Now is the time to respect our leaders
Respect our leaders
I am a Ph.D. in agriculture and marine research in the Monterey Bay for the past 50 years. I have read about and seen nearly every political regime, agricultural and oceanic issue as it relates to Monterey Bay during those last five...
Group to call on Driscoll’s to cease pesticides near schools
A local group is calling on the nation’s largest berry grower to cease the use of pesticides on farm fields located near schools.
The Campaign for Organic & Regenerative Agriculture (CORA) will hold a press conference and community gathering on May 21 to ask Driscoll’s...
How to improve public transit
By Frank Anderson
Most everyone agrees that Santa Cruz County needs to improve its transportation. We’ve all observed large, virtually empty buses, the lack of a safe bike network, and a rail corridor that has sat unused for decades. All the while, thousands of cars...
Gas pipeline rupture stalls city
Riverside Drive was closed to traffic and two homes were evacuated Wednesday afternoon between Union Street and Marchant Street after construction crews ruptured a natural gas line.
Watsonville Fire officials said the pipeline break was reported at 2:29pm in a section of the road that...
Guest View: Measure N is vital to hospital’s success
In 1989, the Loma Prieta earthquake significantly damaged a hospital that had served the community of Watsonville for decades. Devastated by the earthquake, the nonprofit Watsonville Community Hospital (WCH) had to be sold to a for-profit corporation. In 2022, it returned to community ownership.
Still,...
Theo Wierdsma column: Counting the votes
Joseph Stalin famously remarked that in an election, “Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything.”
While stakeholders in our democratic system insist that our votes count, in reality, given our electoral system, which consistently features two major political parties, in...
Letters to the Editor, May 23: Putting an end to child sexual abuse
Letters to the Editor, May 23, 2017
Guest View: Living life together in Pajaro Valley
On March 7, 2020, I sat with friends and colleagues around a table at the fairgrounds’ Crosetti building for the annual crab feed. As we laughed and ate way too much, I never imagined the next time I’d be at the fairgrounds would be...
Religion: Accept the adjustments in life
One of the basic teachings of the Buddha is the truth of change. This is an undeniable reality that we are all aware of. However, we resist change and cling to the illusion that we are always in control of our lives. When life...
Photo story: Driver not located after rollover crash
A Toyota Prius sits on its roof in Browns Creek on the 800 block of Browns Valley Road near Corralitos Tuesday afternoon. When Cal...




















