San Joaquin County Local News

Following reports of school book banning, Lodi Unified School District Superintendent Neil Young announced the disbanding of the book review committee.

In the wake of a civil grand jury report, the Stockton City Council has begun the process of updating ethics rules.

In a July 19 statement, the Ripon Consolidated Fire District announced it was suspending ambulance services because of a shortage in staffing.

The City of Manteca has begun a $1.6 million project to upgrade street signs to be more visible at night.

A judge has halted a union effort at the Wonderful Company, throwing into question a new state law designed to make it easier for agricultural workers to organize.

A new City of Lodi business license registration and renewal portal is available online.

The City of Ripon draft Housing Element Update is available for public comment.

Swimming is allowed again at Lodi Lake following closure due to bacteria alert.

A groundbreaking ceremony on July 17 celebrated the start of construction for upgrades to the interchange of state routes 99 and 120.

The City of Manteca is preparing to start work on several road upgrade projects, to be completed by the end of the year.

In 2021, responding to reports that the state’s homeless shelters were dirty and dangerous, the state Legislature crafted a plan: It would require local governments to inspect their shelters after complaints and file annual reports on shelter conditions.

California failed to ban private detention centers. Now, it’s focusing on their working conditions, for immigrants who toil for $1 a day.

California State Hospitals can bill patients for the care they receive during confinement. The charges often run in the tens of thousands of dollars, putting vulnerable people in debt for years.

The Republican hopeful brought in more cash than Democratic rival Adam Schiff for the first time this campaign during the latest quarter, but still has less to spend.

A Kings County judge today issued a temporary restraining order against the state that pauses its unprecedented move to crack down on groundwater depletion in California’s agricultural heartland.

California courts have long upheld below-minimum wage pay for prison inmates working a wide range of jobs. A 2024 ballot measure that would ban forced labor could alter those decisions.

The Supreme Court’s decision on homelessness will test a shelter system that’s full of problems – and lacking accountability.

A proposal for a truck and freight terminal to be located on Highway 120 has been submitted to San Joaquin County.

Public chargers must be built at an unprecedented pace to meet the target in less than 7 years, and then doubled to 2 million in 2035. The high cost — $120,000 or more for one fast charger— is just one obstacle.

A mother picks up her son from daycare in Richmond on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters