Hospital May Close Next Month + Watsonville Author's Debut Book

Get on up, Watsonville! Let's get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything worth knowing around Watsonville today.

First, today's weather:

Areas of fog, then sun. High: 61 Low: 42.

Here are the top stories in and around Watsonville today:

1. Cliff Rescue; Hate Crime; Fatal Crashes: Santa Cruz Co Police Log (Santa Cruz Patch)
2. Watsonville Author's Debut, 'Gordo,' Scores Critical Acclaim (Good Times Weekly)
3. Watsonville police arrest 3 for sex crimes against children (KSBW The Central Coast)
4. Watsonville Community Hospital faces January closure (KSBW The Central Coast)
5. Watsonville double murder defendants will serve lengthy prison sentences (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

Today in Watsonville:

• Wrestling-Ed Ferrell Frosh/Soph Tournament (9:00 AM)

Watsonville Patch Notebook

• Watsonville Police Department: "In a 10-day period, Watsonville Police Detectives have arrested three suspects accused of committing sex crimes against children. The most recent arrest occurred about 24 hours ago when detectives traveled to Salinas to arrest Daniel A..." (Instagram)
• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "The vaccine clinic at the old City Hall in Watsonville has new extended hours! Starting tomorrow, the clinic will be open Thursday through Sunday from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00p.m. You can schedule an appointment by heading to myturn.ca.gov 𝗘𝗦..." (Facebook)
• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "If you live in Watsonville City Council District 2, voting can be added to your list of things to do this weekend since the Watsonville City Clerk’s Office will be open from 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday for early voting! https://www..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "#ICYMI Check out this article from The Mercury News detailing how drought conditions and overpumping groundwater is contributing to seawater intrusion in the Pajaro Valley: https://bayareane.ws/3c61hku" (Facebook)

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— Courtney Teague

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