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Addressing our local housing crisis

On My Mind, Aug. 24: What stop sign? What speed bump?

Letter: Help prevent youth suicide

Sandy Lydon: The Porter family legacy

March 9, 2023

The myth about how Watsonville’s original Chinatown (1870-1888) moved from the corner of Maple and Union to a new site across the river in Monterey County began even before the move was completed in September 1888. The story of the delicate negotiations and the Chinese...

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...

February 19, 2018

Letter to the Editor, Feb. 20, 2018

March 19, 2021

By Elaine Legorreta This is a call for the resignation of Georgia Acosta from the Pajaro Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. One of several deficits is her disregard of the law and district by-laws. Trustee Acosta demonstrated either a disrespect or ignorance of...

October 14, 2022

I came to the Pajaro Valley in late 2000 to serve this community as editor of the Register-Pajaronian. For the next decade, my staff and I covered a series of fair managers and scandals at the Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds and it seemed the...

March 2, 2023

As a news reporter, I attended Santa Cruz County Fair Board of Directors meetings for years, sometimes covering scandalous fair managers and scarce finances. What I saw recently at the Feb. 28 fair board meeting was disturbing on a level I’d never before have...

Movie Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ more of the same, in a good way

March 9, 2017

Is the sequel, “John Wick: Chapter 2,” better than the first? No. But it is nonetheless a whimsical and unpredictable dose of high-octane action that will leave you with your mouth open time and again.

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...

March 21, 2020

Just 13 days ago Santa Cruz County officials announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 within our tight-knit community. Since that fateful Saturday morning press conference, the Pajaronian news team has not had much time to take a moment to reflect and truly process...

October 16, 2020

Alyssa Wall for County Office of Education After eight years on the Santa Cruz County Office of Education board, I am stepping down. I am very pleased that Alyssa Wall filed to run. She grew up in San Jose, fell in love with Santa Cruz...

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Letter: Pajaro’s plight

Addressing our local housing crisis

On My Mind, Aug. 24: What stop sign? What speed bump?

Letter: Help prevent youth suicide

Best and worst movies of 2017

Sandy Lydon: The Porter family legacy

Letter: Pajaro Valley soil is the best in the world

Letter to the Editor, Feb. 20: Gosh, if I was there. The questions I could’ve asked

Acosta must resign

Letter: Fairgrounds and community will suffer the most

Guest View: Fairgrounds future looks fraught

Movie Review: ‘John Wick: Chapter 2’ more of the same, in a good way

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

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