<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en" dir="ltr">
<head>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">

    <title>CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations | Patch</title>
  <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<meta name="description" content="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations - Mission Viejo, CA - Rising flood waters and calls for help are overwhelming the Houston area. At least six deaths so far are blamed on the devastating storm." />
<link rel="canonical" href="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" />
<meta property="fb:app_id" content="521361477908471" />
<meta property="fb:pages" content="57421062540" />
<meta property="og:url" content="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" />
<meta property="og:type" content="article" />
<meta property="og:title" content="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations" />
<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503933204-392.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image:width" content="800" />
<meta property="og:image:height" content="600" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/3-1503933218-4559.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111207/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503932591-1068.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/112128/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/5-1503933557-9099.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503935081-8744.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503935096-7214.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503935442-1533.jpg" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503935453-8374.jpg" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Rising flood waters and calls for help are overwhelming the Houston area. At least six deaths so far are blamed on the devastating storm." />
<meta property="og:site_name" content="Watsonville, CA Patch" />
<meta property="og:updated_time" content="2017-08-29T17:21:34-04:00" />
<meta property="article:published_time" content="2017-08-28T11:27:55-04:00" />
<meta property="article:modified_time" content="2017-08-29T17:21:34-04:00" />
<meta property="article:section" content="Police &amp; Fire" />
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="on" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//cdn.patchcdn.com" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//cdn20.patchcdn.com" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//cdn20.patchcdn.com" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//fbcdn.com" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//disqus.com" />
<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//js-sec.indexww.com" />
<link rel="amphtml" href="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/amp/27236878/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" />
<script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"http://schema.org/","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations","description":"Rising flood waters and calls for help are overwhelming the Houston area. At least six deaths so far are blamed on the devastating storm. ","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503933204-392.jpg","width":"800","height":"600"},"datePublished":"2017-08-28T11:27:55-04:00","dateModified":"2017-08-29T17:21:34-04:00","url":"https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations"},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Susan C. Schena"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Patch","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://patch.com/sites/all/modules/custom/fe_common/images/PatchP_48.png","width":48,"height":48}}}</script>
<link rel="manifest" href="https://patch.com/manifest.json" />
  <link type="text/css" rel="stylesheet" href="https://patch.com/sites/default/files/css/css_0NA0SSELRueaCypjuSJBd9NeXrr8uZR_NUdBHq_a430.css" media="all" />

    <!--MobileDetectJS-->
  <script>
    var is_mobile_device = false; //initiate as false
    // device detection
    if(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od)|ipad|iris|kindle|Android|Silk|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|netfront|opera m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows (ce|phone)|xda|xiino/i.test(navigator.userAgent)  || /1207|6310|6590|3gso|4thp|50[1-6]i|770s|802s|a wa|abac|ac(er|oo|s\-)|ai(ko|rn)|al(av|ca|co)|amoi|an(ex|ny|yw)|aptu|ar(ch|go)|as(te|us)|attw|au(di|\-m|r |s )|avan|be(ck|ll|nq)|bi(lb|rd)|bl(ac|az)|br(e|v)w|bumb|bw\-(n|u)|c55\/|capi|ccwa|cdm\-|cell|chtm|cldc|cmd\-|co(mp|nd)|craw|da(it|ll|ng)|dbte|dc\-s|devi|dica|dmob|do(c|p)o|ds(12|\-d)|el(49|ai)|em(l2|ul)|er(ic|k0)|esl8|ez([4-7]0|os|wa|ze)|fetc|fly(\-|_)|g1 u|g560|gene|gf\-5|g\-mo|go(\.w|od)|gr(ad|un)|haie|hcit|hd\-(m|p|t)|hei\-|hi(pt|ta)|hp( i|ip)|hs\-c|ht(c(\-| |_|a|g|p|s|t)|tp)|hu(aw|tc)|i\-(20|go|ma)|i230|iac( |\-|\/)|ibro|idea|ig01|ikom|im1k|inno|ipaq|iris|ja(t|v)a|jbro|jemu|jigs|kddi|keji|kgt( |\/)|klon|kpt |kwc\-|kyo(c|k)|le(no|xi)|lg( g|\/(k|l|u)|50|54|\-[a-w])|libw|lynx|m1\-w|m3ga|m50\/|ma(te|ui|xo)|mc(01|21|ca)|m\-cr|me(rc|ri)|mi(o8|oa|ts)|mmef|mo(01|02|bi|de|do|t(\-| |o|v)|zz)|mt(50|p1|v )|mwbp|mywa|n10[0-2]|n20[2-3]|n30(0|2)|n50(0|2|5)|n7(0(0|1)|10)|ne((c|m)\-|on|tf|wf|wg|wt)|nok(6|i)|nzph|o2im|op(ti|wv)|oran|owg1|p800|pan(a|d|t)|pdxg|pg(13|\-([1-8]|c))|phil|pire|pl(ay|uc)|pn\-2|po(ck|rt|se)|prox|psio|pt\-g|qa\-a|qc(07|12|21|32|60|\-[2-7]|i\-)|qtek|r380|r600|raks|rim9|ro(ve|zo)|s55\/|sa(ge|ma|mm|ms|ny|va)|sc(01|h\-|oo|p\-)|sdk\/|se(c(\-|0|1)|47|mc|nd|ri)|sgh\-|shar|sie(\-|m)|sk\-0|sl(45|id)|sm(al|ar|b3|it|t5)|so(ft|ny)|sp(01|h\-|v\-|v )|sy(01|mb)|t2(18|50)|t6(00|10|18)|ta(gt|lk)|tcl\-|tdg\-|tel(i|m)|tim\-|t\-mo|to(pl|sh)|ts(70|m\-|m3|m5)|tx\-9|up(\.b|g1|si)|utst|v400|v750|veri|vi(rg|te)|vk(40|5[0-3]|\-v)|vm40|voda|vulc|vx(52|53|60|61|70|80|81|83|85|98)|w3c(\-| )|webc|whit|wi(g |nc|nw)|wmlb|wonu|x700|yas\-|your|zeto|zte\-/i.test(navigator.userAgent.substr(0,4))) is_mobile_device = true;

    var mobile_detect = {};
    mobile_detect.is_mobile = is_mobile_device;
    mobile_detect.is_phone = false;
    mobile_detect.is_tablet = false;
    mobile_detect.is_desktop = false;
    mobile_detect.width = screen.width;
    mobile_detect.height = screen.height;

    if (is_mobile_device && (screen.width < 479 || screen.height < 479) ) {
      mobile_detect.is_phone = true;
    } else if (is_mobile_device && !mobile_detect.is_phone && (screen.width <= 768 || screen.height <= 768) ) {
      mobile_detect.is_tablet = true;
    } else {
      mobile_detect.is_desktop = true;
    }
  </script>
    <!-- End MobileDetectJS-->



   <!-- Adtech-->
   <script type="text/javascript">
     if (typeof window.headertag === 'undefined') {
       window.headertag = {};
     }
     window.headertag.pagetype = "patch-default";
   </script>

  <script type="text/javascript" src="//js-sec.indexww.com/ht/htw-patch-v2.js" async></script>

    <script type='text/javascript'>
      var googletag = googletag || {};
      googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];
    </script>

    <script src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js" async></script>
   
    <script type='text/javascript'>
      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({
        google_ad_client: "ca-pub-2493672238571955",
        enable_page_level_ads: true
      });
    </script>

    <script type="text/javascript" src="https://www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js" async></script>
    <!--//end AdTech -->



  <!-- HTML5 element support for IE6-8 -->
  <!--[if lt IE 9]>
  <script src="//html5shiv.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/html5.js"></script>
  <![endif]-->
  <!-- Favicon inclusion -->
  <link href="https://cdn.patchcdn.com/assets/layout/favicon.ico" rel="shortcut icon"  />
  <!-- Preload font inclusion -->
  <link rel="preload" href="/sites/all/themes/custom/repatch/fonts/bootstrap/open-sans-v15-latin-regular.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin />
  <link rel="preload" href="/sites/all/themes/custom/repatch/fonts/bootstrap/open-sans-v15-latin-600.woff2" as="font" type="font/woff2" crossorigin />

