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STOCKTON — Students, parents, educators and community members can share their knowledge and perspective on school climate and transformative justice at a panel discussion hosted by Stockton Schools Initiative.The 2½-hour Education Equity Plática (“talk”), scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. tonight, focuses on the role trauma plays at school while informing and highlighting restorative justice practices that could be applied locally.The forum will be [...]

STOCKTON — Jan. 17 is a day seared in the memory of many people who live or lived in Stockton.It was on Jan. 17, 1989, when a lone gunman walked onto school grounds and killed five schoolchildren and left more than 30 others injured in the playground of Cleveland Elementary School.On Thursday — 30 years after the mass shooting [...]

Northern California is about to be pounded by an “atmospheric river” expected to soak the region today with 1 to 3 inches of rain and blanket the Sierra Nevada with a blizzard dumping 2 to 5 feet of snow.The heaviest rains should arrive as part of a cold front this afternoon through Thursday morning, bringing wind gusts of 50 to 70 mph in the hills, the risk of small streams flooding, downed trees and possible power outages and prompting flood and mudslide warnings and [...]

STOCKTON — The San Joaquin County Office of Education is seeking judges for the 61st annual Science and Engineering Fair.The Science and Engineering Fair promotes STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and is attended by students from schools across San Joaquin County.Judges will be asked to evaluate projects, mostly from K-8 students. The fair is Feb. 22-28 at the Wentworth Education Center at the San Joaquin County Office of Education, 2707 [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 77 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Tuesday. At that time, there were 1,363 people held at the jail, which has a total capacity of 1,550. When the jail is full, some inmates may be released early.Stockton PoliceAssault: A round from an air rifle struck a man leaving the 800 block of South California Street at 10:30 p.m. Monday. The victim could not [...]

STOCKTON — Sol Jobrack began to choke up as he thanked friends and family who supported him during his 2018 campaign for Stockton City Council.Jobrack was one of three council members sworn into office Tuesday night to kick off the council meeting at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium."I wouldn’t be here without my wife, Jessica," he said as he fought back tears in his Tuesday night address to the community. "I always have a hard time when I think about [...]

A woman in China has been diagnosed with a rare form of hearing loss that renders her unable to hear the voices of men, only women.It sounds like the premise of an article in The Onion, but according to The Daily Mail, the woman who has only been identified by her last name, Chen, woke up to find she couldn't hear her boyfriend speaking. [...]

STOCKTON — Evidence is still being collected in the drunk driving case involving a Stockton musician suspected of hitting and killing a tow truck operator on Christmas morning.Twenty-five-year-old Kylle Richmond Punctual Thomasson appeared before Judge Ronald Northup on Friday morning for a quick arraignment. He was ordered to return at 8:30 a.m. on Feb. 11 for further arraignment as more discovery is being processed for the prosecution and defense.The California [...]

STOCKTON — Lodi Unified students and parents are now more connected to what is going on districtwide and at specific school sites with the release of its first mobile app.The “Lodi USD” app, which works for both iPhone and Android smartphones, allows users to follow schools they want to keep tabs on, receive notifications about emergencies, and access grades, assignments, and attendance information, all in the palm of your hand.Edith Holbert, the [...]

STOCKTON — The head coach of a local nonprofit swimming club has been arrested on several charges involving sexual conduct with children.Shunichi Fujishima was arrested by Stockton police officers and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail at 7:08 p.m. Thursday on suspicion of sexual penetration with force with a child under 14 years old; sending harmful material to a minor; oral copulation; and two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child, according to the San Joaquin [...]