Tidewater irrigation project before council

The bleakest stretch of the Tidewater Bikeway that doubles as a 34-acre linear park through Manteca's heart may soon sport 250 trees.

Delays at Highway 99 & Main to allow landscaping work

The Highway 99 at Main Street overcrossing in Manteca will have ramp delays next weekend to accommodate Caltrans landscaping work.

Sons of Anarchy ride into Lathrop

LATHROP – You aren't going to find the California city of Charming by looking on any conventional map.

REMEMBERING TEVANIE

Photos from the vigil held Sunday at First Baptist Church for Tevanie Deanne Lutz.

Water bank idea draws fire from opponents in Ripon

RIPON – It's been almost a decade since Charles Harris first approached the Ripon City Council with the idea of using a 23-acre parcel he owns as a water bank and recharge station to replenish the groundwater supply in the area outside of Ripon's city limits.

Free food distribution set for South County sites

Low-income residents of San Joaquin County will be able to obtain free government-surplus food, Thursday, Aug. 20, at locations throughout San Joaquin County. Distribution will continue until supplies are exhausted.

Wider sidewalks for Yosemite

Pedestrians no longer have to walk on the edge of travel lanes to avoid large pools of water during the rainy season or cross rutted ground during dry weather while walking on the northern side of East Yosemite Avenue between Cottage Avenue and Powers Avenue.

Obama bucks paying for 99 divider improvement thru Ripon

RIPON – Federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds will help make traveling Highway 99 through Ripon safer.

Grants help Ripon Police with staffing

RIPON - Dollars don't stretch quite as far as they did when Ripon Police Chief Richard Bull first took over the reins of the Ripon department.

57th Harvest Festival takes place Sept. 19-20

The Harvest Festival at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church is scheduled for next month.

SENIOR BREAKFAST

Former Manteca City Council member and current Seniors Helping Area Residents and Police captain Jack Snyder hosted Saturday's free Manteca Senior Center breakfast.

Tip a Firefighter at Applebee’s Aug. 26 & you can make a difference for a kid

Want to enjoy a good meal, help kids do better in school and have a firefighter at your beck and call?

AAA CAR FIT CHECKUP

FRIDAY UNITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Give Every Child a Chance took their computer bus to this week's Friday Unity in the Neighborhood (FUN) program at Southside Christian Church on Locust Avenue to participate in the program designed to provide kids an alternative to gangs.

SSJID’s advantage: Cash

There are 61 million reasons why the South San Joaquin Irrigation District leaders are confident they're on firm ground when it comes to being able to purchase and separate the PG&E system in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon while upgrading service and cutting rates 15 percent across the board.

LAFCo wants decision by end of year

STOCKTON – The fate of a plan to lower electrical rates by 15 percent in Manteca, Ripon, and Escalon may be known by year's end.

Three Rivers staging 4th of July Powwow

The youth will be the central focus of the 37th annual Three Rivers Indian Lodge 4th of July Powwow.

Strummin’ Wonders of Woodbridge entertain at St. Anthony’s senior lunch

The Feast of St. Anthony's luncheon for seniors Thursday had a patriotic flavor.

INDEPENDENCE PARADE

The Sunrise Kiwanis want to make sure everyone that wants to celebrate the Fourth of July by participating in the traditional parade down Main Street in Manteca will be able to do so.

ADA ANXIETY

Livelihoods and countless jobs are on the line.

Provisional ballots may change primary leaders

Provisional ballots cast in the June 3 primary elections may still change the final election returns for four supervisorial candidates in San Joaquin County.

Three designs compete for WWII mural

The building is almost completely bombed out.

How Ripon, Manteca pay for aerial fireworks

How much does a city fork out for a dazzling Fourth of July fireworks aerial show?

ADA lawsuit shut down On Lock Sam

The Barnwood isn't the only restaurant in San Joaquin County that was knocked to the canvas because of an American with Disabilities (ADA) lawsuit.

PG&E, SSJID battle over consultant

PG&E does not believe the fact a former key employee working for a consulting firm they have paid at least $1.6 million would show bias in their favor while analyzing South San Joaquin Irrigation District's municipal service review plan.

Fire crews brace for bad July Fourth

The first mortar shell – the type of aerial fireworks similar to the ones you see at professional pyrotechnic displays – that's fired after 9 p.m. on a given street in East Stockton will be worth a set amount of money.

Sparklers most dangers fireworks of them all

You've seen it 1,000 times in movies and on television shows.

Registrar of Voters speaking at Manteca Patriots gathering

San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters Austin Erdman is speaking at Thursday's Manteca Patriots meeting from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at Chez Shari on the second floor of the Manteca Golf Course clubhouse on North Union Road.

Illegal fireworks burned home

Illegal fireworks almost destroyed a lifetime of memories and the belongings of one Manteca family.

‘The Little Things’

Transformed Through Hope Ministries won't go to great lengths to celebrate its seventh anniversary this Sunday.