A pair of Pacific women's basketball graduates will continue their careers in Europe as Eli Lopez Sagrera has accepted a post-graduate scholarship in Ireland and and Mauriana Clayton signed professionally in Greece.

At a recent meeting of my staff, the topic of diabetes came up. When we went around the table, it turned out that 25 percent of them have problems with blood sugar. That figure exactly matches the percentage of Americans 65 years old and older who have diabetes or a condition called pre-diabetes.

Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library System today announced public availability of thousands of movies, television shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics, all available for mobile and online access through a new partnership with hoopla digital (hoopladigital.com).

Just published, the Commonwealth Fund has developed an extensive profile that describes how Stockton has forged partnerships and leveraged resources to meet residents’ considerable health and health care needs. The report, Health Care Improvement in Stockton, California: Collaboration, Capacity-Building, and Medicaid Expansion, claims the Stockton region “is one of the nation’s most improved on the Commonwealth Fund’s recent Scorecard on Local Health System Performance.”  Stockton’s progress is noteworthy, not only because of its socioeconomic challenges, but also in light of its significant health challenges relative to other parts of the state. 

On Monday, August 7, RTD will begin construction of the new Route 49, to be known as the “MLK Corridor.”

The University of the Pacific named Ryan Garko head coach of the Tigers baseball team, as the former big leaguer accepted the position Tuesday in Stockton.

San Joaquin County Public Health Officer, Dr. Alvaro Garza, confirmed that a 70 year old male living in Manteca is the first human with West Nile Virus (WNV) infection in San Joaquin County this year.  So far this year, at least four other counties have reported four other cases of WNV in humans.  

Paul Dassenko, a 1982 graduate of University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and an international arbitrator, has been elected to the university's Board of Regents.

What is a Peacekeeper?  Who are they?  What do they do?  These are questions frequently asked of the City of Stockton Office of Violence Prevention.  To highlight the Peacekeepers and the work they do, the Office of Violence Prevention (OVP) has developed a series of videos to help answer these questions.