  <script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.10.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
<script>window.jQuery || document.write("<script src='/sites/all/modules/contrib/jquery_update/replace/jquery/1.10/jquery.min.js'>\x3C/script>")</script>
<script src="https://patch.com/sites/default/files/js/js_uhRK6sUYg3ywaAXR6QKWG8OG0qt3pY6fwHatlPjlWZw.js"></script>
<script>jQuery.extend(Drupal.settings, {"basePath":"\/","pathPrefix":"","ajaxPageState":{"theme":"repatch","theme_token":"8eBJP1uz0qcXx5Og9snNluHor-N4oub-6v9qO277Xz0","js":{"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/fe_components.lift_igniter.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/fe_components.find_your_patch.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_flag\/js\/fe_flag.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_real_estate\/js\/fe_real_estate.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_weather\/js\/skycons.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_weather\/js\/fe_weather.widget.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_article\/js\/fe_article.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_injector\/js\/fe_injector.js_manipulation.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_subscribe\/js\/fe_subscribe.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_common\/js\/fe_common.tracking.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_calendar\/js\/fe_calendar.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_social\/js\/fe_social.stickybuttons.js":1,"https:\/\/patch.com\/sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_onesignal\/fe_onesignal.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_recirc\/js\/fe_recirc.swipe.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_recirc\/js\/fe_recirc.chartbeat.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_customize\/js\/fe_customize.hp.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/fe_components.sticky_ads.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/fe_components.general_bottom.js":1,"https:\/\/cdn.onesignal.com\/sdks\/OneSignalSDK.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_amazonads\/js\/fe_amazonads.js":1,"\/\/ajax.googleapis.com\/ajax\/libs\/jquery\/1.10.2\/jquery.min.js":1,"0":1,"misc\/drupal.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/contrib\/jquery_update\/replace\/ui\/external\/jquery.cookie.js":1,"misc\/jquery.once.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_headerbid\/js\/fe_headerbid.no_prebid.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/bootstrap\/js\/bootstrap.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/bootstrap\/js\/bootstrap.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/slick.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/js\/fe_components.slick_general.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_headerbid\/js\/screentime.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_recirc\/js\/hammer.min.js":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_recirc\/js\/jquery.hammer.js":1},"css":{"modules\/system\/system.base.css":1,"modules\/field\/theme\/field.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/bootstrap\/css\/overrides.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/css\/slick.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/css\/slick-theme.css":1,"sites\/all\/themes\/custom\/repatch\/css\/style.css":1,"sites\/all\/modules\/custom\/fe_components\/css\/fe_components.css":1}},"fe_amazonads":{"id":"3267","timeout":"1e3"},"fe_common":{"fe_leaderboard_sticky_length":"245"},"fe_flag":{"user_ip":"MTI4LjE3My40OS44Ng%3D%3D","markup":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022h4\u0022\u003EWhat did you think?\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-positive flag-link-positive-e pointer\u0022 title=\u0022Like this on Patch.\u0022 data-reason=\u0022E\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_like\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022fa fa-heart fa-lg\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022\/\u0022 class=\u0022flag-link-negative-thumb\u0022 title=\u0022Report this.\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022fa fa-flag fa-lg\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022flag-link-negative-options list-inline soft-hide\u0022\u003E\u003Cli class=\u0022first\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-negative flag-link-negative-a text-uppercase\u0022 data-reason=\u0022A\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_spam\u0022\u003Espam\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-negative flag-link-negative-b text-uppercase\u0022 data-reason=\u0022B\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_offensive\u0022\u003Eoffensive\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-negative flag-link-negative-c text-uppercase\u0022 data-reason=\u0022C\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_disagree\u0022\u003Edisagree\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022last\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-negative flag-link-negative-d text-uppercase\u0022 data-reason=\u0022D\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_not-local\u0022\u003Enot local\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022info-box text-center soft-hide air-sm\u0022\u003E\u003Ch5 class=\u0022l-bold\u0022\u003ERegister or sign in to give us your feedback.\u003C\/h5\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022info-box-links air-xs\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.patch.com\/register-short?redirect=california\/watsonville\/s\/g7s3y\/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations%3Futm_source%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_medium%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_term%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_campaign%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_content%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED\u0026amp;patch=299\u0022 class=\u0022btn btn-primary btn-lg not-logged-in-method\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 data-method=\u0022register\u0022\u003ERegister\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022h5 l-bold\u0022\u003E or \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.patch.com\/user-login?redirect=california\/watsonville\/s\/g7s3y\/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations%3Futm_source%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_medium%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_term%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_campaign%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_content%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED\u0026amp;patch=299\u0022 class=\u0022btn btn-primary btn-lg not-logged-in-method\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022 data-method=\u0022login\u0022\u003ESign In\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv id=\u0022flag-register-modal\u0022 class=\u0022modal fade text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022modal-dialog\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022modal-content\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022modal-header\u0022\u003E\u003Cbutton type=\u0022button\u0022 class=\u0022close\u0022 data-dismiss=\u0022modal\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u0026times;\u003C\/button\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022modal-title\u0022\u003ERegister or sign in to give us your feedback.\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022modal-body\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022info-box-links air-xs\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.patch.com\/register-short?redirect=california\/watsonville\/s\/g7s3y\/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations%3Futm_source%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_medium%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_term%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_campaign%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_content%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED\u0026amp;patch=299\u0022 class=\u0022btn btn-primary btn-lg not-logged-in-method\u0022 data-method=\u0022register\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003ERegister\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Cspan class=\u0022h5\u0022\u003E or \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/my.patch.com\/user-login?redirect=california\/watsonville\/s\/g7s3y\/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations%3Futm_source%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_medium%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_term%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_campaign%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED%26utm_content%3DPANTHEON_STRIPPED\u0026amp;patch=299\u0022 class=\u0022btn btn-primary btn-lg not-logged-in-method\u0022 data-method=\u0022login\u0022 rel=\u0022nofollow\u0022\u003ESign In\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","markup_like":"\u003Cspan  class=\u0022flag-link-positive flag-link-positive-e patch-heart\u0022 title=\u0022Like this on Patch.\u0022 data-reason=\u0022E\u0022 data-reason-ga=\u0022flag_as_like\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022flag-count\u0022\u003E0\u003C\/span\u003E","testing_mode":0,"check_if_user_has_flagged":1,"lookup_counts_on_likes":0},"client_ads_dfp":{"refresh_enabled":false,"client_ads_dfp_article":true,"fire_dfp_units":true,"ad_targeting":{"patch":"watsonville","dma":"monterey","state":"ca","category":"police-fire","article":"27236878"},"ad_units":{"client_ad_dfp_slot_1":{"ad_slot":"1","ad_size_arr":[[300,250],[300,600],[300,1050],[160,600]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_slot_1","ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"1"},"ad_media":"desktop"},"client_ad_dfp_lb":{"ad_slot":"bb","ad_size_arr":[[728,90],[970,250],[970,90]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_lb","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"bb"},"ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_media":"desktop"},"client_ad_dfp_slot_2":{"ad_slot":"2","ad_size_arr":[[300,250],[300,600]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_slot_2","ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"2"},"ad_media":"desktop"},"client_ad_dfp_slot_3":{"ad_slot":"3","ad_size_arr":[[300,250],[300,600]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_slot_3","ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"3"},"ad_media":"desktop"},"client_ad_dfp_slot_4":{"ad_slot":"4","ad_size_arr":[[300,250],[300,600]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_slot_4","ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"4"},"ad_media":"desktop"},"client_ad_dfp_mobile_lb":{"ad_slot":"mbb","ad_size_arr":[[320,50]],"ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_lb","ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_media":"mobile","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"mbb"}},"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1":{"ad_slot":"m1","ad_size_arr":[[300,250]],"ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"m1"},"ad_media":"mobile"},"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2":{"ad_slot":"m2","ad_size_arr":[[300,250]],"ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"m2"},"ad_media":"mobile"},"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3":{"ad_slot":"m3","ad_size_arr":[[300,250]],"ad_unit":"watsonville\/police-fire","ad_target":"client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3","ad_targeting":{"name":"slot","value":"m3"},"ad_media":"mobile"}},"client_ads_dfp_collapse_empty_divs":"false","enable_skyscrapers":0,"client_ads_dfp_enable_single_request":1,"client_ads_dfp_enable_in_article_desktop":0,"enable_in_article_mobile":1,"client_ads_dfp_move_banner_under_title":0,"first_refresh":1,"yieldmo_on":0,"thirtythree_across_enable":0,"mobile_article_point_1":"0","mobile_article_point_2":"4","mobile_article_point_3":"7","is_listing":false},"fe_real_estate":{"unique_dur":"1800"},"fe_article":{"scroll_to_play":0,"wibbitz":"false","carousel":true,"nid":"27236878"},"fe_injector":{"norecirc":false,"recircpoint":false,"mobile_ids":{"1":"block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-1","3":"in-article-boxed-recirc","5":"block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-2","8":"block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-3"},"desktop_ids":{"5":"in-article-boxed-recirc"}},"fe_recirc":{"cb_recirc":false,"magic_scroll_ajaxer":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/funnel_relay?render_html=true\u0026magicscroll=true","next":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/s\/gcww4\/20-ca-companies-among-the-best-to-work-for-in-2018-fortune","prev":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/s\/gcww4\/20-ca-companies-among-the-best-to-work-for-in-2018-fortune","chartbeat_ajaxer":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/funnel_mp_relay\/fe_recirc_get_chartbeat_recirc_localized"},"fe_calendar_monthly_navigator":{"range_helper":{"02":0},"current_month":"02","current_year":"2018","active_day":"2018-02-17","ajax_monthly_base_url":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/month"},"fe_customize":{"patch_info":{"patch_id":"299","patch_alias":"california\/watsonville","patch_name":"Watsonville","funnel_source":"https:\/\/patch.com\/california\/watsonville\/funnel_relay?render_html=true\u0026magicscroll=true"}},"fe_subscribe":{"subscriber_ajaxer":"https:\/\/patch.com\/fe_subscribe_subscriber_ajax","list":"US_CA_WATSONVILLE_299","subscribe_id":"299","type":"modal"},"fe_components_find_your_patch":{"ajaxer":"https:\/\/patch.com\/patch_find_your_patch_ajaxer"},"fe_weather":{"current_style":{"class":"above-62","color":"#519442"},"icon":"clear-day","current_temp_color":"#519442"},"fe_onesignal":{"on":1,"appid":"d9deec01-020c-4338-83de-5bac679a0b51","safariId":"web.onesignal.auto.1ad4c923-47e5-493e-8349-b8f3b81ccfd9","environment":"live","hide_from_page":false,"patch_id":"299","patch_name":"Watsonville","state_code":"CA"},"bootstrap":{"anchorsFix":1,"anchorsSmoothScrolling":1,"popoverEnabled":1,"popoverOptions":{"animation":1,"html":0,"placement":"right","selector":"","trigger":"click","title":"","content":"","delay":0,"container":"body"},"tooltipEnabled":1,"tooltipOptions":{"animation":1,"html":0,"placement":"auto left","selector":"","trigger":"hover focus","delay":0,"container":"body"}}});</script>
<script>
  window.ga = window.ga || function () {
      (ga.q = ga.q || []).push(arguments)
    };
  ga.l = +new Date;

