Balancing the Pajaronian and the PV Health Care District
On Tuesday, I was appointed to the inaugural board of directors of the Pajaro Valley Health Care District.
I’m honored that the selection committee of supervisors Greg Caput and Zach Friend, County Administrative Officer Carlos Palacios, Health Services Agency Director Mónica Morales and Salud Para...
Andrew Mills: Marching for justice
This Monday, at 11 a.m., Santa Cruz Police and the Santa Cruz chapter of the NAACP will march shoulder-to-shoulder as we honor Dr. King — the man who inspired that Selma march and ignited a transformation of American society.
Farm Bureau endorses water legislation
Water legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate recognizes the continued crisis facing water reliability in the West, according to the California Farm Bureau Federation (CFBF).
Avocado toast on a budget | Try This
"Try This" is a weekly column that celebrates local businesses — especially eateries, watering holes, coffee shops and the like.
Tony Nuñez
FOOD: El Valle Produce's Avocado Toast
I believe I’ve written about El Valle Produce, 530 Walker St., before but I’ve never mentioned their incredible and...
Letters to the editor Oct. 24-30
Teachers are educators, not activists
In a recent opinion piece, the Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers expressed concern on being silenced in the classroom. PVUSD teachers need to be reminded that they have a civic role to be educators. The concept that they are change...
Letter: Thank you for Porter history
I'm not a regular reader of the Pajaronian, but I am so glad to have caught the article “The Porter Family Legacy” (Pajaronian, March 10-16) and learn of the family’s link to the Chinese community in Watsonville. My father Henry G. Wong leased the...
Letter to the Editor, Nov. 30: American Legion thanks K&D Landscaping
Letter to the Editor, Nov. 30, 2017
Gazing skyward to the eclipse
Thousands of people across Santa Cruz County—and millions more throughout the U.S.—took a pause late Monday morning to look to the skies for a phenomenon that will not happen again for two decades.
Californians saw only 30% of the sun being blotted out by the...
Letter to the Editor, Feb. 20: Gosh, if I was there. The questions I could’ve asked
Letter to the Editor, Feb. 20, 2018
A chat with Integrity Wines’ Mark Hoover
Integrity Wines, located at the Watsonville Municipal Airport, has been in Watsonville for two years.
Teen leads police on destructive chase
A 13-year-old male driving a stolen vehicle Sunday led officers from three law enforcement agencies on a chase that left a trail of destruction...




















