San Joaquin County Local News

With results of statewide elections still being counted, it is likely the California state Senate and Assembly have reached or are nearly at gender parity for the first time.

An update on efforts to restore online services following a cyber attack on the San Joaquin County Superior Court computer network.

In their November 6 meeting, the Lodi City Council approved a raise in compensation for council members to $1,600 per month.

On October 30, the Tracy Rotary presented a donation of $10,000 to support the McHenry House Family Shelter expansion project.

California’s Senate will reach gender parity, but depending on the outcome of some close contests, that could extend to the whole Legislature.

Newsom wants the new Legislature to ‘protect’ California from Donald Trump on civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. The session will start Dec. 2.

A lot is at stake with the new Trump administration: California’s water projects, its unique authority to clean its air, federal support for offshore wind and disaster aid for wildfires.

The public is invited to a Library Park in Manteca at 11AM on Monday, November 11 for a ceremony in observance of Veterans Day.

Despite a decrease of 15% compared to the last count in 2022, the number of homeless veterans in Sacramento County remains high.

In a bid to reduce water usage, the City of Ripon has mandated a once a week landscape watering schedule through the end of February.

Find out which design option was selected for the splash pad to be built at Woodward Park in Manteca.

Learn more about how the just-passed $10 billion climate bond measure will fund resiliency projects across the state.

Learn more about the annual fundraising day on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, this year falling on December 3.

The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquitos have been detected in more areas of Santa Clara County, prompting officials to hold meetings to discuss their response to the threat posed by the species. 

The dangerous invasive Golden Mussel has been found in the Port of Stockton, stoking fears of it spreading into the Delta.

Learn more about the Tracy Connects event held on October 22 and the donations made to five groups working in the community.

Ribbon cuttings celebrated two new parks in the Tracy Hills development in the City of Tracy.

Sixty years ago, I was a reporter for the Klamath Falls (Oregon) Herald and News and with my family lived in a small house on the Link River, which flows out of Upper Klamath Lake, draining a large portion of the Cascade mountain range.

In their October 30 meeting, the Manteca City Council heard how rapid growth has led to public safety resources being stretched thin.

The City of Manteca sold a 3.7-acre parcel on Airport Way for future development of multi-family housing.