🌱 New City Clerk + Attempted Murder Charges

Happy Tuesday, neighbors! Here's what's happening around town today.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 62 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

1. Watsonville City Council Appoints New City Clerk (Patch)
2. Watsonville Men Arrested Following Stabbing (Patch)
3. Missing Man In Watsonville Located (Patch)
4. CA'S COVID Rent Relief Application Deadline Is This Thursday (Santa Cruz Patch)
5. Santa Cruz Photo Of The Day: Yacht Harbor Sunrise (Patch)
6. Salinas, Santa Cruz among the least affordable places to live: Study (KSBW Monterey)
7. Latest Job Listings In The Watsonville Area (Watsonville Patch)
8. California lawmakers struck a deal on eviction protections. What does it mean for tenants? (CalMatters)
9. Santa Cruz freshman Eli Fitchen-Young wins 1,600 race in Sunnyvale | Local Roundup (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
10. Hot jobs: 10 open roles in Santa Cruz County (Lookout Santa Cruz)

Today in Watsonville:

• Homework Help @ La Selva Beach - La Selva Beach Branch Library (3:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Watsonville Police Department: "Two suspects are facing attempted murder charges following a stabbing on the 300 block of Clifford Avenue. Officers responded to the area shortly before 6 p.m. Friday and found a 44-year-old Watsonville man who had been stabbed multiple ..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Rec: "Due to weather conditions, the Senior Nature Walk will be canceled today. Hope you can all join us for next months walk." (Instagram)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "#DidYouKnow The Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency conducts regular surface water quality checks at the monitoring sites shown on this map?" (Facebook)
• Watsonville Family YMCA: "Did you know swimming keeps your child heart and lungs healthy, improves strength and flexibility, increase stamina and even improved balance and posture! You don't want to miss on this opportunity! Sign up today! 🏊🏽🏊🏽🏊🏽🏊🏽🏊🏽..." (Facebook)
• City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Department: "Due to weather conditions, the Senior Nature Walk will be canceled today. Hope you can all join us for next months walk." (Facebook)

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— Sara Schaefer

About me: I am originally from the wonderful town of Fort Wayne, Indiana and now live in the California 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 Ball State University 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