  ga('create', 'UA-51909201-1', 'auto');
  ga('require', 'GTM-5CC6FGJ');
  ga('require', 'displayfeatures'); // enable display features
  ga('require', 'linkid'); // enable enhanced link attribution\n

    ga('set', 'dimension1', 22511888); // user id
      ga('set', 'dimension2', 299); // patch id
      ga('set', 'dimension3', 2704); // region id
      ga('set', 'dimension4', 3015); // topic id
      ga('set', 'dimension5', 27236878); // item nid
      ga('set', 'dimension16', 1503934075); // item created
  ga('set', 'dimension17', 1504041694); // item updated
    ga('set', 'dimension19', "America/Los_Angeles"); // item Timezone
    ga('set', 'dimension23', 5); // user role
  

    ga('send', 'pageview');

  var trackOutboundLink = function (category, action, label) {
    ga('send', 'event', category, action, label, null);
  }
</script>
<script async src='https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js'></script>
<!-- Begin comScore Tag -->
<script>
var _comscore = _comscore || [];
_comscore.push(
{ c1: "2", c2: "21043158" }
);
(function()
{ var s = document.createElement("script"), el = document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0]; s.async = true; s.src = (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js"; el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el); }
)();
</script>
<!-- End comScore Tag -->


<!-- Begin sailthru Tag -->
<script type="text/javascript">
    (function() {
        function loadSailthru() { var s = document.createElement('script'); s.type = 'text/javascript'; s.async = true;
            s.src = ('https://ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js');
            var x = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; x.parentNode.insertBefore(s, x);
        }
        loadSailthru();
        var oldOnLoad = window.onload;
        window.onload = function() {
            if (typeof oldOnLoad === 'function') {
                oldOnLoad();
            }
            Sailthru.init(
{"customerId":'0dec0d23bc05e77ffef76093f858cade'})
            };
        }
    )();
</script>


<!-- End sailthru Tag -->


<!-- Begin taboola Tag -->
  <script type="text/javascript">
    window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
    _taboola.push(
    {article:'auto'}
    );
    !function (e, f, u, i) {
    if (!document.getElementById(i)){
    e.async = 1;
    e.src = u;
    e.id = i;
    f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f); }
    }(document.createElement('script'),
    document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],
    '//cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/patch-network1/loader.js',
    'tb_loader_script');
    if(window.performance && typeof window.performance.mark == 'function')
    {window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');}
  </script>
<!-- End taboola Tag -->



</head>

<body class="html item-type-article scope-patch" >
<header id="navbar" role="banner" class="navbar navbar-default">

  <div class="navbar-header">
    <div class="container">
      <!-- .btn-navbar is used as the toggle for collapsed navbar content -->
      <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
        <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        <span class="icon-bar"></span>
      </button>

      <div class="col-md-3 hidden-sm">
        <div class="nav-rail nav-rail-left">
          <a href="https://patch.com" category="nav_primary" trigger="national_main_link"><img height="22px" width="20px" title="Patch" alt="" class="logo-circle" src="https://cdn.patchcdn.com/assets/layout/patch_circle_green_on_white.svg" /></a>          <span class="separator-nav"></span>
          <a href="/" class="l-bold btn btn-primary btn-sm btn-cta pill" id="find-your-patch-button" data-toggle="dropdown" data-target="#find-your-patch-desktop" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_fyplink"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt" aria-hidden="true"></span> Find Your Town</a>        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="col-md-6">
        <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville" title="Patch" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_rtxtlink" class="logo-title text-center white-link">Watsonville <img src="https://cdn.patchcdn.com/assets/layout/patch_full_white.svg" alt="Watsonville Local News" title="Watsonville Local News" /></a>      </div>
      <div class="col-md-3 hidden-sm">
        <div class="nav-rail nav-rail-right">
          
