San Joaquin County Local News: Families & Children

11/28/2023
Parents say flavored medication can help ensure their kids finish a prescription. Far fewer California pharmacies are offering that service as they await new rules from a state regulator.

11/17/2023
City leaders alongside Community Medical Centers officials gathered at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium to discuss their plans for money received from California opioid lawsuit settlements.

11/15/2023
The state will offer a free mental health app beginning Jan. 1 for people ages 13-25. It is currently being tested in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.

11/08/2023
Five years ago, the Camp Fire disrupted lives, followed quickly by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving students in Paradise with few options to connect with others outside of the internet.

10/31/2023
California kids have some of the lowest-ranked dental health in the United States, with challenges exacerbated by the pandemic. Here’s a look at the problem and what’s being done to address it.

10/24/2023
Signed by the governor in September 2022, AB 2881 aims to help student parents in California by offering them priority registration. Advocates are optimistic the law will formalize data collection, allowing them to better serve this student population that represents 1 in 5 students nationally.

10/24/2023
More than 40 states are suing the social media giant. The legal actions allege that Meta has deceived the public about the harms of Facebook and Instagram, which the attorneys general say “exploit and manipulate” children.

10/18/2023
Despite an influx of money to counter learning loss during the pandemic, English language arts and math test scores remain low.

10/17/2023
As families entered the haunted house at Dell’Osso Family Farm in Lathrop, 11-year-old Sha’Day Danis ran back out the entrance with her mother after a big scare.

10/12/2023
Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits. The settlement includes the largest-ever penalty issued by California’s behavioral health regulator.

10/01/2023
Newsom rejected Senate Bill 799, which would have paid striking workers California unemployment benefits after two weeks, and SB 686, which would have extended workplace safety protections to domestic workers, such as housekeepers and nannies.

09/30/2023
Three parks in Stockton will be getting their playground equipment replaced following a City Council vote. It will cost $526,452 to fund the projects, which are at Panella, Weber and Brooking parks.

09/21/2023
Several anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers are advertising abortion pill reversal. California Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the claims false advertising that mislead vulnerable patients.

08/30/2023
A small group of activists want California voters to decide whether transgender minors should be allowed to receive puberty blockers, hormone therapy or gender-affirming surgeries.

12/11/2022
In online pregnancy discussion groups, dozens of California women have detailed their long waits for results and the anxiety it has caused.

12/11/2022
SCOTUS rejected a last-minute plea from the tobacco industry and cleared the way for enforcement of a statewide ban that includes menthol cigarettes.

07/27/2022
The California Highway Patrol is marking the two-decade anniversary of the Amber Alert system. Hundreds of abducted children have been found and returned safely to their families following its implementation in 2002.