Special Report: Royal Oaks families break their silence, saying they're tired of a lack of school bus service.

Sandra Iveth Santos ROYAL OAKS, California (KMUV) — A community in Royal Oaks, in northern Monterey County, lives every day with the uncertainty of whether their children will have school bus service that day or not. Parents say this has been a recurring problem for several routes in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District, or PVUSD. The Royal Oaks community gathers at a bus stop shortly before 6:30 a.m., waiting for their transportation. This…

Pajaro Valley Unified school trustees tackle ethnic studies

Watsonville resident Takashi Mizuno speaks about the importance of Indigenous history at Pajaro Valley Unified School District study session on ethnic studies Friday. (Shaanth Nanguneri – Santa Cruz Local) Ethnic studies town hall meeting 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at Aptos High School cafeteria, 100 Mariner Way, Aptos. Pajaro Valley Unified School Board President Olivia Flores and Trustees Joy Flynn and Misty Navarro plan to discuss ethnic stu…