          <a href="https://my.patch.com" class="white-link l-bold inline-block" title="Post on Patch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" category="nav_primary" trigger="poston"><span class="fal fa-pencil fa-sm" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="hidden-sm"> Post</span></a>          <span class="separator-nav"></span>
          <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/advertise-with-us" title="Advertise With Us" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_ad_w_us" class="white-link l-bold">Advertise</a>        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div class="navbar-collapse collapse nav-main-sections container">
    <nav role="navigation">
      <ul class="menu nav navbar-nav nav-justified "><li class="li-patch-national visible-sm visible-xs no-border first"><a href="https://patch.com" category="nav_primary" trigger="national_main_link_mobile"><img height="24px" title="Patch" alt="" src="https://cdn.patchcdn.com/assets/layout/p_logo_black_full.svg" /></a></li>
<li class="text-center todays-date hidden-sm">Sat, Feb 17</li>
<li class="li-nav-weather"><div class="weather-widget">
  <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/weather" class="gray-dark-link" category="nav_primary" trigger="weathertop">
    <canvas id="patch-weather-icon" data-skycon="clear-day" width="128" height="128" class="pull-left" style="max-width:32px; max-height:20px;"></canvas>
    <span>66&deg;F</span>
  </a>
</div></li>
<li class="li-fyp-mobile visible-sm visible-xs no-border"><form class="find-your-patch-form relative"><div class="input-group"><input type="text" class="form-control find-your-patch" placeholder="Find your town" autocomplete="off"/><div class="input-group-btn"><button class="btn btn-default" type="button"><span class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></span></button></div></div><div class="autocomplete-results"></div></form></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/" title="Nearby Patches" class="dropdown-toggle nearby-dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby_dropdown">Nearby <span class="fa fa-caret-down text-muted" aria-hidden="true"></span></a><ul class="dropdown-menu sections-nearby-menu"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/gilroy" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Gilroy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/capitola" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Capitola-Soquel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/santacruz" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Santa Cruz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/scottsvalley" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Scotts Valley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/losgatos" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Los Gatos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/campbell" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Campbell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/saratoga" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Saratoga</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/cupertino" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Cupertino</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/milpitas" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Milpitas</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/losaltos" category="nav_primary" trigger="nearby">Los Altos</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/" title="Local News" class="dropdown-toggle local-news-dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" category="nav_primary" trigger="local_news_dropdown">Local News <span class="fa fa-caret-down text-muted" aria-hidden="true"></span></a><ul class="dropdown-menu sections-sub-menu"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/weather" title="Watsonville Weather" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_weather">Weather</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/police-fire" title="Watsonville Police &amp; Fire" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_police-fire">Police &amp; Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/obituaries" title="Watsonville Obituaries" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_obituaries">Obituaries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/schools" title="Watsonville Schools" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_schools">Schools</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/traffic-transit" title="Watsonville Traffic &amp; Transit" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_traffic-transit">Traffic &amp; Transit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/sports" title="Watsonville Sports" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_sports">Sports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/politics" title="Watsonville Politics &amp; Government" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_politics">Politics &amp; Government</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/business" title="Watsonville Business" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_business">Business</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/around-town" title="Watsonville Community" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_around-town">Community</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/localstream" title="Watsonville Patch LocalStream" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_pls">LocalStream</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/" title="Neighbor Posts" class="dropdown-toggle neighbor-posts-dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" category="nav_primary" trigger="neighbor_post_dropdown">Neighbor Posts <span class="fa fa-caret-down text-muted" aria-hidden="true"></span></a><ul class="dropdown-menu sections-sub-menu"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/bulletinboard" title="Watsonville Bulletin Board" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_bulletinboard">Bulletin Board</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/classifieds" title="Watsonville Classifieds" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_classifieds">Classifieds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/m/jobs" title="Watsonville Jobs" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_m/jobs">Jobs</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/directory" title="Watsonville Local Directory" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_directory">Local Directory</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/" title="Lifestyle" class="dropdown-toggle lifestyle-dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown" category="nav_primary" trigger="lifestyle_dropdown">Lifestyle <span class="fa fa-caret-down text-muted" aria-hidden="true"></span></a><ul class="dropdown-menu sections-sub-menu"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/going-green" title="Watsonville Home &amp; Garden" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_going-green">Home &amp; Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/restaurants-bars" title="Watsonville Restaurants &amp; Bars" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_restaurants-bars">Restaurants &amp; Bars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/pets" title="Watsonville Pets" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_pets">Pets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/kids-family" title="Watsonville Kids &amp; Family" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_kids-family">Kids &amp; Family</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/lifestyle" title="Watsonville Health" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_lifestyle">Health</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/arts-entertainment" title="Watsonville Arts &amp; Entertainment" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_arts-entertainment">Arts &amp; Entertainment</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/travel" title="Watsonville Travel" category="nav_primary" trigger="sections_travel">Travel</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/calendar" title="Watsonville Calendar" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_cal">Calendar</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/local-real-estate" title="Watsonville Real Estate" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_re">Real Estate</a></li>
<li class="li-nav-subscribe no-border"><a href="https://patch.com/" title="Subscribe to the Watsonville Patch" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_email_subscribe" id="primary-nav-subscribe">Subscribe</a></li>
<li class="li-patch-facebook no-border"><a href="https://facebook.com/WatsonvillePatch" title="Visit the  Watsonville Patch On Facebook" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" category="nav_primary" trigger="fb_out_Watsonville" class="nav-icon nav-icon-fb"><span class="fab fa-facebook-f brand-facebook"></span></a></li>
<li class="li-patch-twitter no-border"><a href="https://twitter.com/watsonvillpatch" title="Visit the Watsonville Patch On Twitter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" category="nav_primary" trigger="tw_out_Watsonville" class="nav-icon nav-icon-tw"><span class="fab fa-twitter fa-lg brand-twitter"></span></a></li>
<li class="li-nav-post-on-mobile visible-sm visible-xs"><a href="https://my.patch.com" title="Post on Patch" category="nav_primary" trigger="poston" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post on Patch</a></li>
<li class="visible-sm visible-xs"><a href="https://patch.com/map" category="view_all_patches_map" trigger="see_all" class="gray-dark-link">See All Patches</a></li>
<li class="visible-sm visible-xs no-border last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/advertise-with-us" title="Advertise With Us" category="nav_primary" trigger="primarynav_ad_w_us">Advertise</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
  </div>

</header>
<div class="relative container"><nav id="find-your-patch-desktop" class="dropdown container hidden-xs soft-hide"><div class="find-your-patch-desktop-inner col-xs-12 no-gutters">
  <div class="col-xs-12 air-xs">
    <div class="text-uppercase l-bold list-title">Find Your Community</div>    <form class="find-your-patch-form relative"><div class="input-group"><input type="text" class="form-control find-your-patch" placeholder="Find your town" autocomplete="off"/><div class="input-group-btn"><button class="btn btn-default" type="button"><span class="fa fa-search" aria-hidden="true"></span></button></div></div><div class="autocomplete-results"></div></form>  </div>

      <div class="col-xs-6">
      <div class="text-uppercase l-bold list-title">Nearby Patches</div>      <ul class="list-unstyled"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/gilroy" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Gilroy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/capitola" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Capitola-Soquel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/santacruz" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Santa Cruz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/scottsvalley" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Scotts Valley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/losgatos" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Los Gatos</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/campbell" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Campbell</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/saratoga" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Saratoga</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/cupertino" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Cupertino</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/milpitas" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Milpitas</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/losaltos" category="find_your_patch" trigger="nearby" class="gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> Los Altos</a></li>
</ul>    </div>
  
  
  <div class="col-xs-6">
          <div class="text-uppercase l-bold list-title">State Edition</div>      <a href="https://patch.com/california" category="find_your_patch" trigger="state" class="block-display gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-map-marker-alt fa-fw text-primary"></span> California</a>            <div class="air-xs">
      <div class="text-uppercase l-bold list-title">National Edition</div>      <a href="https://patch.com/" category="find_your_patch" trigger="home" class="block-display gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-star fa-fw text-primary"></span> Best of Patch Nationwide</a>      <a href="https://patch.com/map" category="find_your_patch" trigger="see_all" class="block-display gray-dark-link"><span class="fa fa-star fa-fw text-primary"></span> See All Patches</a>    </div>
    </div>
</nav></div>
  <div id="pre-content">
      <div class="region region-pre-content">
    <section id="block-fe-recirc-fe-recirc-special-pins" class="block block-fe-recirc clearfix">

      
  
    <div  class="special-pins-wrapper">
      <div class="carousel-parent carousel-wrapper-uk-special-pins container" data-carousel_type="default" data-carousel_count="8" data-carousel_scroll="2" data-carousel_infinite="1" data-carousel_variable="1" data-carousel_r6="2" data-carousel_r2="1">
<div class="carousel-child div-num-1 first"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcunn/want-work-life-balance-then-dont-live-here" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_1"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22888482/20180214/010749/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/david_allen_times_square_construction-1518631642-4659.jpg" alt="Want Work-Life Balance? Then Don&#039;t Live Here" /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
              <span class="small text-warning">SPONSORED</span>                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcunn/want-work-life-balance-then-dont-live-here" title="Want Work-Life Balance? Then Don&#039;t Live Here" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_1">Want Work-Life Balance? Then Don't Live Here</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-2"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxpj/cops-replace-stolen-gift-cards-sea-lion-rescue-saturday-smiles" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_2"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/1372433/20180217/103118/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/dublin-police-flowers-1518881150-2591.jpg" alt="Cops Replace Stolen Gift Cards; Sea Lion Rescue: Saturday Smiles" /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxpj/cops-replace-stolen-gift-cards-sea-lion-rescue-saturday-smiles" title="Our Saturday Smiles Stories Will Make Your Day" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_2">Our Saturday Smiles Stories Will Make Your Day</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-3"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxis/3-calif-cities-named-delicious-destinations-in-u-s" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_3"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22423906/20180216/100221/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/shutterstock_788553763-1518836403-9785.jpg" alt="3 Calif. Cities Named &#039;Delicious Destinations&#039; In U.S." /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxis/3-calif-cities-named-delicious-destinations-in-u-s" title="3 Calif. Cities Named &#039;Delicious Destinations&#039;" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_3">3 Calif. Cities Named 'Delicious Destinations'</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-4"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxnd/wrong-man-buried-mullet-mania-math-olympic-medals-top-ca-stories" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_4"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/54855/20180217/094237/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/mullet_1-1518537581-4812-1518878435-136.jpg" alt="Wrong Man Buried|Mullet Mania Math|Olympic Medals: Top CA Stories" /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxnd/wrong-man-buried-mullet-mania-math-olympic-medals-top-ca-stories" title="California Stories You Can&#039;t Miss" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_4">California Stories You Can't Miss</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-5"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcupx/3-250-000-will-buy-an-amazing-aptos-beach-house" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_5"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/1372433/20180214/015634/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/09cef11b0c764eb84d1b365b9cf1d860l-m3o.jpg" alt="$3,250,000 Will Buy An Amazing Aptos Beach House " /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcupx/3-250-000-will-buy-an-amazing-aptos-beach-house" title="$3,250,000 Will Buy An Amazing Aptos Beach House " class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_5">$3,250,000 Will Buy An Amazing Aptos Beach House </a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-6"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwir/drowsy-drivers-more-dangerous-than-realized-study-finds" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_6"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/ap/73734/20180216/124237/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/ap_623379769429-1518759672-198.jpg" alt="Drowsy Drivers More Dangerous Than Realized, Study Finds" /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwir/drowsy-drivers-more-dangerous-than-realized-study-finds" title="Drowsy Drivers More Dangerous Than Realized: Study" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_6">Drowsy Drivers More Dangerous Than Realized: Study</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-7"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxk4/presidents-day-2018-5-facts-about-the-holiday" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_7"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/ap/22821262/20180217/120358/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/ap_17263581587387-1518843747-6848.jpg" alt="Presidents Day 2018: 5 Facts About The Holiday " /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxk4/presidents-day-2018-5-facts-about-the-holiday" title="Presidents Day 2018: 5 Facts About The Holiday " class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_7">Presidents Day 2018: 5 Facts About The Holiday </a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-8"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwbg/movies-out-this-weekend-black-panther-early-man-and-more" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_8"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/722562/20180215/034137/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/blackpanther40-1518725055-7135.jpg" alt="Movies Out This Weekend: &#039;Black Panther,&#039; &#039;Early Man&#039; And More" /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwbg/movies-out-this-weekend-black-panther-early-man-and-more" title="Weekend Movie Guide" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_8">Weekend Movie Guide</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
<div class="carousel-child div-num-9 last"><div  class="">
      <div  class="pull-left">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/man-suspected-trying-rob-watsonville-pizzeria-arrested" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_9"><img height="67.5" width="90" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/1372433/20180215/042106/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/27798209_2049523451732267_7677882875029963146_o-1518729508-3790.jpg" alt="Man Suspected Of Trying To Rob Watsonville Pizzeria Arrested " /></a>    </div>
        <div  class="v-align-child">
                    <h5><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/man-suspected-trying-rob-watsonville-pizzeria-arrested" title="Man Suspected Of Trying To Rob Pizzeria Arrested" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="top_promo_bar_9">Man Suspected Of Trying To Rob Pizzeria Arrested</a></h5>                      </div>
  </div>


