Our story about the pit bulls that attacked City Manager Bob Deis and his 5-month-old puppy got readers going. •One woman e-mailed me today to ask if I could identify the owner of the pit bulls. Her miniature poodle was attacked last week on Thornton road, "causing $2,870 worth of »»Read Full Post
Fight to survive
Stockton Police announced today that they have arrested an eighth suspect in the Aug. 6 beating death of Stagg High freshman Rin Ros. According to reports, Rin, 14, was at Panella Park after school last month when a group of men and boys – many of them his age and »»Read Full Post
Portraits or action
> The high school football season is upon us, and I've been shooting photos of some individual players for the upcoming previews of the season. I've alternated shooting action shots of some of them and portraits of others. The action photos show what the athletes can do. Their ablilties and »»Read Full Post
Joe's Health Calendar 9/2/10
COMMUNITY EVENTS Nominate a Coach for Life’s Champions Now: Link to official nomination form. Or contact Healings in Motion at (209) 234-2802. Oct. 7 (Thursday): The third annual Coach for Life's Champions Award Dinner & Show will take place at the Waterloo Gun & Bocci Club, 4343 N. Ashley Lane, »»Read Full Post
More from the Blackwater jazz jam, part two: Mike Rocha and full jam video
Trumpeter Mike Rocha, above, features prominently in my video of Monday's jazz jam at the Blackwater Cafe in Stockton. He also was one of the night's main attractions, as the jam served both as his birthday party and going-away party. Rocha is leaving Stockton to pursue his music education in »»Read Full Post
Calaveras County draft noise ordinance
The Sheriff's Department this week posted a draft noise ordinance online. It will go soon to the Board of Supervisors for consideration. See it online at http://www.co.calaveras.ca.us/cc/Portals/10/Pub/PressReleases/2010/Draft%20Noise%20Control%20Ordinance.pdf »»Read Full Post
Advanced life support: Cutting room floor
Zachary JohnsonZachary K. Johnson's San Joaquin County Government Blog
Wed Sep 1st, 2010
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Before the city officials announced Tuesday night they would halt advanced life support services in compliance with a deadline announced by the county, I had written something down about how the issue came up during public comment during the Tuesday morning Board of Supervisors meet. But the newest news prevails, »»Read Full Post
Executions back on?
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation sent out a notice to media today, asking who wants to apply for one of 17 positions to witness the scheduled execution of Albert Greenwood Brown Jr., condemned in Riverside County. Despite contentions still very much up in the air, Corrections is moving »»Read Full Post
How to describe the Delta?
County Supervisor Ken Vogel, a frequent Facebooker, wrote today about a seven-hour bus tour of the Delta with members of the new Delta Conservancy board and staff. "We looked at levees, waterways, small Delta Towns, agriculture, wetlands, etc and it reinforced my belief in how important the Delta is to our area and »»Read Full Post
It's good to have a hobby
Photo courtesy of Apple Inc. Apple CEO Steve Jobs this morning introduced the second-generation model of his "hobby" project, or as he put in during the news conference "one more hobby," Apple TV. Black is a slimming color and the new black box is indeed a svelte version of the original »»Read Full Post