Clark, Acosta take the early lead in Watsonville’s District 5 and 7 city council races 

Incumbent Casey Clark and agricultural manager Ed Acosta are taking an early lead against their challengers, Angel Zuniga and former city councilmember Nancy Bilicich, for the District 5 and 7 seats on Watsonville’s city council, respectively.  In the first batch of results Tuesday evening, Clark was ahead in District 5, with 51.51% of the vote, while Zuniga had 47.4% of the vote. In District 7, Acosta was leading, with 52.47% of the votes counted, compared to 47.23% for Bilicich. Clark, a state-licensed administrator for adult residential facilities helping adults with developmental disabilities, is finishing out his first term on the Watsonville City Council. Clark told Lookout that he wants to build upon the work he and his colleagues have done in the past four years, particularly around economic development and infrastructure. Zuniga, an operations manager for supply-chain company Americold, is a political newcomer who is focused on supporting local businesses and publi