</div>
</div></div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
  </div>
  </div>  <!-- /#pre-content -->

<div class="main-container container">

  <header role="banner" id="page-header">
      <div class="region region-header">
    <section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-lb" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_lb_desktop_div" class="client-ad adtype-desktop  " ad_media="desktop" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_lb">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-components-fe-components-header-block" class="block block-fe-components clearfix">

      
  
    <div  id="header-block" class="clearfix">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/police-fire" class="h6 gray-dark-link text-capitalize block-display air-xxs">police &amp; fire</a>          <a href="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo">Shared from the Mission Viejo, CA Patch</a>        <h1 >
      CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations    </h1>
          <h2 class="h4">Rising flood waters and calls for help are overwhelming the Houston area. At least six deaths so far are blamed on the devastating storm. </h2>        <div class="clearfix summary-additional">
      <span class="h6">By <a href="https://patch.com/users/susan-c-schena5f2639ca489673e3efe4d6587b6f868fbbce9e45b4b04dba4e9677f47ec0ff3e">Susan C. Schena, <span class="text-neutral">Patch Staff</span> </a> | <time datetime="2017-08-28 11:27:55">Aug 28, 2017 11:27 am ET</time> | Updated <time datetime="2017-08-29 17:21:34">Aug 29, 2017 5:21 pm ET</time><a href="https://my.patch.com/article/27236878/edit" target="_blank" title="Moderate Content." class="edit-p soft-hide gray-subtle-link" rel="nofollow"><span class="separator"></span> <span class="fal fa-paragraph fa-xs" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></span><div class="flag-fb-like-wrapper air-xs-t"><div class="fb-like" data-href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/g7s3y/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" data-layout="button_count" data-action="like" data-share="true"></div></div>    </div>
  
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
  </div>
  </header> <!-- /#page-header -->

  <div class="row">

    
    <section class="col-md-8">
            <a id="main-content"></a>
                                  <div class="region region-content">
    <section id="block-system-main" class="block block-system clearfix">

      
  
    
<div class="article-page-default not-posted-today" data-item-nid="27236878" id="article-body-main">

  <section id="beginning-of-article"></section><div class="social-share-wrapper"><div class="social-share text-center"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A//patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" title="Share on Facebook" alt="Share on Facebook" target="_blank" category="social" trigger="facebook" class="social-btn social-btn-facebook"><span class="fab fa-2x fa-facebook-f"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=CA%20Crews%20Join%20Hurricane%20Harvey%20Rescue%20Operations&amp;url=https%3A//patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" title="Tweet" alt="Tweet" target="_blank" category="social" trigger="twitter" class="social-btn social-btn-twitter"><span class="fab fa-2x fa-twitter"></span></a><a href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=https%3A//patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations&amp;t=CA%20Crews%20Join%20Hurricane%20Harvey%20Rescue%20Operations" title="Post on Google+" alt="Post on Google+" target="_blank" category="social" trigger="google_plus" class="social-btn social-btn-google-plus hidden-xxs"><span class="fab fa-2x fa-google-plus-g"></span></a><a href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=https%3A//patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations&amp;title=CA%20Crews%20Join%20Hurricane%20Harvey%20Rescue%20Operations" title="Post on Reddit" alt="Post on Reddit" target="_blank" category="social" trigger="reddit" class="social-btn social-btn-reddit hidden-xxs"><span class="fab fa-2x fa-reddit-alien"></span></a><a href="mailto:?subject=CA%20Crews%20Join%20Hurricane%20Harvey%20Rescue%20Operations&amp;body=CA%20Crews%20Join%20Hurricane%20Harvey%20Rescue%20Operations%0D%0A%0D%0ARising%20flood%20waters%20and%20calls%20for%20help%20are%20overwhelming%20the%20Houston%20area.%20At%20least%20six%20deaths%20so%20far%20are%20blamed%20on%20the%20devastating%20storm.%20%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps://patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations" title="Send Email" alt="Send Email" category="social" trigger="email" class="social-btn social-btn-email hidden-xxs"><span class="fa fa-2x fa-envelope"></span></a><a class="btn-comment-now social-btn social-btn-comments" href="#comments" title="View Comments for &ldquo;CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations&rdquo;"><span class="fa fa-2x fa-comments"></span><span class="disqus-comment-count p bold visible-lg-block visible-md-block visible-sm-block visible-xs-inline-block" data-disqus-identifier="27236878">0</span></a></div></div>
  
      <div class="content-main-image">
      <img class="img-responsive center-block" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503933204-392.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations"></div>
  
      <div class="slideshow-carousel ">
      <ul class="list-inline"><li class="first"><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503933204-392.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/2-1503933204-392.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-0"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/3-1503933218-4559.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111427/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/3-1503933218-4559.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-1"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111207/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503932591-1068.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/111207/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/1-1503932591-1068.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-2"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/112128/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/5-1503933557-9099.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/112128/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/5-1503933557-9099.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-3"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503935081-8744.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/1-1503935081-8744.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-4"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503935096-7214.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/114606/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/2-1503935096-7214.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-5"></li>
<li><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/1-1503935442-1533.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/1-1503935442-1533.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-6"></li>
<li class="last"><img class="img-responsive article-slideshow-image" width="80" data-lazy-pseudo="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T800x600/public/processed_images/2-1503935453-8374.jpg" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22511888/20170828/115131/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/2-1503935453-8374.jpg" alt="CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations-7"></li>
</ul></div>
  
