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Religion: Bodhi Day

Jay Shinseki Watsonville
Once again we find ourselves at the year’s end. It is hard to believe that another year has gone by. December is a time for families to gather to celebrate the holidays. We celebrate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice, Christmas and Bodhi Day, the...

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 7

Letters to the Editor, Dec. 7, 2018

And there I stood with my piccolo

Rev. Robin Mathews-Johnson
Memo from Rev. Mathews-Johnson Composer Meredith Willson once told the story of a band whose music so pleased a king of long ago that he opened his royal treasury to the musicians. He invited them to walk in and to fill their instruments with as...

Serving Nuestra Ciudad

The Pajaronian
The COVID-19 crisis has without a doubt been a challenging ordeal. Our businesses are suffering, our neighbors are struggling to make ends meet and there do not seem to be many quick solutions to the problems created by this tricky, highly-infectious virus. Yet, the...

Letters to the editor, Aug. 1–7

We want to hear from you! Visit pajaronian.com/submit-letter/ Reflections on the July 16 PVUSD Board Meeting The July 16 PVUSD Board meeting exposed deep divisions in our community and the urgent need for respectful, reasoned civic engagement—especially concerning student safety. I spoke in strong support of...

Rick Longinotti, March 10: Our county needs transportation justice

In U.S. cities just prior to the automobile revolution, there was plenty of social inequality, but a lot more equality of mobility than we have now.

Local and national elections display the power of media and bias on politics

Editor’s note: Zen Weaver is a junior at Aptos High School. This is his second story for The Pajaronian. We welcome contributions from aspiring young journalists. Email [email protected] In an era where headlines spread faster than facts, Santa Cruz County residents, politicians, and community leaders...

Trina Coffman-Gomez, Nov. 30: Clarifying misconceptions and moving forward, part two

This is a continuation of Trina Coffman-Gomez’s column from last week’s edition, which touches on misconceptions surrounding the county’s transportation planning.

Sandy Lydon: The legacy of the county boundary in the river

Back in three successive Pajaronian columns (July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2), I laid out the convoluted story of how a group of Yankee (white) residents in and around Santa Cruz seceded from Monterey County and the two were born side-by-side in 1850.  Monterey...

Jeremy Bagott | Silicon Valley disrupts Watsonville fungi farmer

After changing the way we buy books, music and movie tickets, the Silicon Valley is now disrupting some of the most fertile irrigated farmland in the nation.
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How payment technology is changing online services

How Payment Technology Is Changing Online Services

Published in cooperation between Mr. Gamble and The Pajaronian When you shop online, what’s your preferred way of cashing out? From e-commerce and entertainment to subscriptions...
A California Highway Patrol officer takes a man into custody after he found an unregistered handgun in his possession during a car stop.

CHP finds unregistered handgun