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Small city to get California's newest Costco; Residents worried about traffic with 15,000 car trips
The long-awaited Costco project in Brentwood is finally moving forward after a lawsuit that had stalled the project was dismissed. The City of Brentwood announced on Thursday that West Coast Home Builders, the only remaining plaintiff, has filed a Request for Dismissal of the lawsuit against the City and Costco, clearing the way for construction to begin this summer.
Mini golf, Toptracer Golf driving range coming to Swenson Park Golf Course in Stockton
Stocktonians who are tired of traveling to Boomers in Modesto will soon have a closer alternative to get their miniature golf fix. After a unanimous vote at Tuesday's San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors meeting, miniature golf is coming to Swenson Park Golf Course in north Stockton. The miniature golf course will be approximately...
Stockton city council seeks $8 million from California's gas tax to fix cracked streets
Stockton plans to ask California transportation officials for roughly $8.3 million in gas tax dollars to fix worn city streets, sidewalks, bridges and other structures this year, the city council voted this week. Councilmembers voted 7-0 Tuesday in favor of what Public Works Director Chad Reed called a “50,000-foot plan”...
California could see more unhealthy air days under new metric to measure air quality
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY – California could be seeing more unhealthy air quality days, not because pollution is getting worse, but because of a new metric to measure air quality by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The EPA is hoping it can hold everyone to a higher standard. To bring emissions across the board down. It could also allow people who live in cities like Stockton to be more aware of the air quality if it does turn harmful. The EPA has changed the air quality index. The old AQI showed if there were over 12 micrograms of particulate matter or small...
SJ County top administrator's firing still largely a mystery. Here's what we know
Two months after San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors abruptly fired County Administrator Jerome Wilverding, the reasons for his removal remain unclear. But a long ago clash between Wilverding and District 3 Supervisor Tom Patti early in the county administrator's tenure — triggered by an expensive homeless funding package Patti proposed in 2021 — hints at a tense dynamic that may have factored into the termination.
Woefully incompetent, ineffective, woke California district attorney to face recall vote in November
Alameda County voters are gearing up to weigh in on the recall of District Attorney Pamela Price, a progressive prosecutor who campaigned on platforms of offender rehabilitation and police accountability. However, critics allege that her policies have undermined public safety, leading to a contentious recall effort just two years after her election in November 2022.
Oakland's homeless population ticks up despite general drop for Alameda County
Alameda County is seeing an overall drop in its homeless population, but one East Bay city is lagging behind on the trend.County officials recently released a snapshot of its homelessness picture. Countywide, homelessness dropped by 3% with unsheltered homelessness decreasing 11% since 2022.The numbers also say there was a 19% increase in the number of people accessing shelter.However, in Alameda County's largest city of Oakland, the number of homeless people went up by 9% over the last two years.Still, officials noted that is less than the trend from 2015 to 2022 when Oakland averaged increases of 32% between counts.County leaders said they were encouraged by the progress, but acknowledged that there was much more work to be done.
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