  <div id="article-wrapper" class="content-body center-block">
    <p>Additional statewide crews from California's Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces departed over the weekend to assist with Hurricane Harvey emergency operations, as pounding rains from the Texas storm caused mass flooding and at least six deaths. </p> <p>The storm is expected to churn back into the Gulf of Mexico, move easterly toward Beaumont, TX, and the Louisiana border, and should move back ashore late Tuesday, officials said today. As many as 82,000 people in the Houston area and 300,000 statewide are still without electricity, and more power outages likely to occur when the rain resumes.<br></p> <p>Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. on Sunday, at FEMA's request, approved the additional deployment of Urban Search and Rescue Task Force 2, 3, 6 and 7, from Menlo Park, Sacramento, Los Angeles County and Riverside fire departments, to the devastated portions of Texas, according to the State's Office of Emergency Services. </p> <hr><p><strong><em>See Also: Harvey Still Expected To Cause More Damage</em></strong></p> <div id="2TOLxQ4N" class="video-script-tag" data-player-id="iLR1mY1j"></div><script class="remove-jwplayer"></script><hr><p>Brown on Friday and Saturday deployed crews from the Los Angeles, Oakland/Alameda County, Orange County, including Anaheim and the City of Orange, and San Diego fire departments, members of task forces 1, 4, 5 and 8, CAL OES said.</p> <p>Crews deployed Sunday were part of the Water Rescue Mission Ready Package, California specialists in swiftwater and flood rescue, the office said.</p> <p>The other teams are highly-specialized search and rescue units that can perform in heavy reinforced masonry structures, handle heavy rigging, specialized search functions and operate in swiftwater and flood environments, the agency said.<br></p> <p>The deployment may last 14 days, OES said, and is coordinated through the Federal Emergency Management Agency as part of the national response. President Donald Trump is expected in Texas Tuesday to survey the devastation.</p> <p>By Sunday afternoon, crews from task force 5 recorded more than 200 rescues, according to the <span class="redactor-unlink">Orange County Fire Authority</span>. "Incredible work by the task force," the agency said.<br></p> <p>Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday on the Gulf Coast. According to the <a href="http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCPAT4+shtml/250234.shtml" rel="nofollow">National Hurricane Center</a> in Miami, Harvey was downgraded to a tropical storm due to a drop in wind speeds and storm intensity. Meanwhile, life-threatening and devastating flooding continues to be forecasted along the Texas coast due to heavy rainfall and storm surge. </p> <p>Texas Governor Abbott declared a <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-declares-state-of-disaster-for-30-texas-counties-in-anticip" rel="nofollow">state of disaster</a> for 30 Texas counties in anticipation of Harvey making landfall. Some areas are expecting up to 40 inches of rain by Wednesday or Thursday.</p> <figure class="r-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OaklandFirefighters?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#OaklandFirefighters</a> &amp; other agencies briefed prior to deploying to Texas with CA Task Force 4 Urban Search &amp; Rescue for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneHarvey?src=hash" rel="nofollow">#HurricaneHarvey</a> <a href="https://t.co/HeiUU2LzJ1" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/HeiUU2LzJ1</a><br>&mdash; Oakland Firefighters (@OaklandFireLive) <a href="https://twitter.com/OaklandFireLive/status/901791907776348161" rel="nofollow">August 27, 2017</a></blockquote> </figure><p><br></p> <figure class="r-embed"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FAlamedaCountyFire%2Fposts%2F10154938174593226&amp;width=500" width="500" height="769" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></figure><figure class="r-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">CATF-5 Update. By late afternoon today CA-TF5 alone had recorded well over 200 rescues. Incredible work by the task force.<br>&mdash; OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) <a href="https://twitter.com/OCFA_PIO/status/902026146161713152" rel="nofollow">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> </figure><figure class="r-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en">OC Firefighters from California Task Force Five on a rescue job in Houston! <a href="https://t.co/yKoy0Cx7gJ" rel="nofollow">pic.twitter.com/yKoy0Cx7gJ</a><br>&mdash; OC Firefighters (@ocfirefighters) <a href="https://twitter.com/ocfirefighters/status/902010858015940608" rel="nofollow">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> </figure><figure class="r-embed"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSacramentoFire%2Fvideos%2F1804509759578213%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560" width="560" height="311" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></figure><figure class="r-embed"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FLACoFD%2Fposts%2F1687086351314648&amp;width=500" width="500" height="707" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></figure><figure class="r-embed"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FSDFDofficial%2Fposts%2F1294168844043885&amp;width=500" width="500" height="663" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true"></iframe></figure><p><br></p> <p>Since 1992, California-based Urban Search and Rescue Task Forces have been deployed to a long list of state, national, and international disasters including the 1992 Hurricane Iniki (Hawaii), the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing, 2001 World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attacks, Hurricane Katrina, the Haiti Earthquake of 2010 and the 2015 Nepal Earthquake.<br></p> <p><strong>RELATED COVERAGE:</strong></p> <ul><li><a href="https://patch.com/california/murrieta/riverside-fire-crews-aid-hurricane-harvey-victims" target="_blank">Riverside Fire Crews To Aid Hurricane Harvey Victims</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/hurricane-harvey-search-rescue-socal-teams-head-texas">Hurricane Harvey Search And Rescue SoCal Teams Head To Texas</a></li></ul><ul><li><a href="https://patch.com/california/lakeforest-ca/orange-county-southland-responds-hurricane-harvey-rescue-teams-work" target="_blank">Orange County Task Force 5: Images Of Harvey Rescue Teams At Work</a></li></ul><p><em>-- PHOTOS: Courtesy of <span class="redactor-unlink">Alameda County Fire Department</span>, two images of crews preparing for deployment; <span class="redactor-unlink">Oakland Firefighters</span> and other agencies briefed prior to deploying to Texas with CA Task Force 4 Urban Search &amp; Rescue. (Courtesy of Oakland Fire); Orange County Fire Authority photo of rescue crews; Two images of </em><em>the CATF-2 Swiftwater Team deploying by David P. Carr, LACoFD Volunteer Photographer; Two images of supplies and crew from the </em><em><span class="redactor-unlink">San Diego Fire-Rescue Department</span>.</em></p> <p><em><span class="redactor-unlink">--Bryan Kirk (Patch Staff)</span> contributed to this report</em><br></p><div id="in-article-boxed-recirc"><div class="text-center air-md"><a href="/" category="subscribe" trigger="article_button_click" class="btn btn-lg btn-cta-alt pill sans in-article-subscribe l-bold">Subscribe<span class="fal fa-angle-right fa-lg air-xs-l" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></div></div>  </div>

      <div class="text-center air-xl back-to-patch soft-hide"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville" category="next_on_patch" trigger="back_to_home" class="btn btn-cta"><span class="fal fa-chevron-left" aria-hidden="true"></span><span class="air-xxs-l"><span class="patch-back">Back to the </span><span class="patch-name">Watsonville</span><span class="patch-word"> Patch</span></span></a></div>  
  
  
  <section id="below-article-recirc"><h5 class="up-next-header">More from Watsonville Patch</h5><h6 class="up-next-header-alt soft-hide">Up next on Watsonville Patch</h6><div class="mini-slot col-xs-12 li-widget-item">
      <div class="pull-left gutter-right">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcww4/20-ca-companies-among-the-best-to-work-for-in-2018-fortune" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles"><img height="75" width="100" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22423906/20180216/120654/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/shutterstock_1023862366-1518800596-6738.jpg" alt="20 CA Companies Among The Best To Work For In 2018: Fortune"></a>    </div>
        <div class="gutter-both mini-slot-col-right">
                    <h4><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcww4/20-ca-companies-among-the-best-to-work-for-in-2018-fortune" title="20 CA Companies Among The Best To Work For In 2018: Fortune" class="l-bold text-panic block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles">20 CA Companies Among The Best To Work For In 2018: Fortune</a></h4>                      </div>
  </div>


<div class="mini-slot col-xs-12 li-widget-item">
      <div class="pull-left gutter-right">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxpj/cops-replace-stolen-gift-cards-sea-lion-rescue-saturday-smiles" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles"><img height="75" width="100" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/1372433/20180217/103118/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/dublin-police-flowers-1518881150-2591.jpg" alt="Cops Replace Stolen Gift Cards; Sea Lion Rescue: Saturday Smiles"></a>    </div>
        <div class="gutter-both mini-slot-col-right">
                    <h4><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxpj/cops-replace-stolen-gift-cards-sea-lion-rescue-saturday-smiles" title="Cops Replace Stolen Gift Cards; Sea Lion Rescue: Saturday Smiles" class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles">Cops Replace Stolen Gift Cards; Sea Lion Rescue: Saturday Smiles</a></h4>                      </div>
  </div>


<div class="mini-slot col-xs-12 li-widget-item">
      <div class="pull-left gutter-right">
      <a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwq0/everything-you-need-for-national-drink-wine-day" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles"><img height="75" width="100" class="img-responsive" src="https://cdn20.patchcdn.com/users/22872995/20180215/115658/styles/T200x150/public/processed_images/2018-national-drink-wine-day-glasses-charms-aerator-stoppers-bottles-corks-1518713561-7643.jpg" alt="Everything You Need For National Drink Wine Day "></a>    </div>
        <div class="gutter-both mini-slot-col-right">
                    <h4><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwq0/everything-you-need-for-national-drink-wine-day" title="Everything You Need For National Drink Wine Day " class="l-bold near-black-link block-display" category="localrecirc" trigger="in_article_tiles">Everything You Need For National Drink Wine Day </a></h4>                      </div>
  </div>


</section><span itemprop="geo" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/GeoCoordinates">
      <meta itemprop="latitude" content="33.6124203966655"><meta itemprop="longitude" content="-117.653341144721"></span>
  </div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-taboola-fe-taboola-main" class="block block-fe-taboola clearfix">

      
  
    
    <div class="box box-taboola-content">
      <script type="text/javascript">ga("send", "event", "taboola", "served", "impression", 1, { "nonInteraction": 1 });</script>
      <div id="taboola-below-article-thumbnails"></div>
      <script type="text/javascript">
      if (mobile_detect.is_phone) {
        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
        _taboola.push({ 
          mode: 'thumbnails-b', 
          container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails', 
          placement: 'Mobile Below Article Thumbnails', 
          target_type: 'mix' 
        });
      }
      else {
        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
        _taboola.push({ 
          mode: 'thumbnails-a', 
          container: 'taboola-below-article-thumbnails', 
          placement: 'Below Article Thumbnails', 
          target_type: 'mix' 
        });
       }
        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];
        _taboola.push({flush: true});
      </script>
    </div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-disqus-fe-disqus" class="block block-fe-disqus clearfix">

