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01/19/2024
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For the third time, protestors attended a Watsonville City Council meeting calling on city leaders to pass a ceasefire resolution.

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12/27/2023
A draft of the city’s housing plans for the next eight years, which includes the construction of 2,053 new units, is available for the public to view at the Watsonville Public Library, Old City Hall and online.

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12/15/2023
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More than 100 people filled the Santa Cruz City Council chambers to call for a ceasefire resolution in the Israel-Hamas war. The same day, activists also attended a Watsonville City Council meeting and a Santa Cruz County Supervisors meeting.

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12/13/2023
For only the second time in Watsonville’s history, the City Council will be led by two women, and for the first time by two millennial Latina women: Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, 37, and Maria Orozco, 35.

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10/27/2023
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The Watsonville City Council will stop allowing virtual comments during its public meetings for the rest of the year after it received two anonymous calls filled with racist language and expletives during the Oct. 24 meeting.

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10/25/2023
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The city looks toward the first update to its retail cannabis rules in four years, after complaints that the ordinances are stricter than those imposed by the state.

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10/19/2023
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The City Council considered 16 tweaks to the ordinance; proposed changes include allowing a new establishment and opening more of the city to new businesses.

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10/12/2023
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Watsonville officials envision downtown as a vibrant place where commerce, mixed-use housing and a transit system intermingle and trees line a two-lane Main Street.

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10/06/2023
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Plus: Santa Cruz could require options to tip delivery drivers.

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10/03/2023
The Watsonville Municipal Airport could be looking at a greener future. The airport recently received $83,575 through the Federal Aviation Administration for a zero-emissions vehicle and infrastructure project.

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09/28/2023
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The Watsonville Police Department formally welcomed five new officers at a promotional badge pinning and awards ceremony.

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09/06/2023
Planning commissioners unanimously approved city staff's recommendation for the council to adopt the Downtown Watsonville Specific Plan.

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08/31/2023
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Unsanctioned campers along Corralitos Creek could see a repeat of an El Niño weather pattern that could bring heavy rains and flooding.

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07/21/2023
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Local high schoolers paint murals for Watsonville City Hall.

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06/16/2023
Early this year, a cross-county working group developed a plan to provide shelter for those living along the Pajaro River's bed.

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06/15/2023
Image for display with article titled Watsonville Hospital Nurses Decry Scheduling Changes

Roughly 100 nurses who work at Watsonville Community Hospital gathered Tuesday to call attention to a scheduling change they say affects the way they do their job.

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05/12/2023
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Residents who live near Ceiba College Preparatory Academy have filed a lawsuit against the school, the city of Watsonville and the company that owns the land.

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