Karma on the diamond
Congratulations St. Francis baseball! I hardly recognize you now. You are proof that the karmic wheel does turn, sometimes slowly, but it does turn. Just to remind, there’s been an orphanage or school on that hilltop since 1869, longer than most things around here.
During...
Letter to the Editor, March 24: An open letter to the future one-day-a-week R-P
Letter to the Editor, March 24, 2018
National Agriculture Day luncheon returns
Doron Comerchero, founder and executive director of Food What?!, will be the featured speaker at the 2019 National Agriculture Day Spring Luncheon on March 13.
Letters to the Editor, July 1
Health Trust must be on right side of history
The Community Health Trust of Pajaro Valley was created through proceeds from the sale of Watsonville Community Hospital to a private entity in 1998. More than $13 million was placed into a trust to benefit the...
Supervisors delay decision on animal rules
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday tabled a motion to make changes to the county’s animal welfare rules after organizations that run animal-based events expressed concern about the rules’ effects.
The new rules would, among other things, have prohibited using live...
Protect small business
As we continue to expand the outreach of vaccinations in Santa Cruz County, I can’t help but continue to think of the impacts Covid-19 has had on our community and schools. Entering this new year, we should reflect a bit and also continue to...
This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, May 28
25 years ago on May 23, 1996
Nobody knows Watsonville High School like Mas Hashimoto. Born at home just two blocks from the campus, he’s spent two-thirds of his life there; first as a student, then as a teacher of history and geography. He knows...
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...
Mixing Bowl: Sweet Pralines
This recipe, from the cookbook Sweet Home Café Cookbook by Albert Lukas, combines sugar, butter, milk and nuts to form these very sweet candies.
Boil...




















