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Letters to the Editor 11.05.26
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 11.05.26

  • Nov 5, 2026

Iced Out

Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.
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Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 3, 2026

THE EXISTENTIAL THREATS to medical care of House Resolution 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” combined with cuts to Medi-Cal in l…

Los recortes de fondos para la atención médica presagian un futuro incierto para los pacientes y hospitales locales.
Translation

Los recortes de fondos para la atención médica presagian un futuro incierto para los pacientes y hospitales locales.

  • Pam Marino
  • Nov 3, 2026

LAS AMENAZAS EXISTENCIALES para la atención médica causadas por la Resolución de la Cámara 1 (H.R. 1), también conocida como la “One Big Beaut…

Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.
News

Funding cuts to medical care signal a tenuous future for local patients and hospitals.

  • Pam Marino, Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 29, 2026

THE EXISTENTIAL THREATS to medical care of House Resolution 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” combined with cuts to Medi-Cal in l…

Public Citizen 10.22.26
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Public Citizen 10.22.26

  • Oct 22, 2026

BALLOT BOXES

Pajaro Valley health district releases draft zone maps for public input.
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Pajaro Valley health district releases draft zone maps for public input.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Oct 28, 2025

For the past couple of months, the Pajaro Valley Health Care District has gathered input on how its governing board should be divvied into zon…

Watsonville hospital bond measure holds its lead as more ballots are counted.
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Watsonville hospital bond measure holds its lead as more ballots are counted.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 11, 2024

It’s been a nail-biter of a week for supporters of Measure N, the $116 million Watsonville Community Hospital bond, as the measure as been hov…

Watsonville hospital’s leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ as bond measure trends toward approval.
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Watsonville hospital’s leaders ‘cautiously optimistic’ as bond measure trends toward approval.

  • Erik Chalhoub
  • Mar 5, 2024

Inside downtown Watsonville’s newest spot to see and be seen, those concerned for the future of Pajaro Valley’s hospital gathered at Watsonvil…

With the Watsonville hospital sale complete, the work of public representation begins.
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With the Watsonville hospital sale complete, the work of public representation begins.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 8, 2022

Marcus Pimentel of Royal Oaks says he owes his life to Watsonville Community Hospital. He was born premature and dangerously underweight, spen…

Watsonville Hospital purchase is finalized after a breakneck effort.
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Watsonville Hospital purchase is finalized after a breakneck effort.

  • Pam Marino
  • Sep 2, 2022

In record time, Watsonville Community Hospital went from the brink of closing within the last year to public ownership at 12:01am Thursday, Se…

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