Opinion

A sweeping view of the Pajaro Valley and the Santa Cruz Mountains greeted guests to Farm Discovery’s benefit dinner Saturday evening at Live Earth Farm.

Focus on Ag Calendar, Sept. 2019

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) have received a grant to help the state’s small businesses boost trade and exports abroad.

Apple season has started, and Pajaro Valley apple trees are bending under the weight of the fruit.

Farms across the Pajaro Valley will open to the public for two days of family-friendly activities Oct. 12-13.

The City of Watsonville will have its first public meeting concerning its long-awaited Downtown Specific Plan in the Civic Plaza Community Room B on Wednesday at 5 p.m.

Letters to the Editor, Sept. 13, 2019.

A friend once asked me, “What kind of music do you like?” I said, “Good music.” I hope my answer wasn’t snooty or conceited. It was an earnest attempt at addressing my approach to music — and the arts — of trying to leave the doors open, and not narrowing my world.

Letters to the Editor, Sept. 6, 2019.

Letters to the Editor, Aug. 30, 2019.