Pajaro District Approved By Senate + Court Sends Velasco To Jail

Morning, neighbors! Michael Wittner here with your brand-new Watsonville Daily.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 67 Low: 38.

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Here are the top stories in Watsonville today:

1. Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Approved By California Senate (Watsonville Patch)
2. Watsonville picked as state pesticide notification system pilot site (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
3. Accused Watsonville child molester ordered held without bail (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
4. Santa Cruz County Approves $500K Grant To Broaden Internet Access (Santa Cruz Patch)
5. Rail Issue Likely on June Ballot (Good Times Weekly)
6. Watsonville Weather Forecast For The Weekend Ahead (Watsonville Patch)
7. Watsonville: See This Weekend's Upcoming Events In The Area (Watsonville Patch)

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Today in Watsonville:

• First Friday @ Treehouse Dispensary! (8:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• City of Watsonville - City Gov't: "As of today, there are 10,143 reported active cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County. This does not include the unreported at-home tests. If you are experiencing symptoms, please stay home and get tested. Testing locations throughout San..." (Facebook)
• Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: "Thank you Good Times Santa Cruz for covering the Pajaro Valley. Check out what our General Manager had to say about December rains!" (Facebook)
• Watsonville Family YMCA: "Spring is on its way, and so is our Spring Break Camp. Camp registration opens on 2/7/2022. Don't miss out on all the spring fun. Call our Watsonville YMCA for more information at 831.728.9622 today. 💐🌈🐝" (Facebook)

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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.