Scripp's former secretary, Fullerton News Tribune publisher Edgar F. Elfstrom, was a minority partner in the Register-Pajaronian. Scripps maintained ownership of the publication for 55 years. NewsMedia Corp Scripps sold the Register-Pajaronian to News Media Corp in 1995. In 2003, under the leadership of editor Jon Chown, articles by reporter Dave M. Brooks led to the ousting of Watsonville Mayor Richard de La Paz for his involvement in a bar room brawl. De la Cruz was later sentenced to six months in jail. Aptos Life began publishing in 2012. The Pajaronian celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2018. Return to local ownership Santa Cruz's Good Times weekly purchased the Pajaronian from News Media Corp. on July 1, 2019, marking its return to local ownership for the first time in 78 years. Under the direction of longtime Bay Area publisher Dan Pulcrano, the staff was retained but some changes were made. Its original name, The Pajaronian, was restored, a new logo was introduced, the office was moved back to downtown Watsonville and a weekly lifestyle magazine, Pajaro Valley, began publishing. References External links Official website Weekly newspapers published in California Pulitzer Prize-winning newspapers Watsonville, California Publications established in 1868 1868 establishments in California Pulitzer Prize for Public Service winners