Watsonville is seeking ways to bring even more public art to the city and is working on its first Public Art Master Plan. Proposals for qualified consultants are currently underway through June 14.
A ballot measure aimed at raising millions in local funding each year to bolster Santa Cruz County's resilience to climate change impacts will go before voters in November.
Local leaders said the inaugural countywide day of action, held May 11, attracted more than 30 participating organizations from the Pajaro Valley to Davenport and at least 431 volunteers that managed to collect more than 1,548 pounds of litter collectively.
The county's inaugural Cleanup Day, featuring dozens of events and volunteer opportunities from Watsonville to Davenport, is happening May 11 in an effort to, as organizers have put it, make Santa Cruz the "cleanest county in the state."
As Watsonville seeks to significantly increase its tree canopy over the next 20 years, the City Council took a major step by adopting the city's Urban Forestry Management Plan at its Tuesday meeting.