'Mystery Smell' In Watsonville + Interim City Manager Confirmed

Rise and shine, Watsonville! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town today.

First, today's weather:

Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 75 Low: 43.

Here are the top stories today in Watsonville:

1. Origin of mystery smell in Watsonville still unknown (KSBW The Central Coast)
2. Watsonville Car Crash Knocked Out Power To 2.4K In South County (Watsonville Patch)
3. Watsonville City Council confirms Tamara Vides as interim city manager (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. Vanessa Quiroz-Carter fights for Watsonville City Council seat a second time (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
5. Watsonville cyclist killed in hit-and-run crash ID’d (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Watsonville:

• Bball Alisal Tournament - Watsonville High (12:00 AM)
• Personnel Commission Meeting - Pajaro Valley Unified School District (4:30 PM)
• Personnel Commission Meeting - Large HR Conference Room (5:30 PM)

Watsonville Patch Notebook

• Watsonville Family YMCA: "This Holiday season help bring smiles to kids of the Jacob's Heart💜 Bring an unwrapped toy or clothes before Dec 17th.💜 Esta temporada Navideña ayuda a llevar sonrisas a los niños de Jacob's Heart💜Trae un juguete o Ropa sin forrar ant..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Rotary Club: "~ November Celebrations! ~ Happy Birthdays! 3 members with birthdays in November! Rotaversaries! We have 6 members with November join dates. See who we're celebrating here:
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• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "#DidYouKnow According to groundwater data from last fall, approximately 38% of our groundwater basin had groundwater elevations at or below sea level. To prevent seawater intrusion, groundwater needs to maintain levels at the mean sea le..." (Facebook)

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