Leadership Stockton, a program of the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the graduation of the Class of 2020.  We are proud of their hard work and dedication to making Stockton a better place to live.

Visionary Home Builders of California, Inc. (VHB), Stockton’s non-profit purpose built housing specialist, was awarded funding for Grand View Village - its newest affordable housing community located at Miner and San Joaquin Streets in downtown Stockton, California.

The Board of Directors of the Emergency Food Bank of Stockton / San Joaquin County is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Leonard O. Hansen, Ph.D. as the new CEO said Steve Morales, Chair, Board of Directors.

Children’s Home of Stockton (CHS) has elected three new board members, Cathy Ghan, SVP of Commercial Real Estate Group at Oak Valley Community Bank, Dr. Shuchi Gupta, Adjunct Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at University of the Pacific, and Mary Pimentel, VP of Client Relationship Manager at United Business Bank.

The City of Stockton is preparing for the future as a Smart City and a Smart region by adopting 5G broadband policies and preparing for both wired and wireless emerging technologies.

National coworking network Launch Pad proudly opened its newest location in Stockton on June 1, 2019. Launch Pad’s flagship location opened in New Orleans in 2009 and, after closing seed round funding to grow its national network, has since opened locations in Newark, Nashville and Memphis in the last year—with Stockton being the next city where Launch Pad will provide world-class coworking space, resources and community to help entrepreneurs and small businesses grow and thrive. Launch Pad has acquired the former coworking space Huddle Cowork and Create. Through this acquisition, Launch Pad will bring their proven model of funding, business growth support and technical assistance and national networking opportunities for small businesses that are part of the coworking space.

Carlos Villapudua, Former San Joaquin County Supervisor, has announced his Candidacy for the 13^thAssembly District.

California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC), the premier business organization promoting the economic advancement of Hispanic entrepreneurs and businesses in California, announced today that its 40th Annual Statewide Convention will be hosted in Stockton, California.

JobRedi Foundation has launched a new internship program in which San Joaquin County high school graduates can gain experience in the workforce while taking college courses.

Stocktonian Michael P. Duffy will be honored with the 2018 Goodwill Helping Hands Award at a special Evening of Good Will event on Thursday, September 13 at the Stockton Golf and Country Club.