El Concilio California. Before Dolores Huerta helped change American history, she was a young teacher in Stockton confronting a reality that should have shamed a nation: in one of the cruelest of ironies, the children of the people who helped feed America were arriving at school hungry and without shoes. She refused to accept their suffering as the inevitable. She left teaching to organize farmworkers and confront the conditions that kept their families in poverty.

The 49th annual competition returns November 21, bringing marching bands, concert ensembles and jazz musicians to Stockton for a full day of performances, school pride and musical excellence.

Walmart celebrates the Thursday, Oct. 8 grand opening of its new high-tech fulfillment center on East Mariposa Road, a facility that has already created more than 1,000 local jobs and includes $10,000 in grants to Stockton nonprofits.

A Stockton grandfather who gave his life trying to save his 13-year-old grandson from a burning home has been awarded one of North America’s highest honors for civilian heroism. Jose Villalta, 68, of Stockton, was named a recipient of the Carnegie Medal for heroism in the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission’s September 21 announcement. The medal is awarded to people in the United States and Canada who place themselves in extraordinary danger while saving, or attempting to save, the lives of others.

The San Joaquin Regional Transit District's Board of Directors has appointed Eric Williams as Chief Executive Officer, effective Sept. 18, after he served as acting CEO and chief operating officer.

One of San Joaquin County’s longest-serving nonprofit organizations has a fresh new digital home, built right here in Stockton.

Court Commissioner Michael Rasmussen has been appointed to serve as an interim judge of the San Joaquin County Superior Court, the court announced Thursday.

When Stockton turns up the summer heat, Oak Park Ice Rink has the perfect answer: lace up, step onto the ice, and cool off with a little family-friendly fun.

San Joaquin County residents are being urged to take mosquito prevention seriously after the first West Nile virus-positive mosquitoes of 2026 were detected in the county.

San Joaquin County Parks and Recreation is preparing to bring more evening activities, family fun, and community connection to local parks through a new grant-funded initiative designed to make neighborhood public spaces more active, welcoming, and engaging.