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Noah and the Climate Crisis

August 12, 2021

A new decade before us, a year of change behind us | On My Mind

Confronting Fascism under the Trump administration

Guest View: Measures Q and S are flawed

On My Mind, Nov. 2: No passwords or passcodes, please

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 14

May 14, 2021

25 years ago on May 14, 1996 The program “Home Independent Study” is open in the PV School District at Alianza Elementary School. The 90-plus students enrolled in it are free to explore their own learning styles, interests and ideas while keeping within state and...

March 14, 2017

If you are looking for destructive beast-vs-beast action you won’t be disappointed. If you’re looking for story, character development or good pacing and dialogue, you will be left wanting your money back.

December 25, 2024

Many of us—perhaps close to 50% of those who were invested in the election a month or so ago—have gone into withdrawal, hibernation, or are simply doing whatever we can to escape difficult political conversations. Personally, I am looking at the decision I made 57...

Letters to the Editor, March 13-19

March 13, 2026

The history behind the photo I thought it might be helpful for your readers to have some background on one of the pictures included in my friend Tarmo Hannula's article in the Feb. 27-March 5, 2026 issue of the Pajaronian ("Short drive, big rewards in...

santa cruz county supervisor felipe hernandez

June 15, 2023

There are various opportunities for community engagement and multiple projects starting this month—from arts to roads to housing. There are also multiple projects starting this summer. My hopes are that these capital investment projects will improve the lives of everyone. I will be having open...

January 22, 2018

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23, 2018

February 14, 2020

Let’s set the record straight. There are no confirmed Coronavirus cases in Watsonville and we did not report that absolute falsehood. I can say that with 100 percent certainty. For those that do not know, someone on the internet was playing a game earlier this...

Letters to the Editor, May 11

May 10, 2017

Letters to the Editor, May 11, 2017

Tanya Ridino, Doug Keegan and Miriam Stombler, Oct. 12: Protecting our community’s children

October 12, 2018

No matter how you feel about immigration policy, we can all agree that we want all children to be and feel safe. As a team of community leaders and activists, we are working to make sure all children have a secure place to live should something happen to their parents.

Woody Rehanek: Science proves pesticide’s destructive nature

September 13, 2017

For the last 18 years, I taught a special education class in the Pajaro Valley. Many of my students were farmworker children with learning disabilities: problems paying attention, reading difficulties, hyperactivity, autism, lower IQ and struggles with self-control. I was shocked to discover that one of the most widely used pesticides in the world — chlorpyrifos — has, after over 20 years of solid research at UC Davis, Berkeley, Columbia University and elsewhere, been linked to these difficulties in learning and behavior.

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Opinion

Noah and the Climate Crisis

A new decade before us, a year of change behind us | On My Mind

Confronting Fascism under the Trump administration

Guest View: Measures Q and S are flawed

On My Mind, Nov. 2: No passwords or passcodes, please

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 14

Movie Review: All flash, no substance: 'Kong: Skull Island' underwhelming

EXHALE AND RELAX

Letters to the Editor, March 13-19

Supervisor’s Update: Paving the way for progress

Letters to the Editor, Jan. 23: Build a wall that attracts

No, there are no Coronavirus cases in Watsonville

Letters to the Editor, May 11

Tanya Ridino, Doug Keegan and Miriam Stombler, Oct. 12: Protecting our community’s children

Woody Rehanek: Science proves pesticide’s destructive nature

Aptos duo awarded top honors for stellar play on the pitch...

Sexually violent predator Michael Cheek will not be placed in Watsonville,...

Santa Cruz man dies from wounds in March 21 attack

Letters to the Editor, April 10-16

Don’t repeat the mistakes of 2009: Protect Medi-Cal dental benefits