The source record
A functioning Census entity.
The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.
- Census ID
- 183850
- Record type
- General-purpose government
- Classification
- Municipal
- Status
- Functioning
U.S. Census government inventory · ID 183850
City of Watsonville.
General-purpose government in California · Census county area: Santa Cruz.
General-purpose governmentMunicipalFunctioning
Published contact fields
Contact and location
Mailing address275 MAIN ST, SUITE 400 · WATSONVILLE, CA · 95076
Census contact/title fieldCity Clerk
County areaSanta Cruz
Reported websiteOpen reported website ↗
Websites are primarily self-reported and received only limited Census Bureau quality control. County area can mean the area most served or the headquarters county when boundaries cross counties.
Official 2026 California roster
Current public officials reported by the jurisdiction
INCORPORATED CITY OR TOWN DIRECTORY
View source page 91 ↗City of Watsonville
Governing board and executive
MayorKristal Salcido
Vice Mayor/Mayor Pro TemporeCasey Clark
Records and elections
City ClerkIrwin I. Ortiz
Finance and property
TreasurerMarissa Duran
Public safety and justice
Police ChiefBrian Shab
Fire ChiefCorey Schaefer
Administration
City ManagerTamara Vides
City AttorneySamantha W. Zutler
Education and libraries
School SuperintendentHeather Contreras
Phone(831) 768-3010Address275 Main Street, Suite 400, Watsonville, CA 95076Jurisdiction websitewww.watsonville.gov ↗
The CalRoster labels county entries elected and appointed officials and does not publish a selection method for each individual role. Election.org therefore does not infer elected or appointed status from the title alone. The Secretary of State notes that each local jurisdiction supplies its own roster data; this is a dated public record, not a live officeholder feed.
Published context
Scale and parent relationship
Population estimate50,8672023
Evidence boundary
What each source proves—and what it does not.
Established by the published records
- The entity or system appears in the 2025 Census listing.
- Its Census category, identifier, and functioning/dormant field.
- Only the location, function, population, enrollment, and contact fields actually published.
- The separate 2026 CalRoster reports the public-official roles and holder text shown above.
Not established by these records
- Whether each governing or administrative role is elected, appointed, or mixed.
- The exact geographic service boundary or that a reported website remains current.