San Joaquin County Local News

An introduction to the nine candidates running for three open seats on the Stockton Unified School District Board of Trustees in the November election.

A look at the recently completed Smith Canal flood gate project and the expected impact on Stockton residents.

A groundbreaking was celebrated on October 23 to mark the beginning of work to restore the pool at Victory Park in Stockton.

An update on construction under way at Manteca High.

An introduction to new Veritas Elementary School principal Dominique Brown.

In an October 25 press conference, Sacramento County officials addressed false election rumors and gave assurance of local election security.

Most of us operate on the calendar year — the 12 months that begin on January 1 and end on December 31.

Use our tool to search through investigations opened by the state’s campaign law watchdog. The data updates weekly.

Only one-third of the California GOP congressional delegation has pledged to accept the 2024 presidential election results. And only two incumbents in office in 2021 voted to certify President Joe Biden’s win over Donald Trump in the 2020 race.

An introduction to the four candidates running for seats on the Escalon City Council in the November election.

As part of the Youth in Government Day on October 23, East Union High senior Maritiana Luani was selected to be Mayor of Manteca for the day.

The Sacramento City Unified School Board was presented with a plan to address discriminatory practices against Black students with disabilities.

With proponents of Proposition 36 raising nearly $15 million so far — about three times as much as its opponents — and 71% of likely voters in support, it appears the statewide ballot measure will pass in November.
And that’s exactly what immigrant rights advocates are worried about.

Capturing and storing carbon underground is a big part of California’s efforts to tackle climate change but community members and environmentalists say it prolongs the life of fossil fuels.

More than half of the school board races in 49 counties analyzed won't appear on the November ballot because either no one is running for the seat or a single candidate is unopposed.

East Bay Municipal Utilities District is considering a ban on use of motorized personal watercraft at Lake Camanche.

Citing letters of concern, the San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted in their October 17 meeting to put on hold plans to use mobile homes on agriculture zoned parcels as affordable housing.

With Democrats firmly in control of statewide offices and the Legislature, California isn’t often seen as a “battleground state.” But California could decide which party controls Congress — and both parties and their allies are spending tens of millions of dollars to seize the opportunity.

As the number of people infected with mosquito borne diseases increases, the San Joaquin County Mosquito Control and Vector District broke ground on a research and surveillance facility on October 15.

Elon Musk, the tech mogul who runs Tesla, said in December that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts “must die.” Now, two civil rights groups are calling for the nation’s largest public pension fund to divest from the electric vehicle maker.