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Stockton City Councilmembers will hold a series of Town Hall Meetings in March and April.  The purpose of the meetings is to gather community input about the City's budget.  Please plan to attend one of these meetings to share your priorities and ideas about City programs and services.

Help us get the word out about these meetings.  Please print the attached flyer and share with others.

Link to News Release

For additional information, please contact Connie Cochran, Public Information Officer, (209) 937-8827.

Mayor's Hike and Bike

The first Mayor's Hike and Bike will benefit the nutrition programs of Catholic Charities, the Emergency Food Bank and the Gospel Center Rescue Mission.

When: Saturday, May 23, 2009
Where: Stockton Ballpark, 404 W. Fremont St

Time: 8:45 a.m.

Family hiking and biking fun in our All America City! Three choices of routes for hikers and two for cyclists. Bring the entire family for a fun event and tour of our city.



Hiking/Walking Routes: Two options; the shorter, 1.6 mile walking route takes walkers into historic downtown Stockton, past/through the Bob Hope Theater, the Regal City Center Cineplex and Hotel Stockton and other downtown historic sites. Longer walking options include a 4.6 mile and a 6.9 mile routes that trek north to California State Stockton campus, St. Joseph's Regional Health Center, the Miracle Mile and out to the Haggin Museum, then return to the Stockton Ballpark.


(Downtown Stockton: Center Cineplex and Bob Hope Theater Marquee)

Biking Routes: Two biking routes; the shorter, 9.5 mile route follows the longer walking route, and from the Miracle Mile, then runs north to the University of Pacific campus, then over to the Haggin Museum/Victory Park and back to the Stockton Ballpark. The longer biking route, the Calaveras River Tour, is a 18.5 mile route that takes bikers through the University of the Pacific campus for refreshments, then west onto scenic Calaveras Bike Trail, out to Brookside and onto Buckley Cove/San Joaquin River (for music, snacks and refreshments) then over to the Haggin Museum/Victory Park and back to the Stockton Ballpark.

Registration Information

Early Registration will be $20. Late registration will be $25 and $30 at the event. Registration for kids ages 12 and under: early registration for kids is $15, late registration will be $20.

Registration Form and Route Map

For more information, call (209) 320-2329 or by e-mail: events@gcrms.org

STOCKTON, CA (KGO) -- The state's largest ethanol plant opened Friday with help from one of the nation's greenest governors. Arnold Schwarzenegger was in Stockton praising the benefits the new biofuels plant will bring, but some think making fuel from corn is just bad science.

With the opening of the largest biofuel plant in California, Pacific Ethanol hopes to produce 60 million gallons annually. It's touted as environmentally friendly because fewer greenhouse gasses are emitted and therefore helps in the fight against global warming.

"Ethanol, right now is the way that we can make meaningful progress in bringing low carbon fuel to the state of California," said Neil Koehler, the Pacific Ethanol CEO and President.

About 57 pounds of corn is processed to make nearly three gallons of ethanol. The unused parts of the corn help California's dairies.

"We take old kernel corn, and what we have is 200-proof alcohol finished product, and our high protein cattle feed," said a scientist.

Because there are so few ethanol pumping stations in California and just a small market of flex-fuel cars, the biggest buyers, so far, are the oil industry, which mixes it in with your gasoline.

The benefits of biofuels have come under attack recently, as researchers take a closer look at the environmental cost of their production and the effects on food supplies.

The prestigious journal, Science, found sections of rain forests around the world are being destroyed for biofuels, such as cornfields. Those trees act as a natural sponge to absorb carbon emissions.

"It's all guesswork. The fact is, if you judge ethanol on the same basis on which you judge oil, that's what you're going to have to do at some point, we're 42 percent cleaner based on a Department of Energy Study," said Bill Jones, the Pacific Ethanol Chairman.

About 100 miles away from Pacific Ethanol, a symposium on the escalating crisis of world food prices. People here are discussing why we're putting corn in cars instead of stomachs, especially when trucking in corn to the ethanol plants contributes to global warming.

"We can do a lot of other things to solve greenhouse gasses besides biofuels. If the issue is greenhouse gasses versus food, I think food is a much more urgent problem," Professor David Zilberman, Ph.D., from U.C. Berkeley's Agricultural Economics.

Only 20 percent of the Stockton plant's corn will come from California's Central Valley Farmers. The rest is from out of state.

STOCKTON’S HIREvent - Free Admission

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Noon - 4pm • Stockton Sheraton at Regent Pointe

For more details, call 888-THE-JOBS or visit www.jobjournal.com

Connect with reps from dozens of top employers recruiting in a wide variety of fields, including:

• Administration • Customer Service • Finance • Social Work • Industrial • Law Enforcement

• Management • Sales/Marketing • Transportation

Come professionally dressed, prepared to interview, and bring plenty of resumes, because every employer is eager to hire.

(Stockton, CA)  - Members of the community are invited to attend a workshop to assist in developing the framework for an ordinance that will protect and preserve buildings, monuments, murals, and other structures of historic significance.  The Community Workshop will be held on Monday, October 20, 2008, 5:30 p.m., at the San Joaquin Regional Transit District's Downtown Transit Center, 421 E. Weber Avenue.

In May of this year, the Stockton City Council adopted an urgency ordinance, placing a moratorium on the approval and issuance of demolition or relocation permits for buildings that are at least 50 years old.  The Workshop is being held to gather information and ideas from members of the community who are interested in participating in the process of developing a permanent ordinance.  A presentation will be made including existing City policies, a review of the General Plan, as it relates to historic preservation, and an opportunity for those present to share their interests and concerns.  Public participation is welcome and encouraged.         

For additional information, please contact Cynthia Marsh, Community Development Department, at (209) 937-8623.

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All Press Releases can be found on the City of Stockton website.  www.stocktongov.com/news

The City of Stockton is currently accepting applications for openings on the following Boards and Commissions:

Stockton Arts Commission - Applications due by September 25, 2008 - Contact Deena Heath at 937-7488

Cultural Heritage Board - Applications due by September 25, 2008 - Contact Carrie VonGorkum at 937-8153

Central Parking District Advisory Board - Applications due by September 25, 2008 - Contact Paul Blumberg at 937-8694

Welcome to the Stockton Asparagus Festival--voted one of the best food festivals in the West! This information will help make your visit more enjoyable:

• Tickets
• Rules of Admission
• Parking & Transit
• Map of Festival (PDF)

Where: Downtown Stockton, CA

Cost:

Ages 10 and Under: FREE, thanks to Bank of the West
Teens ages 11-17: $5.00
Adults: $10.00
Seniors: $5.00 (60 and over)
Group Tickets Must Be Purchased In Advance
Ticket Information