St. Joseph's Medical Center is proud to have received the Partner for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care.

After months of careful due diligence and in response to California’s Child Welfare Reform, the Board of Directors of Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) made the decision to restructure and will no longer operate the Non-Public School (NPS). The final day of instruction is May 31, 2019 and we will not operate a summer session. This difficult decision comes on the heels of Children’s Home of Stockton becoming a licensed Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) in San Joaquin County.

Today, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs announced his support for Kathy Miller for State Assembly.  Miller is running for the seat currently held by Susan Eggman, who has announced she is seeking election to the State Senate.

About an hour before the first performers took the stage for the San Joaquin County Middle School Honors Concert on March 2, the student musicians roamed the maze of tunnels behind the Warren Atherton Auditorium at San Joaquin Delta College.

The new numbers coming in from submerged sensors behind the dam were not good. The water level in the reservoir was rising, and rising fast. The dam would not be able to hold back the water much longer.

After a tragic car accident took the lives of her mother and younger brother, 11-year-old Yajaira Quintero Martinez moved to Ripon to live with her aunt and uncle.

Stockton Scholars will host their 3^rd Annual Signing Day event on Friday, May 3, 2019 at the Bob Hope Theatre in Stockton.  They will be recognizing the first full class of recipients to receive the Stockton Scholars and/or Shriram Scholars Grants.  A record-breaking number of Stockton public high school students submitted applications with more than 1,000 accepted pending verification of their college enrollment. More than $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded this year.  This is the largest number of students to receive private scholarships from one source in Stockton’s history.

Wednesday, May 1, Dutch Bros Stockton will open its third location at 139 S. Center Street. Dutch Bros is the countries largest, privately owned drive-thru coffee company, dedicated to making a difference one cup at a time.

The 2019 season opening of Pixie Woods on Saturday, May 4, 2019, is even more magical with the kick-off of the park’s 65th birthday celebration.

For the second consecutive year, Bokisch Vineyards is the first American winery to receive a Gold Medal in the Grenaches du Monde, International Grenache Competition. In 2018, Bokisch was awarded Gold for their 2016 Garnacha Blanca and again this year for their 2018 Garnacha Blanca.