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The Watsonville City Council serves as the legislative and policy branch of city government. The council is composed of seven members who are elected by the voters in their respective districts—a system that was put in place in 1989, after a lawsuit by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund challenged the previous system of at-large voting. The position of mayor rotates annually between the districts.
The Watsonville City Council will decide whether to grant a special use permit, a zoning change and a general plan amendment for Ceiba College Preparatory Academy.
The city’s newest residential development broke ground Feb. 17, nearly five years after it was originally approved by the city council.
The city of Watsonville bade goodbye to three outgoing members on Tuesday, two of them longtime leaders with decades of combined experience between them.
WATSONVILLE—The Watsonville City Council approved a trio of contracts for significant impending roadway and planning work on Nov. 15. The largest contract of the four is a $4.2 million agreement with Gilroy-based McKim Corporation for the long-awaited reconstruction of Freedom Boulevard between Alta Vista Avenue and Green Valley Road. That project will reconstruct more than [...]