Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) and San Joaquin County Human Services Agency (HSA) have released a joint Request For Application (RFA) to fund local organizations and groups to get the word out to those who will be newly eligible to enroll in California’s Medi-Cal program.  Effective January 1, 2014, more people will qualify for Medi-Cal because of a federally funded expansion of the State’s Medi-Cal program.  

The Stockton Symphony is thrilled to announce the hiring of Margaret Gonzalez as the new Lead Violin Instructor, and Scott McColl as the new Lead String Instructor and Coordinator of Harmony Stockton, the free after-school music enrichment program at Marshall Elementary School.

On Oct. 3, preschoolers at the Merryhill School campus in Stockton received a playful visit from Splash, the Stockton Ports mascot, to kick off Jumpstart’s Read for the Record initiative.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will alternately close the on and off-ramps on northbound and southbound Interstate 5 from Charter Way to State Route 4/Crosstown Freeway for electrical work. No two consecutive ramps will close at the same time.

Enjoy an evening of fun and excitement with the Pacific Men's and Women's Basketball teams as they will be holding their 19th Annual Tigers In Tennies free youth basketball clinic on Thursday, November 21.

 From 10AM-3PM on Saturday, October 26, Micke Grove Zoo will be taken over by miniature ghosts, goblins, and Batman characters for its annual Halloween event, HalloWILD, hosted by the Micke Grove Zoological Society. HalloWILD is a safe, family friendly event including Halloween- themed games, crafts, keeper talks, and live animal presentations. The event will also feature the zoo’s newest animals: the fossa.

Everything comes full circle. Terry a O'Neal and Shelly Hollis, both currently residents of California, had no idea that they were from the same hometown when Hollis joined the film crew as Director and Editor of the upcoming family drama Along the Dirt Road.

A total of at least $10,000 in cash and $14,000 in professional services will be awarded to the two winning entrepreneurs when the San Joaquin Angels investment group, in collaboration with regional educational institutions and economic development groups, stages the fifth annual San Joaquin Entrepreneur Challenge on Wednesday, March 5, 2014, and Wednesday, March 26, 2014. Professional services will include legal, accounting, marketing and general business assistance. The application deadline is February 9.