Community Corner
Message From Watsonville Police Chief David Honda
In addition to the City and County websites, there is information available to the public at the 2-1-1 website: 211santacruzcounty.org.
March 18, 2020
We are asking residents and business owners to follow this order so that we can keep officers from having to issue citations and to avoid any potential criminal charges or civil / administrative sanctions by the County.
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And trust us, it's the last thing we want to do during a public health emergency.
Our enforcement efforts begin with educating the community of what is expected of all of us; those efforts are already underway. Residents and business owners will dictate the level of enforcement we take. As difficult as it may be, we ask that you please obey the shelter in place order.
Find out what's happening in Watsonvillefor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Remember, it takes all our collective effort to help reduce the spread of this virus. Together, I am confident, we will overcome this public health crisis.
We have posted guidelines and frequently asked questions on all of our social media platforms.
Many still have questions and concerns and that's okay. In addition to the City and County websites, there is information available to the public at the 2-1-1 website: 211santacruzcounty.org.
SPANISH
Message from the Chief of Police on the implementation of the shelter-in-home order: We ask residents and business owners to obey this mandatory order to avoid having to issue fines and also to avoid possible criminal charges or civil / administrative sanctions. by the County. Sanctioning people in our community is the last thing we want to do during a public health emergency.
Our efforts to apply this Order begin with educating the community about what this Order requires of all of us; those efforts are already underway. Residents and business owners will dictate the level of compliance with the law that needs to be taken. We know it is difficult, but we ask that you obey the order to take refuge in the home.
Remember, all of our collective effort is needed to help reduce the spread of this virus. I am confident that together we will overcome this public health crisis.
We have posted guidelines and frequently asked questions on all of our social media platforms.
Many still have questions and concerns, and it's normal. In addition to the City and County websites, information is available on the 2-1-1 website: 211santacruz.org .
This press release was produced by City of Watsonville . The views expressed here are the author's own.
