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Website: https://servicefirstnc.orgHistory: Service First of Northern California, Inc. this month celebrates its 24th anniversary of providing services in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. The agency originally began as a representative payee service for clients of the Social Security Administration of Stanislaus County. As the years passed, Service First has expanded to provide supported living services, options learning center, ticket to work [...]

Website: upliftallfoundation.orgHistory: The Uplift All Foundation was founded in 2016 to provide learning and recreational classes to the homeless. Our volunteers teach art, music, dance, writing, and other activities at St. Mary’s Dining Room. In addition, we provide packages of clothing and toiletries throughout the year.Mission: To provide services to the homeless to empower them to develop skills needed to become [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 51 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Thursday. At that time, there were 1,293 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: Officers arrested 56-year-old Alvin Crensha on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon in the 2100 block of East Market Street [...]

LODI — The Lodi Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Friday at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair a driver and result in a DUI charge. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs, and can result in a DUI.Over [...]

The 2018 wildfire season was the most destructive on record in California.There were fires in Southern and Northern California that claimed the lives of 95 people, with a death toll possibly increasing as more than a 1,000 people remained unaccounted for in late November.The fires destroyed more than 10,000 structures.The air quality on the West Coast and as far north as the Pacific Northwest has been impacted greatly due to the fires, with smoke and the scent of the [...]

STOCKTON — A motion setting in the embezzlement case of former Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva will take place in February.The case involving Silva and his longtime associate, Sharon Simas, resumed Friday morning in front of Judge Charlotte Orcutt.Neither spoke as they appeared for a hearing that lasted just over five minutes as they were arraigned on a new grand jury indictment. The new indictment, according to the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, [...]

STOCKTON — Two people were killed in hit-and-run collisions Thursday night, and police are looking for one of the drivers.The first accident occurred at 9:03 p.m. near West Harding Way and Lincoln Street, where arriving officers found a Latino male suffering from serious injuries, police said.Paramedics arrived and transported the victim to San Joaquin General Hospital, where he later died from the injuries, police said.An investigation was conducted, and officers [...]

Sheriff’s OfficeThere were 61 bookings at the San Joaquin County Jail in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Friday. At that time, there were 1,274 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 PoliceRobbery: A man was sitting in his vehicle in the 6300 block of North El Dorado Street at 12:15 a.m. Friday when someone approached, pointed [...]

Officer repeatedly struck during arrestSTOCKTON — A police officer was struck several times during a struggle to arrest a teen who reportedly challenged them to fight, according to Stockton police officials.Officers responding to a family disturbance in the 1200 block of North Lincoln Street at 5:40 p.m. Thursday encountered a 17-year-old boy, who challenged them to a fight, police said.Officers used a stun gun and baton to attempt to detain the [...]

STOCKTON — Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs has teamed up with counterparts from across the country to launch an initiative that will help cities improve their underserved areas.Tubbs, along with the mayors of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Louisville, Kentucky; South Bend, Indiana; and Erie, Pennsylvania, worked with the nonprofit Accelerator for America over the past year to create the “Opportunity Zone Tax Incentive,” aimed at attracting developers to underserved areas [...]