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Watsonville council approves $10 million for parks, roads, services

By Jesse Kathan|2023-11-15T15:56:33-08:00August 30, 2023|Tags: City of Watsonville, Eduardo Montesino, Jesse Kathan, Parks and Recreation, taxes, Watsonville City Council|

Measure R sales tax hike brings in new money

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Nov. 8, 2022 election: Watsonville City Council early results

By Stephen Baxter|2024-02-29T17:02:10-08:00November 8, 2022|Tags: Ari Parker, Casey Clark, Elections 2022, Kristal Salcido, Maria Orozco, Nancy Bilicich, Watsonville City Council|

Ari Parker leads Nancy Bilicich in District 7 race

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Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measure R, Watsonville sales tax increase

By Alyssa Shook|2022-11-04T21:23:56-07:00September 16, 2022|Tags: City of Watsonville, Elections 2022, Measure R, sales tax, Watsonville City Council|

Voters to weigh Measure R in Nov. 8 election

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Election Guide, Nov. 8, 2022: Measure Q and Measure S, Watsonville development

By Grace Stetson and Jesse Kathan|2022-11-08T18:27:16-08:00August 5, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, Elections 2022, environment, farming, housing, Watsonville City Council|

Voters will help decide urban boundaries

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Pesticide use near schools prompts calls for more transparency in Santa Cruz County

By Jesse Kathan|2025-05-15T10:39:59-07:00January 28, 2022|Tags: Agriculture, City of Watsonville, education, environment, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, pesticides, Watsonville City Council|

Delay in state alert system risks children’s health, advocates say

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Watsonville City Council candidates respond to voters’ questions

By Jesse Kathan|2021-11-16T21:00:51-08:00November 16, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, elections, Watsonville City Council|

Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, Frank Barba discuss housing, jobs, youth programs and more

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Watsonville voters want progress on rent, jobs, youth programs

By Kara Meyberg Guzman|2021-11-03T14:17:42-07:00October 26, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, District 2, elections, Kara Meyberg Guzman, Watsonville City Council|

Residents discuss their priorities in the District 2 council election

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Watsonville committee calls for more police transparency

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:11:52-07:00October 26, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

Recommendations include potential new police auditor, youth programs

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Santa Cruz County power outages prompt call for investigation

By Santa Cruz Local|2021-09-25T00:28:11-07:00September 25, 2021|Tags: Capitola City Council, City of Capitola, City of Santa Cruz, City of Scotts Valley, City of Watsonville, district elections, elections, homeless camp Santa Cruz, homelessness, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Scotts Valley City Council, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Proposed Pogonip farm to be discussed

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RV parking limits proposed in Santa Cruz

By Santa Cruz Local|2021-09-22T00:09:03-07:00September 17, 2021|Tags: Capitola City Council, homelessness, Santa Cruz City Council, Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors, Watsonville City Council|

Plus: Capitola road projects to be considered

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Advocates target police cuts as Watsonville budget decision looms

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:13-07:00June 17, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

Proposed reductions would follow Salinas, Richmond

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Watsonville residents push back on police money

By Stephen Baxter|2021-11-03T14:12:23-07:00June 9, 2021|Tags: City of Watsonville, Stephen Baxter, Watsonville Ad-Hoc Committee on Policing and Social Equity, Watsonville City Council, Watsonville police, Watsonville Police Department|

City budget revives parks funding, Ramsay Park upgrades