge over Pajaro River on Murphy Crossing Road “needs to be an immediate priority," according to an editorial in the Santa Cruz Sentinel. I have advocated for building a real bridge over Pajaro River on Murphy Crossing Road by replacing the current...

Letters to the Editor Dec. 12-26

December 23, 2025

Praise for Watsonville Fire Chief Lopez In 1996, I took my New School students to the Watsonville Fire Department on Second Street for an educational tour. There I met fireman Rudy Lopez, who took an interest in my "second chance" high school students. I met...

November 13, 2020

Abundant thanks to the Watsonville City Council, especially Mayor Garcia and members Gonzalez and Estrada, for their support of public posting of Notices of Intent (NOIs) to use restricted pesticides. We appreciate County Agricultural Commissioner Juan Hidalgo for his ongoing willingness to communicate, and...

Letters to the editor Sept. 5-11

September 5, 2025

Prop. 50 stifles diverse voices California’s Proposition 50, on the November ballot, shamelessly deepens voter disenfranchisement. With 52 congressional districts and voters split at 45.3% Democrat, 25.2% Republican, and 22.3% Independent, California’s representation should reflect this diversity. Yet, only 9 of 52 House seats are...

Letters to the Editor, July 15: Youth educate public about tobacco dangers

July 14, 2017

Letters to the Editor, July 15, 2017

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Opinion

From the editor's desk | The end of the ride

Why I support renewing Watsonville’s Measure U

Honoring those who sacrificed

Letters to the Editor, March 3: Health care justice for all

Letters to the Editor, Oct. 30

Letter: Pajaro Valley soil is the best in the world

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 4, 2019

When we silence teachers, we teach fear instead of freedom

Supporting Watsonville athletics

Guest View: Showing up with love

Letter: Need a true bridge on Murphy Crossing

Letters to the Editor Dec. 12-26

Thank you City Council

Letters to the editor Sept. 5-11

Letters to the Editor, July 15: Youth educate public about tobacco dangers

Castroville man dies in head-on crash in Moss Landing

Letter to the Editor, April 4

Letters to the Editor, April 3-9

Aptos’ Ella Porter makes debut in professional flag football league

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