The six sons of Mrs. Fannie Walker, who turned 93, on Sept.22, wish her the happiest of birthdays and hope she enjoys more years to come! A Stockton resident, she is pictured here sporting a T-shirt supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and also with those sons: Front row: Ralph, Jimmy and Kenny Walker; back row: Anthony, Todd, Mrs. Fannie Walker and Michael Walker. Photos courtesy of the family. The post A Happy Birthday to Stockton’s Mrs. Fannie Walker, 93 first appeared on Post News Group ..read more

By Harika Maddala Bay City News   Eric Davis walked down Pacific Avenue in Stockton as he began to appreciate the looks and design of one classic car after another, showcased as part of Stockton Cruise Night last Thursday evening. However, one car, parked right across from Miracle Mile’s Starbucks, stopped the Stockton resident in his tracks as he seemed awestruck. It was a blue ’63 Chevy Impala with a white top. Its trunk was lifted up, revealing its hydraulics that came out of airplanes from 1950s. “Look at this beautiful car!” Davis exclaimed. “That’s the kind of car you would wanna t ..read more

By Victoria Franco Bay City News   Stockton Unified School District’s new biliterate superintendent of schools hosted a meet and greet with the community Wednesday evening inside the Arthur Coleman Administrative Complex in Stockton. Michelle Rodriguez, the former superintendent of Pajaro Valley Unified School District in Monterey, will be entering the new position amid the San Joaquin County District Attorney’s investigation into possible fraud in the district, audit reports and deaths of students. “I am here today to tell you that I am not here to fix you. I am not here to fix the syst ..read more

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of 250 years of legalized enslavement of Africans in the United States. Long before the federal government declared Juneteenth a national holiday, June 19 had become synonymous with the end of legalized enslavement of Africans in the United States, even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed on Jan 1, 1963. It was on June 19, 1865, two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation had become official, Major General Gordon Granger and his regiment of Union soldiers arrived at Ga ..read more

By Victoria Franco Bay City News The interim superintendent for the Stockton Unified School District said Monday that the district welcomed the opportunity for an investigation into alleged fraud that was revealed in a recent state audit report. Shortly before the district held a press conference on Monday morning, San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas announced his office was initiating an independent investigation into Stockton schools following two grand jury reports and the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team auditor’s report. “We are not afraid of this news, in fact w ..read more

By Victoria Franco Bay City News In February, Griselda Juarez left her work early at Premier Finishing, a company that specializes in painting auto parts for various car makers, and rushed through making dinner for her family so she could attend a quarterly neighborhood meeting with the Stockton Police Department. Juarez, 50, a resident of Weston Ranch in Stockton, faithfully attends every meeting in hopes of receiving answers about adding more grocery stores to the area and discussing crime and safety issues in her neighborhood. But most days, she goes back home without having voiced her con ..read more

By Bay City News The parking lot at Quail Lakes Baptist Church was transformed into a winter wonderland with nearly 40 tons of snow where children made snowmen and sledded down the mini-snow hills, roasted s’mores and picked up hot dogs and hot chocolate for free. The Quail Lakes Baptist Church organized the Annual Snow Day 2023 Saturday afternoon. It is one of the church’s three big events in the year – Snow Day in March, Water Day in August and Harvest Carnival in October. “We realized that a lot of the kids here in Stockton have never been up to the snow,” Tim Ankcorn, the executive direct ..read more

By Harika Maddala Bay City News The University of the Pacific hosted San Joaquin Council of Governments and its partners as they launched the Stockton Mobility Collective at a Rise ‘N’ Ride event Saturday. Stockton Mobility Collective project brings clean, affordable transportation to serve economically disadvantaged communities through its nonprofit electric bikeshare and carshare programs. The project also includes mobility incentives and a workforce development program – to train Stockton residents in marketable fleet management and operational skills. Part of the Rise ‘N’ Ride event, the ..read more

STOCKTON, Calif. — The City of Stockton Community Development Department will begin accepting applications for the 2023 Commercial Cannabis Business Lottery on May 1, 2023. The 2023 lottery application can be completed through the City of Stockton’s online Permitting Portal or in person by visiting the Permit Center at 345 N. El Dorado St Stockton, CA 95202. A fee of $200 will apply to each lottery application submitted. The application period will close on Thursday, June 15, 2023. The Stockton Municipal Code (Title 5, Chapter 5.100) and the State of California  Medicinal and Adult-Use C ..read more

The Port of Stockton hosted a community clean-up event Saturday morning at Roberts Island in San Joaquin County with partner organizations, tenants and members of the community.   The initiative was part of Clean California Community Days – Spring Into Action, a state-wide 11-day event happening through Monday. The event is sponsored by the Governor’s Office and Caltrans.   Nearly 35 volunteers from the community, Port of Stockton, Caltrans and several other organizations, gathered outside the Port Administration building on Washington Street to collect their clean up kits before jo ..read more