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Stockton, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • How will rejected county fee hikes affect Stockton residents and businesses?
  • Why does Stockton’s tap water smell so bad right now?
  • How DNA led to an 80-year-old Stockton man’s murder charges

Also on today's calendar: Captain Mama Visits Open Cockpit Day.

Today's riddle: How did the ram get lost while driving? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Windy with sunshine, with a high of 82 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Monday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 88, low: 52. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Hot with plenty of sun, with a high of 94 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Supervisors reject county fee hikes (lodinews.com) — San Joaquin County supervisors meeting in Stockton have rejected a wide slate of proposed fee hikes, including increases tied to environmental health, EMS oversight, business licenses, and Stockton Metropolitan Airport. Departments must now trim costs and operate within current fee structures, a move supervisors say protects residents and businesses already squeezed by rising living and utility costs.
   

2. Water woes: Foul odor in one California city, boil order continues in another (sfchronicle.com) — Stockton officials and California Water Service say city tap water remains safe to drink, despite a strong odor some residents describe as moldy or fishy, and they’re stepping up flushing and testing. Residents are advised on simple steps like briefly running taps or refrigerating water to reduce smells, while a separate contamination issue keeps a small Mountain View neighborhood under a boil order.
   

3. 80-year-old California man charged in 30-year-old cold case student murders (themirror.com) — Stockton readers are learning new details in a 30-year-old double homicide after an 80-year-old local man was arrested, with DNA evidence linking him to a 1994 construction-site killing in Stockton. The victims were young criminal justice students connected to San Joaquin Delta College and the Stockton Police Department, and prosecutors say the suspect could face the death penalty.
   

4. One dead after head-on crash on State Route 4 near Stockton (abc10.com) — A 38-year-old Stockton man died Saturday after his Kia crossed into oncoming traffic and hit a Tesla head-on along State Route 4 west of John Turk Road. Stockton fire crews pulled him from the car and began life-saving efforts before he was pronounced dead at San Joaquin General Hospital, while the Tesla driver and two juveniles suffered moderate injuries but declined treatment.
   

5. How 4 Colleges Are Helping Close Health-Care Gaps (insidehighered.com) — Stanislaus State’s Community Health Worker program is expanding across the northern San Joaquin Valley, aiming to improve care in medically underserved communities like Stockton. Local leaders say big gaps in life expectancy exist between affluent cities such as Irvine and less affluent places like Stockton, and they see trained community health workers as trusted neighbors who can help residents navigate care and prevention.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hey everyone, we found this super friendly cat wandering up and down Williamsburg.
    He has a collar but no tag or microchip. Does he belong to anyone? He almost got hit by a car earlier so I wanna make sure he is safe. Thanks (Nextdoor Lincoln Village - 2)
  • Update: took the lil guy to the Stockton animal shelter he did not have a microchip but they said he will likely get adopted asap due to how friendly he was 😇
    Found this lil guy on kentfield with a hurt foot while I was walking my dog so I picked him up took him home so he can chill if anyone is missing a… (Nextdoor Kentfield)
  • San Joaquin Delta Community College posted a job opening for Custodian II in Stockton. Apply here.
  • Venturi Supply, LLC posted a job opening for Warehouse Driver in Stockton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stockton here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He missed his ewe turn. (Thank you Clayton M. for sending it in!)
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