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April 22, 2026

Opinion: Why Christians must support common sense gun law

Rev. John Song
I'm sick to my stomach as I watch helplessly the common recurrence of mass shootings and with the paralysis of our nation to do anything about it. I feel assaulted and traumatized by the sheer volume of violence I witness on television and mass...

Answering the lingering questions about Watsonville Community Hospital sale

As the clock ticks down until Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust votes on whether to exercise its right of first refusal to take over the Watsonville Community Hospital, the nurses who organized the town hall want to make sure they address the questions raised by the public. While there were many question cards turned in on Sunday, three main themes emerged.

Budget Season in Watsonville

In the coming weeks, the City of Watsonville will begin preparing our fiscal year 2026/27 budget.  When people hear “budget season,” it can sound technical, but from my perspective inside City Hall, it is anything but that. The budget is more than numbers on a...

We need you, now more than ever

By John Gallagher, Grand Jury Supervising Judge  We need the Grand Jury and the Grand Jury needs you. In this time of political polarization at all levels of government, the need for a neutral Grand Jury to investigate, report on government performance and offer solutions...

Letters to the Editor, June 20: An ‘All Star Thank You’

Letters to the Editor, June 20, 2017

Movie Review: 'Rings':First you watch it. Then you die… of boredom

Director F. Javier Gutiérrez’s “Rings” is a disappointing disaster.

Letters to the Editor, April 13, 2023

letter to the editor pajaronian
What is wrong with us? One hundred days into 2023. One hundred and fifty mass shootings under our belt. More than 11,500 people killed by gun violence thus far. Across our country, “Amazing Grace,” our new national anthem, is heard more often than the “Star...

Letters to the editor Oct. 10 – 16

Stein’s letter was misguided Reading Gil Stein’s demand for PVUSD Trustee Joy Flynn’s resignation (Sept. 19-25, page 9), it seems clear that this is an instance of a white man attempting to police the behavior of a Black woman. He comments on grammar and spelling mistakes;...

Letters to the Editor, April 10-16

Lawmakers must restore Workforce Quality Incentive Program I started my career in a skilled nursing facility twenty years ago as a certified nursing assistant. Over time, I worked in admissions, earned my nursing license, became a nurse at the same facility my grandmother was a...
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MVC hires experienced coach Joe Sturdivant, 40, to lead football program

Monte Vista Christian School on Tuesday announced it hired 40-year-old Joe Sturdivant as the new head football coach just in time for the upcoming...