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Ripon Consolidated Fire District is seeking a parcel tax increase to fund the hiring of six firefighters.

Controversial 209 Times website publisher Motecuzoma Sanchez resigned from the Charter Review Advisory Commission a day before a vote to remove him.

Following the termination of the contract of the previous county administrator, Jerome Wilverding, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors appointed Sandra Regalo to fill the role in the interim.

The City of Lathrop is hosting an Earth Day Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20 at Mossdale Landing Community Park, 700 Towne Centre Drive, from 9AM to noon.

Two of three dispensaries issued permits by the Manteca City Council have remodeling plans submitted for review, with the one possibly opening by summer.

Senate Bill 329 could more than triple elected council salaries for cities such as Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon, and Tracy.

Despite problems with cameras in the March 5 elections and the opposition of some members of the community, the Board of Supervisors voted to use funds from a state election security grant to continue use of live streaming cameras in future elections.

San Joaquin County Supervisors appointed Sandy Regalo as interim county administrator in their Tuesday March 26 meeting to replace outgoing administrator Jerome Wilverding.

San Joaquin Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park reports that TB cases are increasing in the state, with a 55% rise in cases in 2022-2023 in the county.

Intended to reduce fire danger as summer approaches, the City of Manteca’s annual Weed Abatement Program begins May 1, enforcing the City’s weed ordinance requiring grass and weeds be under 6 inches in height.

If elected, Yee would be the first woman to become California's governor. She is a San Francisco native born to Chinese immigrant parents. Yee, who currently serves as vice chair of the California Democratic Party, says she wants to tackle affordability, bring transparency to Sacramento and address the climate crisis.

The staff of Representative Josh Harder have intervened on behalf of constituents in 2,627 cases so far during the 118th Congressional session started in 2023.

If hikers, bikers, campers, hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts haven't encountered a mountain lion while in the California wilderness, they might know somebody who has.

Planning is underway to address congestion at South Main between the 120 Bypass and Woodward Avenue with additional lanes and traffic signals.

Captains of fishing boats on the California coast are bracing for salmon fishing to be severely restricted — or possibly canceled for a second year.

According to emails obtained by CalMatters Capitol reporter Jeanne Kuang in response to a public records request, a range of employers have been trying to figure out if they must pay $20 ever since the law was signed late last September.

Disputes between insurers and providers can lead to entire hospital systems suddenly leaving the plans.

Evictions have exacerbated homelessness nationwide, increasing the rate of homeless infants and toddlers. Most of those children are not enrolled in early education programs.

After bringing his story all the way to the University of California Board of Regents, a disabled UC Berkeley student has prompted the UC to ensure emergency evacuation chairs are in every multi-storied building in the 10-university system.

Presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. chose Oakland to announce his vice presidential pick on Tuesday, so it wasn’t too much of a shocker that his pick was Nicole Shanahan, a Bay Area tech attorney and philanthropist.

The goal is to eliminate habitat competition between "invasive" owls and native owls.

A judge ruled GOP Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene can move forward with their lawsuit against two California cities where rallies were canceled.

Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country.