Early Election Results + PVUSD School Safety Program

Welcome back, Watsonville! Let's get you started this Thursday with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Clouds yielding to sun. High: 58 Low: 35.

Here are the top stories in and around Watsonville today:

1. Santa Cruz County coordinating new facilities to meet southern region needs (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
2. How To Mail A Letter To Santa From Watsonville (Watsonville Patch)
3. Caught on camera: Mountain lion takes leisurely stroll at Ben Lomond home (KRON4)
4. Watsonville Man Ejected, Killed In Crash; Woman Injured: CHP (Watsonville Patch)
5. Quiroz-Carter takes early lead over Barba in Watsonville City Council race (Good Times Weekly)
6. ‘They belong here’: Watsonville’s Amesti Elementary mural highlights community pride (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
7. New-look school safety programs off and running: Aptos, Watsonville piloting SRO-mental clinician pairing (Lookout Santa Cruz)

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Today in Watsonville:

• G.Bball @ PAL Challenge Tournament JV & Varsity (12:00 AM)
• Adult Book Discussion Group @ La Selva Beach (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "Visit the Watsonville Public Library this Friday to take part in their Homemade Holiday program! You’ll be able to channel your creativity into decorating an ornament, make a fun-sized Shrinky Dink, and snap a photo at a selfie station a..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Rotary Club: "This is the second Wednesday of the month. That means, no regular meeting. It is our Community Service Day! What to expect: Please join us this week as we wrap up our last volunteer day of 2021. We will be volunteering our time with Food..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "#WaterWednesday Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency and the City of Watsonville partner on the Watsonville Area Water Recycling Facility. This facility recycles wastewater to be used for irrigation purposes. The goal of this project is..." (Facebook)

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

— Courtney Teague