Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13: Retirement problems falling on taxpayers
Letters to the Editor, Feb. 13, 2018
Helen Beavers
Helen L. Beavers died on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017, at her home in Freedom. She was 81.
Reject Georgia Acosta for Watsonville Planning Commission
Editor’s note: This letter was written to the Watsonville City Council.
We are Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice (PVESJ), a local grassroots coalition that has been organizing students, teachers, and community members at PVUSD for almost two years.
In last November’s election, our group...
Abel Mejia, Dec. 9: Winter of discontent
Dec. 6, 2017 marked the one-year anniversary of the teacher’s union contract campaign for a decent raise on our salary schedule and the cap on our health and welfare benefits.
It’s an old story
It’s an old story. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so sad.
A young soldier fighting in Italy during World War II managed to jump into a foxhole just ahead of a spray of bullets. He immediately attempted to deepen the hole for more...
Let’s give thanks
I hope you enjoyed Halloween with your friends and family. Whether it was carving pumpkins, trick or treating or attending parties, many of us were happy to be out again enjoying the interaction with our communities. This time of year brings with it many...
Mayor’s Update: Stay prepared
As we entered the second week of March, we once again prepared for storms and another atmospheric river event that was expected to bring heavy rains and flooding. The City is working tirelessly with many partners to prepare and be ready to assist our...
Guest View: Measure D opens a vital corridor
The following is Trail Now Executive Director Brian Peoples’ rebuttal to the column by Felipe Hernandez and Greg Caput, originally published on the Pajaronian website on May 27 and in this week’s print edition.
Measure D benefits our community by reducing tax dollars spent and...
Movie Review: Disappointing third act keeps 'Wonder Woman' from greatness
The first half of “Wonder Woman” is excellent. The characters are deep, the acting is believable, the set pieces are excellent and the comedy is well written — Pine kills every scene he’s in with his perfect delivery. But the second half devolves into a C
Watsonville, Aptos advance to CCS championship matches | High school soccer
It was a special, and historical, Wednesday night for four local high school soccer teams that kept their Central Coast Section postseason runs alive...
















