LOS ANGELES — As two police departments in California mourn the loss of their officers — shot and killed in the line of duty in two separate incidents within 24 hours — new details have emerged about the violence that occurred during a week meant to honor law enforcement nationwide....
Stockton, SLO Police Officers Killed in Separate Gun Battles
Police officers in Stockton and San Luis Obispo were shot and killed, and a third was wounded within 24 hours in two separate incidents, authorities said Tuesday. A Stockton Police Department officer was fatally shot Tuesday morning, police said in a Twitter post. A male suspect was also shot and...
Young Stockton Mayor Who Pioneered Guaranteed Income Loses Reelection
SACRAMENTO — One of the youngest mayors in the country, who garnered national attention for starting a privately funded program to give poor people $500 a month in guaranteed income, conceded that he has lost his bid for reelection in Stockton. Four years after winning more than 70% of the...
Crash of WWII Era Warbird Near Stockton Injures 2
STOCKTON — Two people were hospitalized after a World War II-era plane crashed in a field in Stockton over the weekend, officials said. The multi-engine North American B-25 crashed Saturday evening a few miles southeast of the Stockton Metropolitan Airport, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer said. Three people were...
Guaranteed Income Gains Favor as Mayors Across the Country Sign On
A growing number of mayors across the country support giving cash to low-income families with no restrictions on how they can spend it — part of a growing movement to establish a guaranteed minimum income to combat poverty and systemic racism. The effort is being led by Michael Tubbs, the...
‘Stockton on My Mind’ Shows Mayor’s Dreams for His Hurting City
Walk into the Stockton, Calfornia, city offices and you might hear Drake’s “God’s Plan” coming from the mayor’s office. There, Mayor Michael Tubbs could be bobbing his head to the lyrics, “I can’t do this one my own, ayy, no, ayy.” Outside those walls sits one of the poorest, least...
Crews Battle 5-Alarm Fire at Central Cal Tomato Plant
STOCKTON — Fire crews are battling a large fire at a tomato processing plant in Stockton. Stockton Fire said on social media that roughly 1.5 acres of plastic pallets were burning Tuesday and drivers are asked to avoid the area. Fire officials say it is a 5-alarm blaze. No one has...
California Mexican Mafia 'Shotcaller' Gets Life Sentence
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles-area man described as a “shotcaller" or high-level member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang was sentenced Monday to life plus 30 years in federal prison for racketeering, violence and drug crimes. Forty-one-year-old Jose Loza of Whittier was sentenced for allegedly overseeing Mexican Mafia control...
Hundreds of Military Explosives Found at Stockton Home Were Replicas
UPDATE, 6:36 p.m., Jan. 24, 2019 STOCKTON — Hundreds of military explosive devices found at a California home were replicas, experts determined Friday. Twenty homes were evacuated for nearly 24 hours after Stockton police officers found the explosives Thursday when they went to the home to check on a 70-year-old man...
Baby Killed, Woman Critical After Crash with Sheriff Vehicle
STOCKTON — An infant riding in a car driven by his mother died after their sedan was rear-ended by a San Joaquin County sheriff’s patrol vehicle near Stockton, authorities said. The California Highway Patrol said in a statement the woman's car was being followed by a marked sheriff’s patrol car...