Opinion

Trump is a Vector of Chaos Using a phrase I learned from my wife's family, this is only my “pee pot opinion”, but I've been writing these observations for nine years, and almost all have turned out to be spot on. So, here we go: Trump...

Editor's note: this op-ed has been updated to include a response from PVUSD Trustee Gabe Medina, which follows below. ••• PVHS staff stands united in support of student’s voice, safety The staff at Pajaro Valley High School, along with our administration and union, PVFT, write in support...

Letters to the Editor, June 24, 2017

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...

As law enforcement executives in Santa Cruz County, each of us individually may have different views of how best to reduce gun violence, but we all committed to providing leadership to prevent and reduce gun violence and to keep our children and teachers safe in our schools.

By JOHN MENKE, Hyde Street Neighborhood Association Representative On Sept. 25, I emailed you a letter discussing the proposed Hilton Hotel at 1 Western Drive. Excerpts from that letter subsequently appeared in the Oct.  4 issue of The Pajaronian as an “open letter’’ to you....