With signs outside an Airport Boulevard townhome complex and on social media, real estate developer Raeid Farhat has attacked Watsonville City Manager Tamara Vides, calling for her firing. Farhat’s issue with the city began in November after his request for temporary certificates of occupancy was denied. Vides calls Farhat’s social media posts about her unfair and false.
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In Watsonville, Tamara Vides takes reins of a city government she’s spent a career supporting
The Watsonville City Council voted 4-1 in August to elevate Tamara Vides from interim to permanent city manager. Her appointment marks the first time a woman has held the position. Vides has worked for the City of Watsonville for more than 25 years in various positions, including assistant city manager and budget analyst for the parks department.
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Tamara Vides confirmed as Watsonville city manager, said to be first woman to hold the post
Tamara Vides, an Argentina native with three decades of experience working in Watsonville, looks to bring stability to what has been a carousel of city managers for the South County city in recent years.
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Watsonville Interim City Manager Tamara Vides up for permanent job
The Watsonville City Council will vote Tuesday on naming Tamara Vides as city manager. Vides has worked for the city for three decades, the last 15 years in various positions in the City Manager’s Office, including being named deputy city manager in 2018 and assistant city manager in October 2020. She was named interim city manager in April. She similarly served in an interim role in 2021.
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Familiar face poised to take over as Watsonville’s interim city manager
At its meeting Tuesday, the Watsonville City Council will seek to appoint Assistant City Manager Tamara Vides, a seasoned bureaucrat, as interim city manager following the departure of Rene Mendez.