🌱 Patch AM: What Watsonville’s Measure Q millions could change at your local parks

Good day Watsonville! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What Watsonville's Measure Q millions could change at your local parks
• How Labor Day speakers tied Watsonville's future to unions and housing

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 61 degrees.
• Wednesday: Very hot, temps: high: 97, low: 62. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny and not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watsonville City Council to consider allocation of Measure Q funds (santacruzsentinel.com) — Watsonville officials are set to decide how to spend nearly $904,000 in Measure Q funds on parks, including new maintenance staff, City Plaza revitalization, and a Pinto Lake water quality plan. The City Council meets Tuesday evening at City Hall, where it will also discuss an updated energy services agreement and hold a public employee performance review in closed session.
   

• Hundreds celebrate Labor Day in Watsonville (pajaronian.com) — Hundreds of residents gathered at Romo Park in downtown Watsonville for a Labor Day picnic featuring live music, food, and speeches focused on workers' rights and local investments. State lawmakers highlighted new funding for Watsonville Community Hospital and future Pajaro Valley improvements, while urging voters to oppose a voter ID measure and support a statewide housing bond.
   

📸 Around Watsonville

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 8
• Toddler Tumble Time →
  Watsonville City Main Calendar Main Library > Main Library Meeting Room - 275 Main Street, Suite #100 Watsonville CA 95076
  10:30 am
• Videogame Tournaments →
  Watsonville City Main Calendar Main Library > Main Library Meeting Room - 275 Main Street, Suite #100 Watsonville CA 95076
  4:30 pm
Thursday September 10
• Back to School Night
  Aptos High Aptos, CA 95003
  5:00 pm
Sunday September 13
• Read to the Rescues →
  Beyond Liberty, 185 Dans Dr, La Selva Beach
  3:30 pm
Tuesday September 15
• Sewing Classes →
  Freedom Branch Library, 2021 Freedom Blvd, Freedom
  4:00 pm
Wednesday September 23
• La Selva Beach Book Discussion Group →
  La Selva Beach Branch Library, 316 Estrella Ave, La Selva Beach
  10:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thank you for the local goods!!
  Cutest farm stand ever on Green Valley Road! Thank you Breezy!! (Nextdoor Green Valley)
• Need Amazon info help.
  I am trying to find an actual phone number to talk to a real human at Amazon. The self help customer service info is not suitable for my issue. Does… (Nextdoor Green Valley)

• SPECTRUM posted a job opening for Retail Sales Specialist - Part-Time (Bilingual Spanish) in Watsonville. Apply here.
• Granite Construction Incorporated posted a job opening for Project Controls Specialist - Data Analytics and Reporting in Watsonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Watsonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Aptos

• Aptos High defeats Santa Cruz in KSBW 8's girls flag football game of the week (ksbw.com)
• Man arrested after pursuit with 3-year-old in vehicle (pajaronian.com)

Capitola

• 1.5 hours from SF: California's 'Italian Riviera' lookalike rings in the end of summer this weekend with a free beachside festival featuring 150+ artists and 20 wineries (secretsanfrancisco.com)

Ok Watsonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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