Jason Willis: He's talking about the district's second interim financial report. He said the district continues to meet all financial requirements for this year and the next two years. The district still faces a "pretty large" deficit in 2011-12. It's $8.6 million in cuts that will be needed to balance »»Read Full Post
Second try not a charm in effort to sell Lodi's electric utility
David Christy, the Lodi man who wants to force the city to sell its Electric Utility, tried again today a request to circulate a petition in his effort. And again, he was turned away at City Hall. The problem, City Clerk Randi Johl told him, was that his filing still »»Read Full Post
Juggalos on Nightline tonight
If you can stay up that late, check out Nightline's feature of Insane Clown Posse and their fans who call themselves Juggalos. I recently reported on a Stockton man whom prosecutors accused of hatcheting another on behalf of his gang affiliation, i.e. the Juggalos. A judge later ruled that the »»Read Full Post
Joe's Health Calendar for March 9
Check this column regularly for health events of interest to San Joaquin County residents. New events are being added all the time. You never know what you could read here. Have a health-oriented event the public in San Joaquin County should know about? Let me know at jgoldeen@recordnet.com and I’ll get »»Read Full Post
White pulls papers
Former City CouncilmanRalph Lee White pulled papers Monday for the race in City Council District 5. If he files, he will oppose Councilwoman Susan Eggman. »»Read Full Post
Daily Chaos: Snitches and Cows
I don't even want to think about puns Around 2 p.m. Monday a truck hauling dead cattle to a rendering plant in Sacramento slowed too quickly and rolled its trailer on northbound Highway 99 just south of Farmington Road. The driver told me there were about 30 carcasses in the »»Read Full Post
Video: French Cassettes, Genius and the Thieves, Filbert and more
French Cassettes, which includes frontman Scott Huerta, above, was the headlining act for a great night of indie rock Saturday at The Plea for Peace Center. Here are photos and video of some of the highlights, including footage of what was for me the evening's best moment - Genius and »»Read Full Post
LAO: Legislature should audit DWR's bond spending
While there's a lot of talk about the $11.1 billion water bond on the November ballot, the general public may not realize that Department of Water Resources has already been on the receiving end of over $15 billion in bond funds over the past decade. Of that sum, several billion are »»Read Full Post
iPhone: circa 1,300 BC
As we waited for our tour of the Tut exhibit to begin, I saw several undated photographs by English Egyptologist and archaeological photographer Harry Burton lining the walls of the hallway. One in particular caught my attention. It was the side of a wooden box found in Tut's tomb. On »»Read Full Post