Supervisor’s Update: Pajaro Valley rising
As the days get longer, we have the opportunity to cherish the beauty of our community under the warm sunshine. However, our community has...
Letter: Watsonville Elks thank members
The Elks lawn grew rapidly during the rains. We tried to use the largest lawn mower we had and it wouldn't go through.
Cesar Paz...
Mayor’s Message: Help shape the future
Since my last message our clocks have sprung forward and Spring is here. As we move past the storms of the past several months,...
Letters to the Editor, April 13, 2023
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...
Guest View: Can home equity power your retirement?
Median home sales in 95076 in February were $768,000, down 12.7% from last year, according to Redfin.com. Meanwhile, amongst some dire predictions of housing...
Sandy Lydon: The legacy of the county boundary in the river
Back in three successive Pajaronian columns (July 1, Aug. 5 and Sept. 2), I laid out the convoluted story of how a group of...
Ray Cancino: Community Bridges is committed to transparency and equity
Since the beginning of the year, Community Bridges has been busy helping Santa Cruz County and North Monterey County residents who have been devastated...
Syda K. Cogliati: Help improve local government
Are you interested in learning more about how our local government works? Are you interested in helping improve our local government? Do you enjoy...
Guest View: The long road ahead for Pajaro’s recovery
To say the last three weeks have been tough is an understatement. Overwhelming, heartbreaking, enraging and exhausting is more accurate. The Pajaro levee breach...
Letters to the Editor, March 30, 2023
Stay hopeful in midst of tragedies
It used to be that I would write to my state and federal representatives whenever there was a school...
Aptos takes down Watsonville in battle of the ‘Black and Blue...
At one time in the teams’ long history, Aptos and Watsonville were nemesis on the gridiron as members of the Santa Cruz Coast Athletic...

















