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January 26, 2026

Watsonville organization establishes produce distribution

WATSONVILLE—Every year Farm Discovery at Live Earth aims to reach thousands of young people to teach them about farming, nutrition and health, environmental literacy and more. The organization is headquartered at Watsonville’s Live Earth Farm, which plants crops in the fall that are eventually...

Syda K. Cogliati: Help improve local government

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Are you interested in learning more about how our local government works? Are you interested in helping improve our local government? Do you enjoy working in a collaborative setting with other community members? If you answered yes to these questions, please apply to serve...

Is the Electoral College still appropriate?

We are again just weeks away from another presidential election. An election that won't be decided by a plurality of the popular vote, but by what even our Supreme Court has referred to as the “anachronism of the Electoral College.” A perpetual majority of voters...

Watsonville Mayor's Update, September 2018

Watsonville Mayor's Update, September 2018

Letter: Watsonville Elks thank members

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The Elks lawn grew rapidly during the rains. We tried to use the largest lawn mower we had and it wouldn't go through. Cesar Paz stepped in and got it done. Thank you for your help with yard work Cesar! It looks amazing.  We are looking forward...

It’s an old story

Rev. Robin Mathews-Johnson
It’s an old story. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so sad. A young soldier fighting in Italy during World War II managed to jump into a foxhole just ahead of a spray of bullets. He immediately attempted to deepen the hole for more...

Support needed for the immigrant community facing Trump policies

The incoming Trump Administration has announced its intention to carry out mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.  As religious leaders in Santa Cruz County from across the faith traditions, we cannot remain silent in the face of these policies that will cause untold damage to our...

Faith sees obstacles as opportunities

Memo from Pastor Rene Schlaepfer
The surprising success this season of the San Francisco Giants had me thinking the other day of Dave Dravecky. Beloved by Giants fans, Dravecky was a popular pitcher until a tumor invaded his throwing arm. After surgery he forged a surprising comeback—until the cancer...

We must persist

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In light of the alarming spread of the novel coronavirus that is hammering our beloved nation, we must do our part to keep this invisible yet hellish enemy, this silent Godzilla, from doing even more harm to our fellow Americans. All of us are...

Movie Review: Bay, stop making 'Transformers' movies

The plot? Well, it’s there. Does it make sense? No. Do the filmmakers care? It doesn’t feel like it. The exposition is excessive and most of the time it just complicates what could have been a simple action romp through the past.
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How are watsonville late-night businesses adapting to changing entertainment habits

How Are Watsonville’s Late-Night Businesses Adapting to Changing Entertainment Habits?

Published in cooperation between Cardplayer and Pajaronian Evening routines in Watsonville look different than a decade ago. Where late nights once revolved around a narrow...

Alliances in turmoil

Boys To Men