      
  
    <script type="text/javascript">

  var disqus_shortname = "patchmedia";
  var disqus_identifier = "27236878";
  var disqus_title = "CA Crews Join Hurricane Harvey Rescue Operations";
  var disqus_url = "https://patch.com/california/missionviejo/ca-crews-join-hurricane-harvey-rescue-operations";
  jQuery(document).ready(function() {
    jQuery('#show-disqus, .btn-comment-now').on('click', function(event){ 
      jQuery.ajax({
      type: "GET",
      url: "https://patchmedia.disqus.com/embed.js",
      dataType: "script",
      cache: true
      });
    jQuery('#comments-guidelines').show();
    event.target.id !== 'show-disqus' && jQuery('html, body').animate({
        scrollTop: jQuery('#disqus_thread').offset().top - 220
    }, 1000);
    
    jQuery('#show-disqus').slideUp();
    return false;
    });
    
    location.hash === '#comments' && jQuery('#show-disqus').click();
  });
  </script>
  <div class="text-center air-xs">
    <a name="comments" id="show-disqus" class="btn btn-lg btn-neutral">Show Comments</a>
  </div>
  <div id="comments-guidelines" class="soft-hide">
      <h3>Patch Community Guidelines</h3>
      <p>Patch welcomes contributions and comments from our users. We strive for civil, enlightened discussions on Patch stories and local issues. Please abide by our posting standards:</p>
      <ol>
          <li>Be civil</li>
          <li>No profanity</li>
          <li>No personal attacks or insults</li>
          <li>Stay on topic</li>
      </ol>
      <p>Users who violate our posting rules will have their comments blocked or deleted. Users who flagrantly violate our standards can be banned at the moderator's discretion.</p>
  </div>
  <div id="disqus_thread"></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-recirc-fe-recirc-magicscroll" class="block block-fe-recirc clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="magicscroll" class="magic-scroll-wrapper air-md-t" patch_id="299" nid_ignore="27236878"></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-lb" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_lb_mobile_div" class="client-ad adtype-mobile  " ad_media="mobile" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_mobile_lb">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
  </div>
    </section>

          <aside class="col-md-4" role="complementary">
          <div class="region region-sidebar-second">
    <section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-1" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1_mobile_div" class="client-ad adtype-mobile  " ad_media="mobile" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_1">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-slot-1" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_slot_1_desktop_div" class="client-ad adtype-desktop  " ad_media="desktop" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_slot_1">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-calendar-fe-calendar-monthblock" class="block block-fe-calendar clearfix">

      
  
    <div class="patch-block clearfix"><div id="what-is-featured-event" class="modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="modal-dialog ">
    <div class="modal-content">
      <div class="modal-header">
        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
        <div class="modal-title">What are Featured Events?</div>
      </div>
      <div class="modal-body">Featured Events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on Patch, on our social pages and in our daily newsletters. <br /><br />To promote your local event on Patch, <a href="https://my.patch.com?cta=calendar" target="_blank">click here.</a></div>
              <div class="modal-footer"><a href="https://my.patch.com?cta=calendar" class="btn btn-primary btn-block" target="_blank">Feature your event on Patch now <span class="fa fa-caret-right gutter-left" aria-hidden="true"></span></a></div>
          </div>
  </div>
</div>
<a href="/#what-is-featured-event" class="what-is-featured-event-trigger pull-right h6 gray-link" data-toggle="modal"><span class="fal fa-info-circle fa-lg" aria-hidden="true"></span></a><h4 class="block-title">Featured Events <img class="air-xxs-b" height="15px" width="15px" src="https://patch.com/sites/all/themes/custom/repatch/css/images/star_featured.svg" alt="Featured Events" /></h4><div class="patch-block-inner"><a href="https://my.patch.com?cta=calendar" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" category="cta" trigger="cta_event_rr" class="btn btn-block btn-cta bold clearfix">+ Add your event on Patch</a><div class="mini-cal-tag-wrapper text-center"><span class="mini-cal-tag inline-block text-dark text-uppercase l-bold">Feb<br />17</span><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/calendar" class="text-uppercase h6 l-bold inline-block air-xs-l see-more-events-link">See More Events Near You &gt;</a></span></div></div></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-2" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2_mobile_div" class="client-ad adtype-mobile text-center " ad_media="mobile" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_2">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-slot-2" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_slot_2_desktop_div" class="client-ad adtype-desktop  sticky-enabled" ad_media="desktop" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_slot_2">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-mobile-slot-3" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3_mobile_div" class="client-ad adtype-mobile  " ad_media="mobile" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_mobile_slot_3">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-slot-3" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_slot_3_desktop_div" class="client-ad adtype-desktop  sticky-enabled" ad_media="desktop" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_slot_3">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-real-estate-fe-real-estate-sidebar" class="block block-fe-real-estate clearfix">

      
  
    <div class="air-vert-lg"></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-recirc-fe-recirc-trending-and-video-alt" class="block block-fe-recirc clearfix">

      
  
    <div class="patch-block"><h4 class="block-title">Trending Now Across Patch</h4><div class="patch-block-inner"><div class="item-list"><ol class="trending-list text-neutral bold"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcx48/random-acts-of-kindness-day-2018-is-saturday-10-things-to-do" title="10 Ways To Be Nicer on Random Acts of Kindness Day" category="localrecirc" trigger="lr_side_trending" class="near-black-link l-bold">10 Ways To Be Nicer on Random Acts of Kindness Day</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxgj/ice-cream-eating-burglary-suspect-caught-on-camera" title="Ice Cream-Eating Burglary Suspect Caught On Camera" category="localrecirc" trigger="lr_side_trending" class="near-black-link l-bold">Ice Cream-Eating Burglary Suspect Caught On Camera</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcxk4/presidents-day-2018-5-facts-about-the-holiday" title="Presidents Day 2018: 5 Facts About The Holiday " category="localrecirc" trigger="lr_side_trending" class="near-black-link l-bold">Presidents Day 2018: 5 Facts About The Holiday </a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcunn/want-work-life-balance-then-dont-live-here" title="Want Work-Life Balance? Then Don&#039;t Live Here" category="localrecirc" trigger="lr_side_trending" class="near-black-link l-bold">Want Work-Life Balance? Then Don&#039;t Live Here</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/s/gcwy1/engaged-couple-dies-on-valentines-day-in-i-195-sports-car-crash" title="Engaged Couple Killed In Valentine&#039;s Day Crash" category="localrecirc" trigger="lr_side_trending" class="near-black-link l-bold">Engaged Couple Killed In Valentine&#039;s Day Crash</a></li>
</ol></div></div></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-client-ads-dfp-client-ad-dfp-slot-4" class="block block-client-ads-dfp clearfix">

      
  
    <div id="client_ad_dfp_slot_4_desktop_div" class="client-ad adtype-desktop  sticky-enabled" ad_media="desktop" ad_target="client_ad_dfp_slot_4">
</div>

  </section> <!-- /.block -->
<section id="block-fe-real-estate-fe-real-estate-patches-sidebar" class="block block-fe-real-estate clearfix">

      
  
    <div class="air-vert-lg"></div>
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
  </div>
      </aside>  <!-- /#sidebar-second -->
    
