New affordable housing complex opens in Watsonville, California Democrats move toward redistricting

KAZU | By Amy Mayer

Published August 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM PDT

A person wearing a button-down shirt and sunglasses cuts a red ribbon alongside several other people. — MidPen Housing staff, elected officials and residents ceremoniously cut a ribbon to celebrate the 72-unit affordable housing project Sparrow Terrace in Watsonville on Aug. 11, 2025.

In today's newscast, local officials and residents are celebrating the opening of a 72-unit affordable housing project in Watsonville. And, California Democrats have less than two weeks to get a redistricting measure on the November ballot.

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Amy Mayer

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.

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