The total budget appropriations requested are more than $267 million, according to a presentation by Finance Director Marissa Duran. One of the biggest sources of revenue is the city's General Fund, which saw an increase in revenues for the past fiscal year but also a $2.3 million in operating costs, which has required city staff to review expenditures and identify savings to propose a balanced budget.
Despite safety concerns addressed by some council members, the Watsonville City Council voted by a slim margin to introduce a first reading approving amendments to the city's cannabis ordinance at its Tuesday meeting.
The Campaign for Organic and Regenerative Agriculture held a rally on a field behind MacQuiddy Elementary School encouraging all farms near schools in Watsonville to switch to organic and stop using pesticides.
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