🌱 Go Green Incentive + COVID Numbers

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

First, today's weather:

A shower; breezy in the p.m.. High: 62 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Watsonville:

1. Watsonville Businesses Encouraged To Go Green (Patch)
2. Suspected Child Predator Arrested In Santa Cruz: Police (Santa Cruz Patch)
3. 69-year-old Salinas woman killed in Moss Landing crash: CHP (KSBW Monterey)
4. Who's Hiring In The Watsonville Area? See New Local Jobs (Watsonville Patch)
5. Weslaco man killed in hit and run, suspect vehicle unknown (KVEO-TV)
6. COVID Dashboard: Bay Area is California's hotspot; state's per capita death rate among the nation's lowest (Lookout Santa Cruz)
7. Santa Cruz Boardwalk 2022: Beach movies, concerts return; Looff Carousel celebrates the big 1-1-1 (Vacaville Reporter)

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Today in Watsonville:

• Homework Help @ La Selva Beach - La Selva Beach Branch Library (3:00 PM)
• Animation Creation Club - Watsonville Public Library (3:30 PM)
• Softball vs. Gilroy - Watsonville High (4:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Pajaro Valley Arts Council: "Hope you all had a wonderful Mothers Day! 💐Thank you to everyone that came out to today’s Paint & Sip. Thank you to our wonderful guides Ome & Josie for leading this group! 🎨🌎🌊 @ometheartist @artes_finas #almasagrada2022 #pajarovalle..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "Remember, we are on our own here! The Pajaro Valley relies solely on local water resources to meet water demand." (Facebook)
• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "Reposted from @watsonvillenaturecenter Some actions might seem small but when done by many people consistently they can have a big impact. Water pollution is a big problem that requires many different approaches. One of them is through n..." (Facebook)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, East Riverside: "Found this in our backyard, if this is you or yours or your kid, you can have it. - Watsonville, CA" (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Upper La Selva Beach: "Are you in need of a hospital bed ? - We have a used (3 months ) electric hospital bed with mattress and trapeze FREE. I will deliver within Santa Cruz County, curb delivery, no charge." (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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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