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Watsonville Mayor's Update, August 2018

Watsonville Mayor's Update, August 2018

EXHALE AND RELAX

 Many of us—perhaps close to 50% of those who were invested in the election a month or so ago—have gone into withdrawal, hibernation, or are simply doing whatever we can to escape difficult political conversations.  Personally, I am looking at the decision I made 57...

This Week in Pajaro Valley’s Past, June 25

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25 years ago on June 24, 1996 For the first time in its 15 years of existence, the Monterey Bay Strawberry Festival has awarded its title of Strawberry Queen to two contestants: North Monterey County High junior Nikki Gillot and Watsonville High graduate Norma Fabian....

From the Editor's Desk | The Best of the Pajaro Valley, as determined by you

You shop here, you dine here and you work here. Now, we want to know what you think is the best of the best in the Pajaro Valley.

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 6: A New Year’s wish

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 6, 2018

Letter to the Editor, Sept. 26: Oppose the Graham-Cassidy proposal

Letter to the Editor, Sept. 26, 2017

Civics Summit Planning Committee, Dec. 16: Your vote is your voice

Voter apathy and disengagement only feed into further discontent with the political system. If a small number of voters, regardless of political affiliation, are the only ones to decide the issues, we all have to live with these repercussions. All elections have consequences and democracies are not spectator sports.

Damaris Arciga, Dec. 21: How an ATM stole my Christmas

On Nov. 23, I went to my local Watsonville Chase Bank to deposit $2,000.

Pat Fohrman, April 7: A private initiative to solve a very public problem

At the March 13 meeting of the Watsonville City Council, prominent business people, Sherry Dang and Kirk DiCicco, outlined for the City Council a project that they have been engaged in over the past eight years, helping one homeless person at a time find stability and a way back to self-reliance and self-respect by providing jobs, positive reinforcement and training.
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Lawmakers weigh in at State of the Region conference

Government, business and nonprofit leaders around Santa Cruz, Monterey, and San Benito counties staged the 2025 State of the Region Oct. 17 at CSU...