🌱 Click It Or Ticket + Weekend Crash

Good morning, Watsonville. I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. Follow along for the latest...

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 81 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

1. Click It Or Ticket Campaign Launches Monday (Watsonville Patch)
2. UC Santa Cruz Professor Named One Of TIME's 100 Most Influential People Of 2022 (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. Watsonville residents injured in solo Corralitos crash (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. COVID Dashboard: County health says cases are plateauing, but diligence still necessary (Lookout Santa Cruz)
5. Watsonville Job Openings: See Who's Hiring In The Area (Watsonville Patch)

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Today in Watsonville:

• Comic Creators Interview: Dave Scheidt (4:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "Improperly disposed balloons litter our streets and pose a threat to the health of our sloughs, water, and wildlife. Consider giving flowers, gift cards, or experiences to your graduates instead of balloons to keep a #LitterFreeWatsonvil..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Rec: "The entire Science Workshop team had a great training session with Teacher Colleen from the Positive Discipline Resource Center. Teammates learned more strategies for better understanding and supporting the students that come to our prog..." (Instagram)
• Watsonville Rotary Club: "Happy 95th Birthday, Rotary Club of Watsonville! In 95 years, we've had nearly 900 members! Whoa! ~ Please share YOUR memories in the comment section, of OUR Club! ~Share and like this post. We'd love to read a part of history from YOU! ..." (Facebook)
• City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department: "The entire Science Workshop team had a great training session with Teacher Colleen from the Positive Discipline Resource Center. Teammates learned more strategies for better understanding and supporting the students that come to our prog..." (Facebook)
• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "The Watsonville City Council will be meeting tomorrow May 24, 2022. Click on the following link to view the important topics that will be discussed: https://bit.ly/3tfh2ij Tomorrow’s meeting begins at 6:30 pm. Location: City Council Cham..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "#DidYouKnow The Corralitos Creek watershed is the largest single watershed located within the PV Water boundaries? The watershed includes: 💧Corralitos Creek 💧West Branch Corralitos Creek 💧Rider Creek 💧Browns Creek 💧Green Valley Cree..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Chamber: "Ribbon Cutting and Open House on Friday! Come on over, meet Evan, grab a hot dog, enjoy a beer and music 🎶, maybe win a prize!" (Facebook)

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Pajaro Village: "Moving & Downsizing Yard Sale. - May 28, Saturday from 9-2pm 641 Almond Drive/Bronte Furniture, Chinaware & LOTS more!!!" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Kearney: "Missing dog update Daisy is still missing and I would like to post some pictures of her but can only find some when she was a title younger but here they are.... - Please he needs her back and deserves a chance to say good bye he has d..." (Nextdoor)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Tuesday off right. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Sara Schaefer

About me: I am originally from Indiana and now live in the 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 college 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

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