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In today's newsletter:

  • Want a say in Watsonville's next murals and mosaics?
  • How Watsonville's poet laureate just gained national recognition
  • How could Watsonville's airport plug into the coming air taxi boom?

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Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 55 degrees.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 74, low: 54.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Watsonville names new public art coordinator (pajaronian.com) — Watsonville has hired Sandy Takashima Shaw as its new public art coordinator, and she's already planning mosaics for Watsonville Plaza and Ramsay Park. Local artists and residents can help shape the city's creative future at an Oct. 22 Arts Summit at Civic Plaza and by subscribing to the Watsonville Artist Newsletter for workshops and public art opportunities.
   

• Watsonville Poet Laureate earns major award (pajaronian.com) — Watsonville's own poet laureate, Victoria Bañales, has earned a major International Latino Book Award for her latest poetry collection while continuing to teach at Cabrillo College's Watsonville campus. Her two-year poet laureate term, which began in January, highlights local voices and shows students how a Watsonville-based literary career can flourish on a national stage.
   

• Air taxis will need a trained workforce. Here's how one California region is making that happen. (smartcitiesdive.com) — Watsonville's rural airport is one of four Central Coast sites targeted by the Monterey Bay Economic Partnership to prepare for future air taxis and advanced air mobility. The effort focuses on building local training pipelines, from K–12 through college, so Watsonville-area residents can qualify for new aviation maintenance and high-tech jobs as this industry grows.
   

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  • The Cigarette Surfboard Rides Onto Home Screens (goodtimes.sc)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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