Planning for the Future: Biking into 2050
Does the future of Los Altos include the bicycle? Our city is currently in the early phases of updating our General Plan, slated for completion by 2028, which will create a vision for what Los Altos can become through 2050. This is a major...
Reading fiction helped me understand life better than social media
Editor's note: Julia Crossen is a 17-year-old junior at Monte Vista Christian School. We want to hear from other young people. Email editor@pajaronian.com
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Books today hold exciting stories with deep messages you can’t find scrolling social media.
Social media consumes all of our time and devours...
May 17, under the eucalyptus trees
Editor’s note: this op-ed is from Sarah Weaver, a resident of the homeless encampment on Airport Boulevard that was cleared this week. She wrote it the day before police were expected to enforce a removal order by the property owner.
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The anxiety and fear of...
Letters to the Editor – May 15-21
Local leaders should enact strong BESS rules
Leaders of the County of Santa Cruz and City of Watsonville have a great responsibility to protect the health and safety of the Watsonville Community and all first responders by drafting and codifying a strong battery energy storage...
Nothing holy about this war
After President Trump's military executed “Operation Midnight Hammer” June 22 of last year, he proclaimed that “Iran's nuclear facilities have been obliterated, and suggestions otherwise are fake news.”
So when the administration initiated “Operation Epic Fury” on Feb. 28 this year in conjunction with Israel...
The Los Altos Town Crier welcomes new editor
This week, we welcome our new editor, Clarke Condé, to the Los Altos Town Crier. Condé is an award-winning editor, writer and photographer from New Mexico who comes to the newspaper with three decades worth of journalism experience, including recent stints as the editor...
Letters to the Editor – May 8-14
High standards needed for Minto Road BESS facility
Battery energy storage may be part of California’s clean-energy future. I am not opposed to it. But clean energy should not become a shortcut around local accountability.
The proposed Minto Road BESS project would place an industrial-scale battery...
Letters to the Editor, May1-7
Who Really Saved Watsonville Community Hospital
Tony Nunez’s claim that he “saved” Watsonville Community Hospital is simply not credible.
The hospital remains in a fragile financial position, with tens of millions in debt and ongoing concerns raised in a recent audit presented to the Pajaro Valley...
Is the populist far-right beginning to lose support?
A shocking political event took place in Europe last month. On the strength of a 74% turnout—the largest in Hungary's history—prime minister Viktor Orban's 16 year tenure came to an abrupt end when opposition leader Peter Magyar and his Tisza party defied the odds...
Letters to the Editor
Los Altos homeless ordinanceI was disappointed to learn of the homeless encampment ordinance that was just passed by City Council. With consequences that could possibly result in a misdemeanor charge.Experiencing homelessness is not a crime. Full stop.While I recognize that attempts to provide outreach...
Buddhist Temple celebrates 120 years
A large photo display was part of the 120th anniversary celebration of the Watsonville Buddhist Temple Saturday. Speakers, a proclamation from the City of...















