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Palm Beach, jail sales tax, & Manteca
Palm Beach in Florida is the winter play land of the Eastern Seaboard's old money.
Why PG&E fears SSJID as well as Marin County
It is abundantly clear with each passing day that PG&E – a key player in plunging California into a downward spiral and helping set the stage for the recall of Gov. Gray Davis when it successfully greased politicians in Sacramento to deregulate power in the Golden State – never intended to play by the rules it helped create.
Law & Disorder: The shape of things to come
Three young men apparently thought it would be fun Tuesday night to go around with flashing red and blue strobe lights and pull over unsuspecting motorists and ask for their identification.
BIA pushing double suicide pact with city
If you are clinging to the side of a capsized boat in the middle of shark infested waters praying for rescuers to come to your aid, would you deliberately slash yourself to let blood flow into the water?
Calling plans would befuddle even Nostradamus
There was a time when a princess phone was the cat's meow when it came to high tech from your phone company that you affectionately referred to as Ma Bell.
Science camp’s $260 price tag worth the price for 6th graders
I didn't realize how much it cost for one student to go to science camp until it came to my son several years ago.
Did PG&E learn anything from Hinkley disaster?
How can PG&E get a free pass from strict California water quality standards involving what can be discharged into the San Joaquin River and Delta when municipalities, farmers, and other businesses are held to significantly higher standards?
Manteca lives by the code (The code of anything goes)
Manteca is talking about actually getting tougher with property maintenance regulations.
A high speed future possible for downtown
Downtown Manteca's future is looking up – literally.
Manteca challenge: Blight in newer neighborhoods
It's a classic early 21st century Manteca neighborhood.
Truck parking and quality of life in Lathrop
I've seen the two trucks parked on the same spot for days. Twice, a few days apart last week, I drove by the intersection where I saw their looming and enormous bright orange metal bodies. They were parked close together, one behind the other, on the west side of Manthey Road just a few feet to the south of the Lathrop Road intersection.
Bonus bucks in abeyance? Only with some strings
It is pretty sobering to think that without the bonus bucks collected over the years Manteca today would have either 46 less police officers and firefighters or 75 less parks, streets, and general staff workers.
California mulling its own single payer health care plan
Would you entrust the folks who can't balance a budget, won't make the hard decisions to cut expenses by whittling down bloated bureaucracies, and steal from cities and counties to cover up their own fiscal irresponsibility to take over your health insurance?
Extending vote to 14-year-olds isn’t way to change things
Al Fleming Jr. was a cool seventh grade social studies teacher.
Power outage makes you realize just how much we rely on electricity
No power, no problem?
Articles by Section - Local Columns
How DiCaprio is single-handedly wiping out clean air gains by Ford
Leonardo DiCaprio is part of the "green" green crowd.
Great Wolf, the race for mayor & public debate
Manteca City Council campaigns in recent election cycles have been fairly tame and predictable.
You can’t outwork your diet
Editor's Note: Susan McCreath has been selected to participate in the Year of You, a fitness challenge hosted by The Manteca Bulletin and CORE Athletic Performance. McCreath will keep a weekly journal, highlighting the strides and struggles of her fitness journey. These are her thoughts and feelings shared with you.
How to show walkers you drive like a Manteekan
Back in the 1990s, Manteca Waterslides did a take-off on a popular Top 40 song "Walk like an Egyptian" to create a radio campaign dubbed "Walk like a Manteekan" promoting the recreation water park.
The Aqueduct still flows full throttle during current drought
There is one "river" flowing at full capacity as California enters its third year of drought.
The Beav asks: Do city fathers know best?
Maytecafield. It's the perfect, idyllic community.
How about a Judge Pushover Beanie Baby?
Want to get a warm fuzzy feeling?
Will you have a fitful night of sleep if Dennis McGuire dies?
Joy Stewart was 22-years-old.
Two groups gather on the village square
The Stockton Area Atheists and Freethinkers are gathering tonight at 8 o'clock in the relative warm confines of the McFall Room of the Manteca Library for a lecture.
Dad wins big money in Reno
My father and my grandmother had a special relationship.
How politicians are taking you for a ride to help their buds save
How much does a gallon of gas cost in taxes? Try 61.2 cents.
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