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03/16/2023
Coming soon to a Watsonville City Council agenda near you: improvements to traffic on Green Valley Road as well as the city's striping and potholes program.

11/01/2022
Four seats on the Watsonville City Council are up for election this November, but only one, District 7, is contested. Mayor Ari Parker, the incumbent, faces veteran politician Nancy A. Bilicich. Lookout asked each candidate two questions; only Bilicich responded.

04/26/2022
Future residents of Hillcrest Estates—a 144-unit development set to be built in Watsonville—will need to pay fees to maintain and improve a pit of contaminated soil, after the Watsonville City Council approved an unusual development agreement.

11/15/2021
Thinking ahead toward a Dec. 7 special election for District 2, the Watsonville City Council candidates took some time to answer questions from Santa Cruz Local.

11/09/2021
The Watsonville City Council voted in favor of an 80-unit apartment complex that will be 100 percent affordable housing. It will be located near Atkinson Lane.

11/03/2021
On Oct. 26, the Watsonville City Council unanimously approved the 2030 Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, which will make policy changes in order to cut emissions, restore natural land and prepare for the impacts of climate change.

10/25/2021
A special election will be held Dec. 7 to fill Watsonville’s District 2 seat, left vacant earlier this year when Aurelio Gonzalez resigned. Santa Cruz Local hit the streets to interview locals about what they want from city government.

09/28/2021
The Sept. 28 Watsonville City Council turned into a venting session for elected leaders frustrated with restrictions that they say hinder their ability to address issues and generate revenue.

09/20/2021
Two contenders will vie for the Watsonville City Council seat vacated by Aurelio Gonzalez, and both are relative newcomers to politics. Francisco “Frank” Barba and Vanessa Quiroz-Carter both met the paperwork deadline for the Dec. 7 special election.

07/07/2021
The Watsonville City Council voted 4-3 to approve changes to the Ohlone Parkway Housing Project, lowering the number of houses from 150 to 144 and allowing developers to bury much of the 35,000 cubic yards of contaminated soil in a cement-sealed pit on the edge of the property.

04/21/2021
The Watsonville City Council created a panel of citizens, councilmembers and police officers to discuss law enforcement accountability and transparency. Earlier this month, Lookout Local reports, members voted to keep all of the committee’s meetings closed to the public,

02/23/2021
The City Council approved two apartment projects, one on Freedom Blvd, and one on Main Street.