The Manteca Tea Party Patriots will be hosting a panel discussion on the Constitution, with an emphasis on the 2nd Amendment, and the role of government at their next \meeting on Thursday, April 11.
Manteca Police Chief Nick Obligacion has a problem. In his professional judgment, Manteca is short nine police officers, two dispatchers and two community service officers. That is how he outlined the department's staffing needs in a mid-year report to the City Council in February. Obligacion understands there are financial constraints and that it'll take time for Manteca to generate the revenue from property and sales tax gains to cover the tab. Fred Millner, for one, ...
Gusty winds on Monday may have toppled decades-old stalwart trees, but not the spirit of 80 intrepid women golfers playing their annual tournament at the Manteca Golf Course.
When Jana Quitiquit began working at Rookies Pub and Grill as a cocktail waitress, she had the luxury of a slow learning curve.
Every time you turn on the faucet you are generating greenhouse gases. It is why those who crafted Assembly Bill 32 - the Global Warming Solutions Act adopted in 2006 - want you to reduce your water use by 20 percent. Reducing water use is among the many elements included in the draft climate action plan that is being reviewed during a workshop at Tuesday's Manteca Planning Commission meeting. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. ...
Jon Lucas is the 2012 City of Manteca Employee of the Year. The senior building maintenance technician was honored during Saturday's City of Manteca Employee Awards Banquet conducted at the Manteca Senior Center. Mike Kelly received the Humanitarian Award presented by the Jeff Burkhardt Memorial Foundation. The various service pins for years as a municipal employee for the past three years are as followed: 2012 service pins ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT: 5-Year Ed Saldivar; 25-Year Karen McLaughlin ...
LATHROP - It would be easy for Lathrop's youth to stand by and wait for the "Generation Complex" to be built.
Summer is just around the corner. It means a lot of things to many students – vacation trips with family and friends, swimming lessons, part-time jobs, and visits to the park.
Soroptimist International of Manteca gave away $12,500 in special awards and scholarships Tuesday night at the Manteca Senior Center.
A smorgasbord of spring fashions combined with a three-course luncheon against a backdrop of vintage table settings is taking place Saturday, April 20, at the Manteca Senior Center.
Manteca is about to land 89 jobs. Crothall Healthcare plans to operate a laundry and linen service for client hospitals from a 60,150-square-foot industrial building proposed along Airport Way just south of the cheese factory. The Philadelphia-based firm plans to hire 89 workers to staff the operation in staggered eight-hour work shifts. The company has more than 1,500 clients in 43 states. In addition to laundry and linen services the firm provides hospitals with environmental ...
A 5-mile walk can do wonders to your health. It can also make a big difference in other people's lives.
LATHROP - Lu – Lucius to those that know him really well – Davis Jr. will soon forever be etched into the athletic history of Berkeley High School.
A record 375 plus booth spaces have been reserved for the 17th annual Crossroads of California Street Fair taking place today and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in downtown Manteca. Not only are there a record 375 booth spaces taken but there has been a big surge in handmade arts and crafts vendors.
Customers at Target, Home Depot, In-n-Out Burgers, Grocery Outlet, and Applebee's among others in East Manteca will know what time it is in the coming months without having to check their watch or cell phone.
No one will accuse Ken McIntosh of being a man with no rhythm. His New Balance tennis shoes bounced to the beat playing overhead – and his body followed – as the 74-year-old former newspaperman led the Silver Sneakers through their warm-up. "Welcome. Glad to see everyone," he bellowed over Donna Summer's "Bad Girls" – the opening song to this hour-long workout at California Total Fitness. "Now let's get our cardio going. Step. Step. Step." ...
Three more outlet stores have inked deals to locate in The Promenade Shops at Orchard Valley. Manteca Councilman Vince Hernandez confirmed that Craig Realty working with center developers have secured three retailers s that are in the process of preparing to open stores in Manteca before Black Friday. Developer Poag & McEwen has submitted plans to the city to convert at least one of the spaces for the three stores. Hernandez noted the first of ...
By GLENN KAHL
The number of trees in public places in Manteca grew by a half-dozen on Friday. At last count, there were approximately 17,000 of these city-maintained trees, said Park Operations Manager and city arborist Kevin Fant during the annual Arbor Day tree planting which took place at the Manteca Public Library Friday morning. It is for that reason the Family City has once again earned the title of Tree City USA for the 22nd year in ...
It was a full moon Friday night – not a good omen for motorists driving into the North Main Street DUI checkpoint cone zone where two were arrested for drinking and driving and three others had their vehicles impounded. One of the two DUI suspects arrested allegedly had an alcohol level of more than three times the legal limit. Sgt. Jodie Estarziau was in charge of the assignment, reporting that 532 vehicles went through the ...