Calling All Local Businesses That Support Schools!
At Macaroni KID, we love connecting families, schools, and local businesses. 💙 We know so many amazing businesses in our community give back to schools through fundraising nights, sponsorships, donations, and other special programs. Now, we’re excited to highlight them in one easy place!. We are creating a...
Between Sides: Resting in the In-Between
Wife to Robert. Founder of Flexible Being. A Master Reiki Therapist, Certified Oracle Guide, Spiritual Mentor/Guide, Intuitive Empath, Coach, and Educator. I am a fur mom to 3 cats and 1 dog – Sonny, Patches, Ryelee, and Winnie. We currently live and practice in Stockton, California. We operate three businesses –...
Votes on mayor’s appointee removal, grand jury response at City Council meeting
Tonight, the Stockton City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to replace a climate committee member appointed by Mayor Christina Fugazi, and on the city’s latest response to a scathing grand jury report released last year. The climate committee vote would remove Patricia Barrett, an advocate for homeless...
Drunk driver from Stockton kills 6 people in California crash, police say
(FOX40.COM) — Six people were killed and two others were injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed on Sunday evening, according to the California Highway Patrol. • Video Above: What to do if you witness a crash Around 5:50 p.m., CHP responded to a single-vehicle crash near 6198 Pope Valley Road in Napa County....
Fresno, Bakersfield, and Modesto Defendants Indicted as Part of Operation Take Back America
September 9, 2025 – On Thursday, September 4, 2025, a federal grand jury in Fresno brought two indictments for drug trafficking and one for illegal gun possession, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. Manuel Rodriguez Diaz, 41, of Modesto, was charged with possessing more than 5 kilograms of cocaine. According...
Beleaguered MID Director Faces Groundwater Dilemma
Former ranch manager Todd Sill hasn’t changed his story about Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Board Member Larry Byrd. Sill claims Byrd “seldom pumped” groundwater from the two deep wells on the ranch he leases in eastern Stanislaus County. Sill worked for Byrd from 2015 until 2023, after...
Manteca Golf Course temporarily suspends use of drivers at range following rogue golf ball...
Susan Schmidt says she was enjoying an evening in her backyard at the Golf Villa Apartments in Manteca when a rogue golf ball from the nearby course slammed straight into her chest, sending her to the emergency room.
Stanislaus, Modesto disagree with grand jury recommendations on 911 call center
Stanislaus County and Modesto have proposed responses to a critical grand jury report on a 911 dispatch center dispute. Both entities agree with certain findings in the 2024-25 civil grand jury report but largely disagree with its recommendations and said they won’t implement them. The grand jury report, released...
Stockton’s three city halls: An 18-year timeline of delays
When it was built in 1923, Stockton City Hall was meant to be a monument to lofty ideals. In the terra-cotta tiles of its northern facade, its builders had carved the words, “To inspire a nobler civic life, to fulfill justice, to serve the people.”. “They wanted people to...
New City Hall contracts cost more than $40 million. Then they kept growing
In December 2023, the Stockton City Council held its first vote in over a year on whether to approve more spending on the construction contract for a new City Hall. The Department of Public Works had requested about $93,000 to pay for waterproofing in the basement of one of the new buildings. The City Council...
