The City of Stockton is now accepting local vendor and exhibitor applications for the Collide Festival that will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2019. Collide is a celebration, bringing our community together through the arts. The festival will showcase theater, music, fashion, spoken word, dance, painting, and a live art competition. The goal of the festival is to spark collaboration and inspire new combinations of cultural and artistic traditions.

Members of the public are invited to a public meeting on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. to learn about plans for construction of the Miner Avenue Complete Street Improvements Project. The meeting will be held at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium, North Hall, 525 North Center Street, in downtown Stockton. Construction is scheduled to begin Spring of 2020.

The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) has detected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Stockton. The first detection was from a sample of mosquitoes collected on August 6, 2019, in the vicinity of Brookside. “Our goal is to control and limit the presence of this invasive mosquito species,” said Ed Lucchesi, Manager of the District. “We are doing everything possible to ensure these mosquitoes do not become established in our communities; however, this type of mosquito can be very difficult to eliminate,” said Lucchesi.

The largest-ever graduation from Delta College's POST Academy will take place on Thursday, with more than half of the 72 graduates already having been hired by law enforcement agencies across the state.

The City of Stockton acted this morning to close six pallet yards that pose a significant threat to public safety, due to the volume of wooden pallets and how the pallets are stored. All six businesses were posted with cease and desist notices between 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. this morning and will not be allowed to continue operations until all fire, building and municipal code violations are addressed.

San Joaquin Delta College has been named the fourth-best community college in the nation by personal finance website WalletHub, news that drives home the College's low cost and high quality.

A record $368,000 in scholarship money will be awarded to hundreds of Delta College students this week, thanks in part to the new Stockton Scholars program.

International Arena Soccer action returns to the Stockton Arena when the U.S. National Arena Soccer Team (USNAST) hosts Team Mexico on Saturday, September 14th at 6 PM. The match is presented by the Stockton Rush and the American Association of Soccer567. Tickets on sale THIS FRIDAY, August 23, at Stockton Arena box office and Ticketmaster.com.

The Reynolds Gallery at the University of the Pacific is pleased to announce the opening of the fall semester exhibition season with Paul Valadez: Mucho Caramelo. This exhibition of work gifted to the university in the spring of 2019 by artist Paul Valadez features over 90 acrylic paintings on paper and collages on found paper. Thanks to his generous donation, funding from Latin American Studies program, and the Office of the President at the University of the Pacific, this body of work will become part of Pacific’s permanent art collection.

Journey Transport has announced complimentary local transportation to and from doctor appointments within San Joaquin County for World War II veterans. Caregivers are also encouraged and welcome to ride along to the appointments at no charge.