Author Archives: Zachary Johnson

Zachary Johnson

Zachary Johnson has been with The Record since 2005, when he began as an intern fresh out of grad school. He stayed on at the paper and covered education for the next two years. Now he covers, among other things, San Joaquin County Government and transportation.

Advanced life support: Cutting room floor

By Zachary Johnson | Published: September 1, 2010 | 0 Comments
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, and our story from today [...]
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Documents: Support for federal waiver

By Zachary Johnson | Published: August 20, 2010 | 0 Comments
Yesterday we ran a story that Dave Renison would be heading for his appointed seat on the Housing Authority board. He was appointed to the housing commission in April, but had to ask for a waiver from HUD because he has a Section 8 tenant. He had some help. Board of Supervisors Chairman Carlos Villapudua and [...]
Posted in Housing Authority, McNerney, Supervisors, Villapudua | 0 Comments

Pot code

By Zachary Johnson | Published: August 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Today we ran a story about Pathways Family Health Cooperatives Counseling opening up a new medical marijuana dispensary in unincorporated San Joaquin County. Here’s a pdf document of the “notice to comply” from the county, citing the county code prohibiting medical marijuana dispensaries. The ban, put in place earlier this year, was meant to be [...]
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Libary update: Stockton Mayor’s chat

By Zachary Johnson | Published: August 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Just getting to read today’s chat with Stockton Mayor Ann Johnston. It started off with a question about the library outsourcing. The library came back later in the chat. Here’s her response to the first question:
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Library update: Campaign for Common Ground

By Zachary Johnson | Published: August 16, 2010 | 0 Comments
Another community group has thrown its weight behind opposition to plans to outsource operation of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Library. The Campaign for Common Ground is better known for getting involved with land-use issues in Stockton.  But it sent out an e-mail to its members, saying the group opposed privatization of the library. In addition [...]
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Library update: The Linden bloc

By Zachary Johnson | Published: August 3, 2010 | 0 Comments
Members of the Linden Friends of the Library came to the Board of Supervisors meeting today. They wore matching shirts. At least three of the shirts had a “Where the Wild Things Are” motif with the slogan “Wild about reading.” What they are not wild about is the county considering outsourcing operations of the county portion [...]
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Library update

By Zachary Johnson | Published: July 21, 2010 | 0 Comments
The secret review committee has finished looking over a proposal to outsource operations of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Library, according to county Purchasing and Support Services. It held its final meeting Tuesday, department Deputy Director Jon Drake said. So next, the proposal goes to staffs in the city and county to prepare recommendations for their respective [...]
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Not all taxes going down

By Zachary Johnson | Published: July 20, 2010 | 0 Comments
A majority of residential properties in San Joaquin County saw their assessed value go down this year, but not everywhere. The story and graphic shows the cumulative fall in values in cities and countywide. But inside, some places did see values rise. “It’s so neighborhood driven,” Assessor Ken Blakemore said in a quote leftover in [...]
Posted in Budget, Economy | 0 Comments

Barbara Boxer on water and the peripheral canal

By Zachary Johnson | Published: July 9, 2010 | 0 Comments
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer’s whistle-stop campaign tour this week brought her to Stockton on Wednesday afternoon. On the van ride between Stockton Metropolitan Airport and the Port of Stockton, I asked her about water, and her take on federal restrictions on Delta water exports. It’s become a campaign issue, and you can read about it [...]
Posted in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Elections | 0 Comments

Still among the worst, but not quite as bad

By Zachary Johnson | Published: July 6, 2010 | 0 Comments
News alerts today included the Associated Press May list of the most economically stressed counties in the nation. The AP uses rates of unemployment, foreclosure and bankruptcy to rank the counties. San Joaquin County came in at No. 11. California has 12 counties in the list of the 20 most-stressed list, and the San Joaquin Valley, [...]
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