San Joaquin County Local News

The San Joaquin County Historical Museum is accepting applications for this year's docent class.

The City of Manteca is considering stiffening penalties for participating in illegal sideshows and street races, including impounding vehicles.

A contract with a private vendor has helped remove 80-100 bags of trash daily from Manteca city streets.

The Ripon City Council is working with the Ripon Consolidated Fire District to determine how to improve fire protection following the defeat of the Proposition 218 fire service funding measure.

A ribbon cutting. ceremony celebrated the opening of the 15-acre Champion Park in River Islands.

The City of Sacramento is preparing to introduce an ordinance meant to stimulate construction of more multiple dwelling unit housing.

Backers pulled a $20 billion affordable housing bond off Bay Area ballots today, amid fears that it wouldn’t pass.

The EPA must grant a waiver before the diesel truck measure can be implemented. It’s one of California’s most controversial measures to clean up air pollution and greenhouse gases.

Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.

One incumbent faces no challengers while another will run against two.

After Ripon property owners voted down a parcel assessment to fund increased fire services, and Manteca voters consider a sales tax increase to boost local fire services, scrutiny increases over continued Manteca support of Ripon fire protection.

A survey undertaken in May and June indicated an overall surplus of parking in downtown Manteca, leading to discussions of future infill project parking requirements.

Manteca High has launched a pilot program in which student cell phones will be kept in lockers during classes.

Some California agencies are offering incentives and hosting workshops for school districts that want to build affordable housing for teachers.

The state’s landlords see rising insurance costs, so they say they’re going to have to raise rents. But they complain about laws that limit how much they can do so.

The only submitted bid came in at over twice the estimated cost.

Measure R, calling for drug screening of recipients of aid, was approved to go on the November ballot by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

Manteca Mayor Gary Singh expressed concerns that a Manteca sales tax measure on the November ballot for improved city fire service would in effect subsidize fire protection in Ripon.

Property owners in the Ripon Consolidated Fire District declined to pass Proposition 218.

On August 7, California Governor Newsom declared that counties needed to do more to clear homeless encampments or risk loss of state funding.