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San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approve $22K pay raise for themselves
The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to give its five-member board a significant pay raise. The 3-2 vote raises the supervisors' salaries to $166,935 a year from $144,732 — a $22,203, or 15%, increase. District 3 Supervisor Tom Patti and District 5 Supervisor Robert Rickman...
A pizza shop in California hit by burglars offers free pizza as reward in hope of finding suspects
A pizza shop in California hit by burglars is offering free pizza as a reward for anyone who helps find the suspects. Surveillance video shows two men entering David’s Pizza in Stockton, California, early Monday morning and taking off with their arcade change machine. "They were in here for...
Vote now for the Martin Dentistry Athlete of the Week (May 20-26)
With schools across San Joaquin County preparing for end-of-year celebrations and graduations that means the final Martin Dentistry Athlete of the Week is here. The 2023-24 school year has been filled with notable athletes who have left it all out on the field or court in their respective sports. From blue banner victories to competing on the state level, these final six Athletes of the Week nominations have shined and continued to put 209 prep sports on the map.
Hit-and-run crash reported on Alpine Avenue in Stockton
STOCKTON, Calif. — A hit-and-run crash was reported on East Alpine Avenue near North E Street in Stockton on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to reports of at least one person injured in a hit-and-run at approximately 4:05 p.m. The cause of the crash and the extent of injuries...
Stockton's Chinese Benevolent Association opens museum to celebrate 100 years
STOCKTON, Calif. — If the walls of the teal-accented, 2-story Chinese Benevolent Association building right off downtown Stockton's Crosstown Freeway could talk, they'd probably sound a lot like association co-president Dr. Albert Louie. "They had a 1,100% support to build this," said Louie while looking at a wall full...
No violations found at popular pizzeria: Complaints had been made about parking and alcohol violations
The Lodi Planning Commission determined a local business had done no wrong after an investigation into illegal parking and alcohol license violations claims made by neighbors. A handful of residents came out in support of Guantonio’s Wood Fired Pizza Wednesday night, stating the Guantone family were respectful, law-abiding owners of the restaurant that has called 600 W. Lockeford St. home for the last four years.
Mini golf, Toptracer Golf driving range coming to Swenson Park Golf Course in Stockton
Stocktonians who are tired of traveling to Boomers in Modesto will soon have a closer alternative to get their miniature golf fix. After a unanimous vote at Tuesday's San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors meeting, miniature golf is coming to Swenson Park Golf Course in north Stockton. The miniature golf course will be approximately...
Final Quarter feature: Tamea Crear
STOCKTON, Calif. (KTXL) – Tamea Crear is only a freshman, but she is already a section champion. “When I started making it to my first Junior Olympics, I think that was in Sacramento, like three years ago? And I just realized that I was pretty good if I made it this far,” said Crear. Now, […]
$175K lotto ticket sold in Stockton
STOCKTON, Calif. — If you bought a Fantasy 5 lottery ticket in Stockton, you better check your ticket!. Wednesday's drawing saw a winning ticket for $175,521. It was sold at Parkwood Gas & Food on West Hammer Lane. The winning numbers were: 5-16-22-35-36. The prize can be collected at...
Did one D.A. just accuse another?
The gray area between Stockton law and politics seemed to expand last week when San Joaquin County’s district attorney said fraud was uncovered in his office and a suspect had fingered “the prior administration.”. DA Ron Freitas said an audit of the 2024 Auto Insurance Fraud Grant Program...
San Joaquin County deputies search for missing boater
(FOX40.COM) — A search is underway for a boater who went missing on Thursday morning, according the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office. Officials said a call came in about 5 a.m. that reported an 8 to 10-foot mini ski boat with two people capsized in the San Joaquin River near Loop River Road in Lathrop. […]
Police roundup: Lodi woman convicted for role in Lathrop shooting
A Lodi woman pleaded guilty and was convicted on Monday for her role in a Lathrop shooting last year. Danessa Diaz, 32, pleaded guilty to seven counts of being an accessory to a crime, and will serve six months in San Joaquin County Jail, according to the Lathrop Police Department.
Lodi Library celebrates Diede family’s community contributions
Last year, Diede Construction donated its time and labor to remodel the Lodi Public Library’s Community Room, which included removing the carpet and laying down new hardwood floors. The cost of the entire project — some $26,000 — was underwritten by the company, much to the surprise of library...
Delano kidnapping, robbery investigation leads to 2 arrests
Two Colombian nationals from Stockton have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping and robbing a 70-year-old Kern County woman, the Delano Police Department reported Tuesday. The agency issued a news release saying the suspects, Christian Rojas Chauta, 30, and Claudia Castellanos Toqueca, 47, forced their way into the unidentified victim's home in Delano shortly after 10 a.m. May 9, abducted her and drove her to a bank where they demanded she withdraw money from her life savings.
On prison: The depraved structures of global struggle from Stockton to Gaza
This April, Hamza J. Furqaani was released on parole at age 56 after California Senate Bill 260 granted new parole opportunities for youth offenders serving long sentences. In November 2023, Furqaani went viral after working 136 hours in the California Health Care Facility in Stockton, Calif. for $17.74, all of which he donated to Islamic Relief USA’s Palestine Humanitarian Aid. This exploitation of prisoners for profit is one part of an incredibly pervasive prison-industrial complex that even Emory cannot escape.
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