For only the second time in Watsonville's history, the City Council will be led by two women, and for the first time by two Millennial Latina women. Vanessa Quiroz-Carter, 37, and Maria Orozco, 35, were sworn in to their new roles as mayor and mayor pro tempore respectively at Tuesday's meeting as part of the city's annual reshuffling of leadership.
The city of Riverside will join in a county initiative to provide assistance to cities in finding and determining eligibility for grants that can help fund many capital outlay projects.
Kershaw County Council is already meeting again tonight, but something special took place during its last meeting, on Aug. 22 that a number of people won’t soon forget.