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Notable locations in Watsonville: Freedom Branch Santa Cruz City-County Library (A), William H Volck Museum Library (B), William H Volck Museum (C), Watsonville Public Library (D), Watsonville Chamber of Commerce (E), Watsonville Auditorium (F), Santa Cruz County Court House Annex (G), Veterans Memorial Building (H), Fire Station Number 1 (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Centers: Alta Vista Shopping Center (1), Watsonville Square Shopping Center (2), Town and Country Shopping Center (3), Crestview Shopping Center (4), East Lake Village Shopping Center (5). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Watsonville include: All Saints Episcopal Church (A), Grace Temple (B), Trinity Lutheran Church (C), Iglesia Apostolica (D), Iglesia Metodista Unida de Pajaro (E), Iglesia Santa Pentecostes Templo (F), Watsonville Buddhist Temple (G), Westview Presbyterian Church (H), Seventh Day Adventist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Pioneer Cemetery (1), Independent Order of Oddfellows Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Watsonville include: Atri Park (1), Watsonville Plaza (2), Flodberg Park (3), Linear Park (4), Callaghan Park (5), Crestview Park (6), Second Street Playground (7), Ramsay Park (8). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Watsonville Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attractions: Agricultural History Project Museum (2601 East Lake Avenue), Action Fun Jumps (Amusement & Theme Parks; 1459 Freedom Boulevard # B).
Hotels: Best Value Inn (781 Freedom Boulevard), Best Western Rose Garden Inn (740 Freedom Boulevard), Best Western Inn (740 Freedom Boulevard).
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Air pollution trends in Watsonville
Pollutant: Carbon Monoxide: 0.8 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.7 ppm in 2000, 1.0 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.004 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.005 ppm in 2000, 0.008 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.051 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.050 ppm in 2000, 0.060 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Ozone: 0.057 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.058 ppm in 2000, 0.070 ppm in 1990).
Pollutant: Sulfur Oxides: 0.0012 ppm in 2005 (it was 0.0012 ppm in 2000, 0.0010 ppm in 1990).
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watsonville and their reported violations in the past:
ELKHORN SLOUGH RESERVE WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 375, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-21-2005), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-21-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (MAR-11-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
MOUNT MADONNA INN RESTAURANT (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
APTOS RIDGE MUTUAL WATER CO (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-04-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2000)
CHETMOORE ACRES WA (Population served: 50, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2003, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and APR-04-2000, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-04-2000)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- One regular monitoring violation
BAUMANN RD WS #01 (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-22-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-22-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-22-2004)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2001, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In APR-2003, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
- One routine major monitoring violation
APTOS HILLS MUTUAL WATER CO (Population served: 34, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2004, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (3 times from APR-29-2004 to AUG-30-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
WEST MARINE (Address: 500 WESTRIDGE DRIVE, Serves FL, Population served: 27, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform
Past monitoring violations:
- Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Watsonville that have no violations reported:
- VAJRAYANA FOUNDATION (Population served: 200, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  19.1% | | Whole state: |  14.2% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.1% | | Whole state: | 6.3% |
Watsonville compared to California state average:
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Watsonville (2007 data):
- Bank of America, National Association: Overlook Center at 1465 Main St., branch established on 1999-07-01; Watsonville Branch at 567 Main Street, branch established on 1923-12-24. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $1,196,123.8 mil, Deposits: $759,600.6 mil, headquarters in Charlotte, NC, positive income, 5839 total offices, Holding Company: Bank Of America Corporation
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Pajaro Valley Branch at 326 Main Street, branch established on 1961-03-06; Freedom Branch at 1501 Freedom Boulevard, branch established on 1957-06-03. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- Comerica Bank: Watsonville Square Branch at 1998 Main Street, branch established on 1982-11-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $58,543.3 mil, Deposits: $45,884.0 mil, headquarters in Detroit, MI, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 390 total offices, Holding Company: Comerica Incorporated
- Greater Bay Bank, National Association: Watsonville Branch at 1055 South Green Valley Road, branch established on 1990-07-24. Info updated 2006-06-23: Bank assets: $6,929.6 mil, Deposits: $5,471.7 mil, headquarters in Palo Alto, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 40 total offices, Holding Company: Greater Bay Bancorp
- Union Bank of California, National Association: Watsonville Branch at 35 East Lake Avenue, branch established on 1925-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $51,969.1 mil, Deposits: $43,916.7 mil, headquarters in San Francisco, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 340 total offices, Holding Company: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc.
- Rabobank, National Association: Watonsville Branch at 1915 Main Street, branch established on 2000-06-26. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $5,154.6 mil, Deposits: $2,884.2 mil, headquarters in El Centro, CA, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 42 total offices, Holding Company: Rabobank Nederland B*b
- Citibank, National Association: 760 East Lake Avenue Branch at 760 East Lake Avenue, branch established on 1935-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-09: Bank assets: $1,019,497.0 mil, Deposits: $665,743.0 mil, headquarters in Las Vegas, NV, positive income, International Specialization, 958 total offices, Holding Company: Citigroup Inc.
