San Joaquin County Local News

An October 30 ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the new City of Ripon Fleet Maintenance Facility.

Applications are being accepted to become the first Poet Laureate of the City of Lathrop.

A summary of the latest campaign finance filings for candidates running for seats on the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.

THE SALINAS VALLEY is the setting for fecund soil, labor rights movements and John Steinbeck novels.Squeezed into one 90-mile-long wedge between the Gabilan and Santa Lucia mountains, the valley’s residents constitute less than 1% of Californians but have shaped the identity of the whole state.

Low counts of spawning salmon could mean another year without fishing. Experts say the outlook still has time to turn around.

Homeless Californians face many barriers to casting a ballot, even in elections that affect their lives. Some counties and nonprofits are trying to boost turnout.

An October 29 ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated the opening of the new Community Medical Centers Lodi East facility.

A local state of emergency was issued by San Joaquin County when an inspection revealed risk of a levee failure on Victoria Island in the Delta.

California motorists buy and consume a billion gallons of gasoline each month and are very sensitive about pump prices, which are markedly higher than those in other states. Naturally, they are a political football.

A strain of bird flu that imperiled California poultry and cattle has jumped to people. In humans, the symptoms are mild and the virus has not been transmitted among people.

An introduction to the two candidates running in the November election to represent San Joaquin County's District 13 of the California State Assembly.

A federal grant of $110 million to transition the Port of Stockton to zero-emissions was announced on October 29 by local House Representative Josh Harder.

Proposition 33 on local rent control and the related Proposition 34 are attracting the most campaign cash by far of the 10 ballot measures. But the amount pales to what was spent on dueling sports betting measures in 2022.

The large aquatic rodents have spread further into the Delta, spreading destruction as they go.

There are 35 new trees along Bessie Avenue in Tracy thanks to the volunteers who helped plant them in celebration of Arbor Day.

An introduction to the seven candidates running for three open seats on the Delta College Board of Trustees in the November election.

The Ripon Consolidated Fire District announced it is accepting letters of interest from residents who are interested in filling a vacancy on the Board of Directors.

Growers support a federal and state proposal for operating California’s massive systems that send river water south. But it could harm more salmon and other endangered fish.

The state air board will vote on changes to its landmark clean fuel program that would cut more greenhouse gases but could raise the cost of gas and diesel.

A report on the annual Lodi Mayor's State of the City address on October 23.