San Joaquin County Local News

Sacramento's 'rose man' shares how Lake Shrine and its World Peace Rose Garden made it through the firestorm

Read on to learn more about the $15 billion loan guarantee to PG&E granted in the final hours of the Biden Administration.

On January 17, San Joaquin County Hospital nurses went on a one-day strike as contract talks stall. Read on for details.

The City of Tracy Parks, Recreation and Community Services department is seeking public input about the future Tracy Aquatics Center. Read on for information about the upcoming workshop and survey.

On January 15, City of Lodi detailed past and ongoing efforts to prevent a wildfire scenario like that in Southern California. Read on for details.

On January 9, a community meeting was held to discuss the 1,577-acre Pacific Gateway project south of Tracy. Read on for details about the project and feedback from neighbors.

Read on to learn more about how the Rotary Club of Tracy has worked for 95 years to make the community better.

Make plans to enjoy some yum during Stockton Restaurant Week running through January 26. Stocktonia has the details.

Read on for the latest progress in the B.F. Sisk Dam Raise and Reservoir Expansion Project to raise the dam at the San Luis Reservoir to add storage capacity.

Read on to learn how the founding of San Joaquin County 175 years ago was due to a huge land purchase for the price of ... $60 in groceries and a horse?

California State Senator Jerry McNerney, representing San Joaquin County and parts of Alameda County, has been appointed to the state Delta Protection Commission. Read on to learn more about the commission.

Read on to learn more about the grant awarded to the Ripon Consolidated Fire District by the California Office of Traffic Safety for the purchase of extrication equipment.

As wildfires ravage southern California, state mandated defensible space requirements legislated in 2020 haven't been encoded into enforceable regulations. Read on to learn why.

Robert MacKenzie is an assistant fire chief — but not the kind who works for your local fire department. As the Palisades Fire bore down on Southern California last week, the private fire crew he oversees headed out to help defend homes for their customers: insurance companies that offer wildfire protection to wealthy homeowners and others with the coverage built into their policies.

The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-uncontrolled flames.

The LA fires have left domestic workers and day laborers jobless. They may soon be hired for wildfire cleanup work, where they can be exposed to ash and other toxins.

Describing the active wildfires in Southern California as a “catastrophe at an unprecedented scale,” Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas of Salinas gathered with dozens of Assemblymembers on Thursday in Los Angeles to introduce new bills that seek to quicken rebuilding efforts and lift development restrictions.

Read on for information about how long wait times at a Stockton VA clinic led to a new national law to improve veteran health care.

Read on for more information about the announced retirement of The Ripon Unified School District Superintendent Ziggy Roberson and a look back on her tenure.

Read on for details about the upgrades coming to the Big League Dreams sports complex as part of a new lease agreement between the City of Manteca and operator Unrivaled Sports.