- Pacific Capital Bank, National Association: Watsonville Branch at 655 Main Street, branch established on 1983-05-06. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $7,487.3 mil, Deposits: $5,052.9 mil, headquarters in Santa Barbara, CA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 51 total offices, Holding Company: Pacific Capital Bancorp
- 3 other banks with 3 local branches
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
23 | $95,136 | $49,636 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
48 | $174,640 | $43,660 | 0 | $0 |
| Parks and Recreation |
31 | $107,955 | $41,789 | 0 | $0 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
13 | $59,911 | $55,302 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
34 | $149,556 | $52,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
19 | $65,158 | $41,152 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
10 | $37,195 | $44,634 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
74 | $404,896 | $65,659 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
5 | $17,159 | $41,182 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
12 | $52,339 | $52,339 | 35 | $38,922 |
| Sewerage |
18 | $88,184 | $58,789 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
30 | $97,970 | $39,188 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
12 | $44,369 | $44,369 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
2 | $6,022 | $36,132 | 0 | $0 |
| Firefighters |
38 | $241,171 | $76,159 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
369 | $1,641,659 | $53,387 | 35 | $38,922 |
Watsonville government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Air Transportation: $1,862,000
- Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $21,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $6,569,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,814,000
All Other: $1,544,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,081,000
Parks & Recreation: $234,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $5,191,000
Housing & Community Development: $3,254,000
Water Utilities: $1,145,000
Fire Protection: $989,000
Parks & Recreation: $539,000
Police Protection: $372,000
Libraries: $318,000
Central Staff Services: $197,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $7,888,000
Water Utilities: $5,164,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,199,000
Sewerage: $4,141,000
Fire Protection: $3,816,000
Parks & Recreation: $3,605,000
Central Staff Services: $3,318,000
Libraries: $2,188,000
Regular Highways: $1,520,000
Air Transportation: $1,503,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,503,000
Financial Administration: $1,490,000
Housing & Community Development: $1,350,000
Health Services - Other: $675,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Highways: $100,000
All Other: $10,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $985,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $7,748,000
Water Utilities: $7,685,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,991,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $18,729,000
Water Utilities: $7,315,000
Industrial Revenue: $6,848,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $900,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $1,262,000
Water Utilities: $370,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,444,000
General Revenue, NEC: $857,000
Rents: $645,000
Property Sale Other: $589,000
Special Assessments: $91,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $50,992,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,036,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $7,561,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $2,306,000
All Other: $1,408,000
Highways: $871,000
- Tax - Property: $9,273,000
Total General Sales: $5,671,000
Public Utilities: $4,048,000
NEC: $2,797,000
Other Selective Sales: $541,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $16,533,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $358,000
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($57,060 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | California average: | 5.75% |
0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($386 average AGI)| Santa Cruz County: | 0.11% | | California average: | 0.21% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,342 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.17% | | California average: | 6.27% |
0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($810 average AGI)| Santa Cruz County: | 0.08% | | California average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Watsonville:
- KLOK (1170 AM; 50 kW; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSCO (1080 AM; 10 kW; SANTA CRUZ, CA)
- KYAA (1200 AM; 25 kW; SOQUEL, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
- KDBV (980 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: WOLFHOUSE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- KSRK (540 AM; 10 kW; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: PEOPLE'S RADIO, INC.)
- KGO (810 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KGO-AM RADIO, INC.)
- KNBR (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: KNBR LICO, INC.)
- KION (1460 AM; 10 kW; SALINAS, CA)
- KTCT (1050 AM; 50 kW; SAN MATEO, CA; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP.)
- KFAX (1100 AM; 50 kW; SAN FRANCISCO, CA; Owner: GOLDEN GATE BROADCASTING CO, INC.)
- KZSJ (1120 AM; 5 kW; SAN MARTIN, CA; Owner: BUSTOS MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KAZA (1290 AM; 5 kW; GILROY, CA; Owner: RADIO FIESTA CORPORATION)
- KTOM (1380 AM; 5 kW; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Watsonville:
- KSQL (99.1 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: TMS LICENSE CALIFORNIA, INC)
- KBRG (100.3 FM; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KKUP (91.5 FM; CUPERTINO, CA; Owner: ASSURANCE SCIENCES FOUNDATION)
- KBAA (94.5 FM; GILROY, CA; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
- KDON-FM (102.5 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K202DU (88.3 FM; SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
- KBTU (93.5 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KLVM (89.7 FM; PRUNEDALE, CA; Owner: PRUNEDALE EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION)
- K265DG (100.9 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K206BQ (89.1 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
- KUSP (88.9 FM; SANTA CRUZ, CA; Owner: PATAPHYSICAL B/CING. FOUNDATION,INC.)
- K260AA (99.9 FM; CARMEL VALLEY, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KWAV (96.9 FM; MONTEREY, CA; Owner: BUCKLEY BROADCASTING OF MONTEREY)
- KTOM-FM (100.7 FM; SALINAS, CA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- K291AE (106.1 FM; SEASIDE, CA; Owner: MAPELTON COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KPIG (107.5 FM; FREEDOM, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KHRI (90.7 FM; HOLLISTER, CA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- KTEE (93.7 FM; FELTON, CA; Owner: MAPLETON COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
- KSQQ (96.1 FM; MORGAN HILL, CA; Owner: COYOTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- K240CD (95.9 FM; SOQUEL, ETC., CA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Watsonville:
- KNTV (Channel 11; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: KNTV LICENSE, INC.)
- KKPX (Channel 65; SAN JOSE, CA; Owner: PAXSON SAN JOSE LICENSE, INC.)
- K21EV (Channel 21; SALINAS, CA; Owner: LIVING FAITH BROADCASTING)
- KDJT-CA (Channel 33; SALINAS/MONTEREY,ETC, CA; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KSBW (Channel 8; SALINAS, CA; Owner: HEARST-ARGYLE STATIONS, INC.)
- KCBA (Channel 35; SALINAS, CA; Owner: SEAL ROCK BROADCASTERS, L.L.C.)
- KCAH (Channel 25; WATSONVILLE, CA; Owner: KTEH FOUNDATION)
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