  </div>
</div>
<footer class="footer">
  <section class="container">
      <section>
    <nav class="footer-nearby">
      <h3>Nearby Patches</h3><ul class="list-unstyled list-columned"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/gilroy" title="Gilroy" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Gilroy">Gilroy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/capitola" title="Capitola-Soquel" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Capitola-Soquel">Capitola-Soquel</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/santacruz" title="Santa Cruz" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Santa Cruz">Santa Cruz</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/scottsvalley" title="Scotts Valley" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Scotts Valley">Scotts Valley</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/losgatos" title="Los Gatos" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Los Gatos">Los Gatos</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/campbell" title="Campbell" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="nearby_Campbell">Campbell</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
  </section>
      <section class="air-md">
    <nav class="footer-topics">
      <h3>Topics</h3><ul class="list-unstyled list-columned"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/arts-entertainment" title="Watsonville arts &amp; entertainment" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_arts-entertainment">Arts &amp; Entertainment</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/bulletinboard" title="Watsonville bulletin board" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_bulletinboard">Bulletin Board</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/business" title="Watsonville business" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_business">Business</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/around-town" title="Watsonville community corner" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_around-town">Community Corner</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/lifestyle" title="Watsonville health &amp; fitness" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_lifestyle">Health &amp; Fitness</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/going-green" title="Watsonville home &amp; garden" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_going-green">Home &amp; Garden</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/jobs" title="Watsonville jobs" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_jobs">Jobs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/kids-family" title="Watsonville kids &amp; family " class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_kids-family">Kids &amp; Family </a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/classifieds" title="Watsonville local deals &amp; classifieds" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_classifieds">Local Deals &amp; Classifieds</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/small-business-voices" title="Watsonville local voices" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_small-business-voices">Local Voices</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/obituaries" title="Watsonville obituaries" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_obituaries">Obituaries</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/pets" title="Watsonville pets" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_pets">Pets</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/police-fire" title="Watsonville police &amp; fire" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_police-fire">Police &amp; Fire</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/politics" title="Watsonville politics &amp; government" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_politics">Politics &amp; Government</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/real-estate" title="Watsonville real estate" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_real-estate">Real Estate</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/restaurants-bars" title="Watsonville restaurants &amp; bars" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_restaurants-bars">Restaurants &amp; Bars</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/schools" title="Watsonville schools" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_schools">Schools</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/holidays" title="Watsonville seasonal &amp; holidays" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_holidays">Seasonal &amp; Holidays</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/sports" title="Watsonville sports" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_sports">Sports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/traffic-transit" title="Watsonville traffic &amp; transit" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_traffic-transit">Traffic &amp; Transit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/travel" title="Watsonville travel" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_travel">Travel</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/weather" title="Watsonville weather" class="gray-dark-link" category="footer" trigger="sections_weather">Weather</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
  </section>
    <section class="row air-md">
    <nav class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4 col-xxs-12">
      <h3>Corporate Info</h3><ul class="list-unstyled"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.com/about" title="About Patch" category="footer" trigger="footer_about_patch">About Patch</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/patch-com" title="Careers at Patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" category="footer" trigger="footer_careers">Careers</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
    <nav class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4 col-xxs-12">
      <h3>Partnerships</h3><ul class="list-unstyled"><li class="first last"><a href="https://patch.com/california/watsonville/advertise-with-us" title="Advertise on Patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" category="footer" trigger="footer_ad_w_us">Advertise on Patch</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
    <nav class="col-sm-3 col-xs-4 col-xxs-12">
      <h3>Support</h3><ul class="list-unstyled"><li class="first"><a href="https://patch.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/200003713-Frequently-Asked-Questions-and-How-To-s" title="Frequently Asked Questions and How-Tos" target="_blank" category="footer" trigger="footer_faqs">FAQs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/contact-us" title="Contact Patch" category="footer" trigger="contact_us">Contact Patch</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/map" title="View All Patches" category="footer" trigger="footer_rlink_map">View All Patches</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
  </section>
  <section class="col-xs-12 text-center">
    <nav>
      <ul class="list-inline text-center"><li class="first"><a href="mailto:Watsonville@Patch.com" title="Contact Watsonville Patch at Watsonville@Patch.com" category="footer" trigger="contact_us"><span class="fa-stack fa-lg"><span class="fal fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></span><span class="fa fa-envelope fa-stack-1x"></span></span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://facebook.com/WatsonvillePatch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Watsonville Patch On Facebook" category="footer" trigger="fb_out_Watsonville"><span class="fa-stack fa-lg"><span class="fal fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></span><span class="fab fa-facebook-f fa-stack-1x"></span></span></a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://twitter.com/watsonvillpatch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Follow Watsonville Patch On Twitter" category="footer" trigger="tw_out_Watsonville"><span class="fa-stack fa-lg"><span class="fal fa-circle fa-stack-2x"></span><span class="fab fa-twitter fa-stack-1x"></span></span></a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
    <nav>
      <ul class="list-inline"><li class="first"><a href="https://aol.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Patch Network">Patch Network</a></li>
<li><a href="https://patch.com/terms" title="Patch Terms of Use" category="footer" trigger="footer_terms_of_use">Terms of Use</a></li>
<li class="last"><a href="https://patch.com/privacy" title="Patch Privacy Policy" category="footer" trigger="footer_privacy">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>    </nav>
    <div>©&nbsp;2018 <a href="https://patch.com" title="Patch" category="footer" trigger="footer_privacy">Patch</a> Media. All Rights Reserved.</div>
  </section>
</section>  </footer>

    <div class="region region-utility-region">
    <section id="block-fe-components-fe-components-general-purpose" class="block block-fe-components clearfix">

      
  
    <!-- general purpose placeholder so block renders --><div id="general-modal"></div><div id="swipe-wrapper" class="soft-hide"><p id="swipe-indicator"  class="alert">Swipe for more from Patch &raquo;</p></div><div id="email-modal-wrapper" class="text-center modal fade" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
  <div class="modal-dialog modal-lg">
    <div class="modal-content">
      <div class="modal-header">
        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">&times;</button>
        <div class="modal-title">Get free real-time alerts for Watsonville.</div>
      </div>
      <div class="modal-body"><div class="email-subscribe-wrapper"><div id="subscribe-form-modal" class="email-subscribe-wrapper">
  <form action="" method="post" id="fe-social-email-signup-form-modal" accept-charset="UTF-8">
    <div class="email-error-message-inter air-xs text-panic"></div>
    <div class="email-success-message-wrapper soft-hide">
      <div class="success-message"><h4 class="l-bold air-sm-b">Success! You're now signed up for local updates.</h4></div>
      <div class="email-close btn btn-neutral pill soft-hide">Close</div>
    </div>
    <div class="newsletter-options air-md-b clearfix hide">
              <div class="daily-wrapper col-xs-6">
          <input checked="checked" type="checkbox" id="edit-daily-signup-modal" name="daily_signup" value="1" class="form-checkbox">

          <label for="edit-daily-signup-modal" class="h5 inline"><span class="l-bold">Daily Newsletter</span> <span class="label-body">The latest Watsonville news delivered to your inbox every morning.</span></label>
        </div>
            <div class="breaking-wrapper col-xs-6">
        <input checked="checked" type="checkbox" id="edit-breaking-signup-modal" name="breaking_signup" value="1" class="form-checkbox">
        <label for="edit-breaking-signup-modal" class="h5 inline"><span class="l-bold">Breaking News Alerts</span> <span class="label-body">Real-time updates on breaking stories in Watsonville.</span></label>
      </div>
    </div>
    <div class="email-input-group">
      <input class="form-control pill" type="text" id="edit-email-modal" name="email" placeholder="Enter your email address">
      <span class="">
        <button class="btn btn-cta-alt pill" id="edit-submit-modal" name="op" value="Subscribe" type="submit">Let's go!</button>
      </span>
    </div>

  </form>
</div></div></div>
          </div>
  </div>
</div>

<noscript ><img src = "https://b.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=21043158&cv=2.0&cj=1" /></noscript >
  </section> <!-- /.block -->
  </div>
  
<script type="text/javascript">
    var _sf_endpt=( new Date() ).getTime();
    var _sf_async_config = _sf_async_config || {};
    /** CONFIGURATION START **/
    _sf_async_config.uid = "12406";
    _sf_async_config.domain = 'patch.com';
    _sf_async_config.useCanonical = true;
    _sf_async_config.sections = "california,watsonville,Patch 4.1";
    _sf_async_config.authors ="Susan C. Schena";
</script>

<script type="text/javascript" async src="https://static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat.js"></script>


<!-- Start Alexa Certify Javascript -->
<script type="text/javascript">
_atrk_opts = { atrk_acct:"qKjWj1a0Sn00GK", domain:"patch.com",dynamic: true};
    (function() { var as = document.createElement('script'); as.type = 'text/javascript'; as.async = true; as.src = "https://d31qbv1cthcecs.cloudfront.net/atrk.js"; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(as, s); })();
</script>
<noscript><img src="https://d5nxst8fruw4z.cloudfront.net/atrk.gif?account=qKjWj1a0Sn00GK" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt="" /></noscript>
<!-- End Alexa Certify Javascript -->



<!--  Facebook Like Button Javascript-->
<div id="fb-root"></div>
<script>
window.fbAsyncInit = function() {
  FB.init({
      appId            : '521361477908471',
      autoLogAppEvents : true,
      xfbml            : true,
      version          : 'v2.10'
    });
    FB.AppEvents.logPageView();
  };

(function(d, s, id){
  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];
     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}
     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;
     js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js";
     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);
   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));
</script>
<!--  End Facebook Like Button Javascript-->
<script async defer src="//platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js"></script>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



<script src="https://patch.com/sites/default/files/js/js_hBUtwiDvIn2euGJadQp2zdTWbKuR25Np7LXc9rc0NmY.js" defer="defer"></script>
<script src="https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/OneSignalSDK.js" async></script>
<script src="https://patch.com/sites/default/files/js/js_bV7lz9nK_OSIPrZWUVf0tj45nNJkv0_FVLlH26-8rp4.js" defer="defer"></script>

<script type="text/javascript"> var disqus_shortname = 'patchmedia'; </script>
               <script type="text/javascript" src="https://patchmedia.disqus.com/count.js" async></script><script type="text/javascript" src="//b-code.liadm.com/a-00gb.min.js" async="true" charset="utf-8"></script>
</body>

</html>
