San Joaquin County Local News: Community Service & Support


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01/25/2024
Pet owners pulled up at Van Buskirk Park in Stockton as volunteers from the Stockton Animal Shelter distributed free pet food.

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01/19/2024
A car sharing program is a step toward making lives better for the folks in the Tracy Homes public housing neighborhood, and also boosts clean energy and transportation goals.

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01/18/2024
Two San Joaquin Valley counties played a big role in developing two free apps to address the state’s youth mental health crisis.

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01/04/2024
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The budget deficit, fire insurance, reparations, artificial intelligence top early legislative slate.

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01/03/2024
“Progress remains slow,” according to a recent report on faculty diversity at California’s community colleges. For Nikia Chaney, the sole full-time Black faculty member at Cabrillo College, the experience is personal.

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01/01/2024
Emery Unified took a targeted approach, including paying teachers extra to stay after school and tutor students.

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12/31/2023
The Van Buskirk Park renovation will include a new skate park, two full-size basketball courts, and BMX/bike trails with lights and landscaping.

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12/29/2023
The city of Tracy’s annual Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnership Program application period is now open for projects beginning July 1.

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12/28/2023
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Undocumented immigrants over 50 became eligible in 2023. Now the program expands to all adults.

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12/28/2023
As winter begins, Interfaith Ministries in Tracy is serving more families than ever—so much that the volunteer-run organization is looking to increase its efficiency.

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12/27/2023
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A 15-minute ride in an ambulance can cost $4,000 or more and insurance often won't pay.

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12/25/2023
State audits of the University of California and the California State University found both systems have failed to comply with decades-old state and federal laws mandating the return of Native ancestral remains and cultural artifacts. Only UCLA and Cal State Long Beach have returned a majority of their collections.

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12/23/2023
Stockton Police Chief Stanley McFadden and members of the Police Department visited businesses on Miracle Mile as part of their end-of-the year community walk event.

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12/22/2023
A posthumous award for life-saving was presented by the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office to the family of a man who died this year rescuing a woman and her five-year-old daughter from the San Joaquin River.

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12/21/2023
The financial aid application for undocumented students is cumbersome and confusing, and many students aren’t completing the forms. A new law streamlines the process.

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12/20/2023
Sharon Benninger walked into the Loads Of Hope site at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Stockon and was met with a gratifying surprise. The longtime nonprofit leader was named the 70th Stocktonian of the Year by the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce and Central Valley Association of Realtors Stockton Council.

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12/19/2023
Federal funding for domestic violence shelters and housing programs is declining. Advocates want the state to step in, but with a record projected deficit new spending is unlikely.

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12/18/2023
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Some recipients say they received no notice or warning that the state had pulled their health coverage.

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12/16/2023
There are a few times a year that the Ripon Police Department will deploy drone technology.

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12/15/2023
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The homeless problem in King City, Monterey County, is being affected by a developer's financial issues.

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