🌱 Animal Shelter Reopens + Beach Cleanup With The SeaDubs

Happy Tuesday, Watsonville! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy. High: 67 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

1. Animal Shelter Reopens In Watsonville (Patch)
2. Meet The SeaDubs And Help Clean Up Beaches In Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. Watsonville Area Job Openings: See The Latest (Watsonville Patch)
4. Join The Watsonville Academy (Press Release Desk)
5. One Santa Cruz County farmer’s quest to grow sustainable, locally raised meat (Lookout Santa Cruz)
6. City Of Watsonville: Current Park's Request For Proposals (Press Release Desk)
7. Lookout's new COVID Dashboard (Lookout Santa Cruz)
8. Small Fire Ignites in Historic Bayview Hotel (Good Times)
9. 'A Force of Nature': Land Conservation Pioneer Diane Porter Cooley Dies (Good Times)
10. Local Jobs: See Who's Hiring In The Santa Cruz Area (Santa Cruz Patch)

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Today in Watsonville:

• No Hate Assembly 4th and 6th - Watsonville High (12:00 AM)
• Homework Help @ La Selva Beach - La Selva Beach Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Meeting (6:15 PM)
• Pajama Storytime - Watsonville City Main Calendar (7:00 PM)
• Pajama Storytime - Watsonville Public Library (7:00 PM)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Sara Schaefer

About me: I am originally from the wonderful town of Fort Wayne, Indiana and now live in the California East Bay. With Midwest roots in my heart, I have a love for all the simple things in life: family, outdoors, good music and food! Wanting to share people's stories and be a voice for them, I began my journalism career in broadcast news after graduating from Ball State University with a degree in Journalism and a degree in Telecommunications. My love for writing goes back to as long as a I can remember. I strive to write stories that are meaningful and have an impact. (Human interest stories are my favorite!) When not at work, I love spending time with friends and family or doing anything involving nature. I'm a big animal lover and an overprotective cat mom. As a Local Editor for Patch, I cover stories in Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon, Santa Cruz and Watsonville. I would love to hear your stories and connect with you to learn how to best share what's going on in your community. Please feel free to send your thoughts my way at Sara.schaefer@patch.com