Residents have until November 11 to review two draft plans and help shape future improvements, operations and long-term priorities for county parks and the beloved local zoo.

The voice behind Jesse & Joy's beloved hits will bring a new interpretation of the duo's music to Stockton on April 2, 2027, blending heartfelt songs with the sounds of traditional Mexican music.

Stockton’s free December 5 waterfront celebration runs from 3 to 7 p.m. at Weber Point, with artificial snowfall, performances, local vendors and a 5:30 p.m. tree lighting. Vendor applications are due November 18 at 4 p.m.; the City estimates the lighted boat parade around 6:30 p.m.

Stockton's Core 4 Card Show returns November 28 with free admission, more than 40 advertised vendors, trading cards and collectibles, raffles, giveaways and children's coloring tables. The seven-hour gathering at the Best Western Plus Heritage Inn offers families and collectors a chance to browse, buy, sell and trade in person.

Mata’irea Polynesian Culture Preservation will bring dancers together for its end-of-season Tamure Marathon on Nov. 14 at Stockton’s University Plaza Waterfront Hotel. The gathering celebrates Tahitian dance in a noncompetitive setting.

Lisa Lisa, the Delfonics, Dazz Band and more old-school R&B and soul favorites play Adventist Health Arena on Feb. 12, with presale tickets starting at $41 available Nov. 5.

Taste of Merry brings local small businesses, holiday finds and sweet treats to The Sycamore in downtown Stockton on Saturday, November 21, from 1 to 6 p.m. The Once Upon a Find market offers free admission for all ages. A scavenger hunt and gift exchange have been promoted as planned activities, with participation details still to be confirmed.

Stockton City Councilmember Michael Blower is seeking re-election in District 3 on November 3, highlighting his experience in city government, investments in public safety, neighborhood improvements, and commitment to responsible management of taxpayer dollars.

Yosemite Bark Houses opens November 4 at Stockton’s Haggin Museum, placing Jonas Kulikauskas’s painted transparent panels before Albert Bierstadt’s Yosemite landscapes. The installation invites a closer look at Indigenous presence and historical omission, with an artist talk November 8 and an opportunity to connect the paintings with Native communities’ continuing ties to Yosemite.

El Concilio California. Before Dolores Huerta helped change American history, she was a young teacher in Stockton confronting a reality that should have shamed a nation: in one of the cruelest of ironies, the children of the people who helped feed America were arriving at school hungry and without shoes. She refused to accept their suffering as the inevitable. She left teaching to organize farmworkers and confront the conditions that kept their families in poverty.