Area Growth Headlines

County to upgrade downtown building

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:43 EST

STOCKTON - San Joaquin County supervisors approved a $1.3 million agreement Tuesday to upgrade and retrofit the Canlis Building in downtown Stockton and a nearby parking garage.

Prices, sales of homes increase

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:39 EST

Sales of existing homes in the U.S. rose 3.4 percent in April, and sales of distressed properties tapered off as the slow housing market recovery takes further root, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday.

Lodi balks at proposed crackdown on winery events

Wed, 16 May 2012 22:38 EST

LODI - City of Lodi officials came out in opposition to a proposed county rule change that would place a moratorium on the number of weddings and marketing events at the region's wineries.

How Gov. Jerry Brown's revision of the state budget could affect San Joaquin County

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:35 EST

� Juvenile justice: The Division of Juvenile Justice would continue to operate, but its budget would be cut by $24.8 million. Stockton is home to two of California's juvenile facilities - N.A. Chaderjian and O.H. Close. The governor is proposing to...

S.J. may kill Lodi's wine buzz

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42 EST

LODI - A proposed county rule change that would freeze the number of weddings and other marketing events at rural wineries has some concerned that such a moratorium could harm the continued rise of Lodi as the home of a growing wine industry and a...