Tiny house is a big project for Franklin High students
On a sunny Tuesday, Franklin High junior Guillermo Leon was on a twin step ladder holding a drill while fellow student Nerely Lopez worked nearby on what will soon be the kitchen of a small house — 160 square feet, to be exact. On the ground, project manager Estrella Romero and teacher Michael King made…
Stockton Unified’s first Latina police chief leads with representation
The newest Stockton Unified School District police chief likes to joke about her family’s border-crossing story, stating she can, now that the statute of limitations has passed. She would know, she’s a lawyer. Mayra Franco Gonzalez, SUSD’s former interim police chief, became permanent chief in November 2022, according to Melinda Meza, district spokeswoman. Franco, 38,…
SUSD trustees to hold special meeting early Thursday
Stockton Unified trustees will hold a sort of continuation meeting early Thursday morning after its regular meeting earlier this week had to adjourn due to time constraints. It was at about 11 p.m. when the SUSD Board of Education chose to end its 7-hour meeting after having already voting earlier for a time extension. According…
