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Watsonville City Council Cuts Vacant Positions in New Budget
The 2025-26 fiscal budget which cuts several positions, reduces operational fees and implements a five-year capital improvement plan.
New mayor, council members sworn in
The crowd attending Watsonville City Council’s meeting got a surprise Tuesday evening as Speaker of the California Assembly Robert Rivas and his entourage entered...
Dutra keeps seat on Watsonville City Council
Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra has fended off a challenge from Trina Coffman-Gomez to hold onto his Sixth District seat, garnering a weighty 54%...
Dutra takes lead in bid to keep District 6 seat
Updated 11/6 at 10am
Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra held on to his lead Wednesday in the race to keep his District 6 seat...
City Council approves two new low-income housing developments
The Watsonville City Council on Oct. 22 unanimously approved two new low-income housing developments that will add 18 units to the city and give...
Jimmy Dutra’s civil trial begins
Watsonville City Councilman Jimmy Dutra was in Santa Cruz County Superior Court Tuesday, where jury selection began for his civil trial.
The trial is expected...
Watsonville City Council to mull revamping plaza gazebo
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider ways in which the bandstand in the center of Watsonville Plaza could be renovated, and what...
Tamara Vides tapped for Watsonville City Manager
The Watsonville City Council on Tuesday will consider appointing Tamara Vides as its new City Manager.
Vides served as interim City Manager in 2021 and...
Trina Coffman-Gomez running for Watsonville City Council District 6
Four years after she left the Watsonville City Council, having served the maximum two terms, Trina Coffman-Gomez is again running for the District 6...
Watsonville City Council approves changes to some cannabis rules
After a contentious meeting on Tuesday, a divided Watsonville City Council approved in concept several amendments to its retail cannabis ordinances, a move intended...
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Santa Cruz County celebrates with parades
Thousands of people attended Fourth of July parades in Watsonville and Aptos Friday, lining sidewalks aliog main streets to see hundreds of participants. Below...
