Religion: Bodhi Day
Once again we find ourselves at the year’s end. It is hard to believe that another year has gone by. December is a time...
Dental coverage: Essential healthcare for California families
Over 30,000 under-resourced adults and children in Santa Cruz County rely on affordable dental care to live full, healthy, pain-free lives.
Across the State, 10...
Pesticide use discussed in community meeting
WATSONVILLE—A group of residents from Watsonville's senior neighborhoods gathered at the Pajaro Village Club House last week to hear a presentation on pesticide use,...
Reject Georgia Acosta for Watsonville Planning Commission
Editor’s note: This letter was written to the Watsonville City Council.
We are Pajaro Valley for Ethnic Studies and Justice (PVESJ), a local grassroots coalition...
Pajaro Valley loses another giant
It has been a tough few months for the Pajaro Valley. Back in December, we lost the great Lou Arbanas, a key historian with...
It’s time for Watsonville to denounce white supremacy
By Frances Salgado-Chavez
Racism didn’t end with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I have a dream’ speech in 1963. Further, his critiques of the United...
How did we lose our sense of living here on Earth?
We are living in an unprecedented time of change and upheaval. Every night when I turn on the evening news, you would think the...
District 4 Dairy Princess, alternates crowned
Ellie Dyt knows a lot more about the California Dairy Industry than most seventeen-year-old high schoolers.
Dyt was raised on a dairy farm her whole...
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...





















