Builders: Cut growth fees in half

The head of the organization that represents almost all builders in Manteca has a message for City Hall – if you want to generate jobs slash growth fees for everything from parks to road projects triggered by the need to accommodate growth in half.

$194K question: Will SSJID lowering power rates cause global warming?

Will South San Joaquin Irrigation District's bid to take over PG&E's retail system in Manteca, Ripon, and Lathrop trigger a rise in the ocean level?

UC Davis Police honor retiring MPD community service officer

Andrea Contreras has been recognized as "Citizen of the Year" for her years of devoted support to police canine operations in the western states just as she accepted a golden handshake in Manteca.

Retired Lathrop chief honored

LATHROP – Recently retired Lathrop Police Chief Dolores Delgado turned down the $3,500 catered reception that the City Council wanted to host for her retirement.

Manteca Garden Club plants four more roses

It was something that Vada McKinnon would have liked to have done herself.

Input sought for library & teen center

LATHROP - The City of Lathrop will be hosting the first in a series of public workshops to revise the Master Plan for the East Lathrop Community Complex.

You may soon be able to pay city utility bills by speaking with computer

Technology will soon make it less frustrating – and quicker – to pay municipal utility bills by phone as well as improve the efficiency of municipal staff.

‘Family Affair’s’ Cissy speaking in Manteca Feb. 5

"Cissy" of "Family Affair" fame is speaking in Manteca during the eight annual Women's Connection networking event on Friday, Feb. 5.

ST. ANTHONY’S CRAB FEED

CANCER VICTIM REPEATS VOWS

Victoria Martin – who is suffering from advanced bone cancer – got one of her wishes granted Saturday in front of family and friends.

Roundabout for Powers Avenue?

Manteca's first roundabout designed to address a pre-existing traffic problem may go in on South Powers Avenue at Hutchings Street in a bid to improve the safety of children walking to and from Lincoln School.

PG&E wants $20.59 more a month; SSJID says not so fast

If you're a typical PG&E customer using 850 kilowatts hours per month brace yourself for a possible $17.44 jump in your monthly power bill on Jan. 1, 2011.

863 more homes up for council approval

The annexation of 240 acres immediately south of the developed neighborhoods around Woodward Park will accommodate 863 more single family homes.

Sweaney’s knowledge of Ripon blossoms

RIPON – Camila Sweaney has had a busy year.

KIDS EMPTY PIGGY BANKS FOR VICTIMS OF HAITI QUAKE

Old school houses family of five

The historic two-room San Joaquin School, built on South Austin Road in 1915, is now the home of the Brad and Tricia Hickman family.

Yosemite rules for Tuolumne River change

YOSEMITE (AP) - Visitors to Yosemite National Park will no longer be allowed to leave their cars on the roadside while stopping at the Tuolumne River to explore nearby meadows and admire surrounding mountain peaks, under a plan released Thursday.

Give Every Child offers scholarships

Give Every Child a Chance (GECAC) is once again offering the Service Challenge Scholarship.

The second coming

What started out as a few like-minded souls sharing their collective worldview in a public setting back in January turned into a massive community gathering that left people on both sides of the aisle trading barbs and crying foul.

GHANA BOUND

Nursing students at Doctors Hospital are pledging to stay together after graduation for a week to help open an orphanage in a small village in Ghana.

Extension of Milo Candini Drive proposed

Manteca is setting the stage for a possible future business park on city-owned land at the wastewater treatment plant.

New Melones inflow lags as SSJID starts irrigation

Water starts flowing in South San Joaquin Irrigation District canals Monday as the region's farmers face the bleakest drought year since 1924 when nearly half of the county's farms faced foreclosure due to a lack of water.

Lathrop distributes funds for non-profits

LATHROP – Non-profit and community groups that feel that they qualify for the community development block grant money that the City of Lathrop takes in submit proposals outlining why they deserve the money – more often than not for thousands of dollars above what is actually available.

Golden State Karate Association Martial Arts Open on Saturday

Robin Taberna is gearing up for Saturday's Golden State Karate Association-sponsored Martial Arts Open.

Remembering Comet’s voyage

The Comet has returned.

River Islands: A 26-year study in patience

Stewart Tract in 1988 was the last place anyone except the principals of Somerston Group thought could be transformed into a cutting edge, planned community with 11,000 homes.

Troop box packing marks Palmer’s birthday

Chuck and Teri Palmer will celebrate the birthday of their slain son by sending gifts overseas.

Herbs topic Monday for garden club

Adria Afferino of The Greenery Nursery will be the featured speaker at the Monday, March 17, meeting of the Manteca Garden Club. She will be speaking on growing, harvesting, and preserving herbs.

1964: Pitch made to turn old sewer plant into golf course

40 years ago

Manteca’s municipal pit bull rules

If you live in Manteca and own a pit bull breed you either have to get it fixed, qualify as a legitimate breeder through a set of tight rules, or risk becoming a criminal and having the dog destroyed.