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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 and the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday both unanimously passed resolutions to support the immigrant community, days before reelected President Donald Trump prepares to retake the office on Jan. 20.
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation will present details of a pesticide proposal and accept public comments at two more hearings this month.
A group of city workers and volunteers spent the afternoon cleaning massive amounts of trash from a wooded hillside in Watsonville one sunny day in early December, hauling away several full dumpsters.
