As Watsonville continues to search for a new city manager, the City Council will consider whether to appoint Assistant City Manager Tamara Vides to serve in the position on an interim basis at its Tuesday meeting.
Following a lengthy presentation and discussion, the Watsonville City Council unanimously approved a series of financial documents and asks at its Tuesday meeting.
The Second Harvest Food Bank launched its annual Holiday Food and Fund Drive at Cabrillo College on a sunny Friday afternoon with speeches from Second Harvest CEO Erica Padilla-Chavez, co-chairs of the fundraiser, longtime supporters and a short Zumba class to get community members pumped up to raise money for those in need this holiday season.
The Watsonville City Council will have its first meeting in more than a month Tuesday, and on the agenda is a spending plan to prioritize Measure R revenues for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 fiscal years.
"To say we were a bit surprised is an understatement," Watsonville City Manager Rene Mendez said of the survey's recently released results. "It is an incredibly challenging problem, as you know, in all communities and Watsonville, specifically."