🌱 County Fair Contest + Roaring Camp Dispute

Morning, Watsonville! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday, February 2 off on an informed note. Here's everything happening in Watsonville today.

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First, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 63 Low: 33.

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Here are the top stories today in Watsonville:

1. Hospital Capacity In Watsonville Area: See The Latest (Watsonville Patch)
2. Santa Cruz County Fair Runs Theme Contest (Watsonville Patch)
3. Popular Roaring Camp Railroad at Center of Santa Cruz Rail Dispute (NBC Bay Area)
4. $500K grant to expand broadband access to as many as 4,000 low-income families (Lookout Santa Cruz)
5. Farewell to Soif Wine Bar (Good Times Weekly)
6. Quick Bites | Restaurants, shops get ready for Valentine's Day (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
7. More victims come forward after Aptos deli employee was arrested for sexual assault (KSBW Monterey)
8. Harlem Globetrotters bring their basketball magic to kids in Santa Cruz (KSBW Monterey)
9. Wind Advisory issued for Santa Cruz Mountains (Santa Cruz Sentinel)

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Today in Watsonville:

• R.E.A.D.: Reach Every Amazing Detail @ La Selva Beach (3:00 PM)
• Teen Zone - Watsonville Public Library (3:00 PM)
• SSC/ ELAC 5-6:30pm - Watsonville High (5:00 PM)
• Open House - AHS - Pajaro Valley Unified School District (5:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "Today marks the beginning of the Lunar New Year. The year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar is designated the Year of the Tiger. In Chinese culture, the tiger is the symbol of bravery, wisdom and strength. Happy Lunar New Year to the almost..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Family YMCA: "Our Y kids are not the only ones ready to spring into the season. Swipe to see our Spring Break Camp information. Registrations begins on 2/7/2022 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸 Nuestros niños del Y no son los únicos que están listos para la t..." (Facebook)
• Watsonville Family YMCA: "New month = New promotion 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 Stop by and see what this month is all about! 🏋🏽🏋️‍♀️ Nuevo mes = Nueva promoción 🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑 Pase hoy para ver lo que ofrecemos en este mes! 🏋🏽🏋️‍♀️" (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "🙌 The late fall rains are making a positive impact. The rain improved water quality in the sloughs, allowing us to start diverting water into the Harkins Slough recharge basin in January. This helps our overdrafted groundwater basin rec..." (Facebook)
• Communications Manager Jason Hoppin, County of Santa Cruz: "Tiny Home Regulations - Hi neighbors, On February 9, 2022 at 9:30 a.m., the Santa Cruz County Planning Commission will hold a virtual study session to review options for regulations of tiny homes on wheels. The study session will consi..." (Nextdoor)

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— Michael Wittner

About me: I am excited to be returning to Patch as a Roving Editor, a job that will allow me to find out what's going on in communities all over the country. I worked as a Patch Field Editor from April 2020 to June 2021, covering Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.