Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia, Author at Stocktonia News

A person uses tweezers to pick up an insect from a pile of insects in a dish, while holding a test tube filled with more insects in the other hand in a lab environment.

West Nile virus activity spreads across San Joaquin County as positive mosquito samples climb to 74

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 17, 2026, 4:37 p.m.Aug. 17, 2026, 4:54 p.m.

The West Nile virus has now been detected in mosquitoes or dead birds across eight areas of San Joaquin County.

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Local Government

Stockton council to revisit mayor aide appointment, consider acting city clerk

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 17, 2026, 3:33 p.m.Aug. 17, 2026, 3:42 p.m.

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Desiree Lynch ends Stockton City Council campaign amid controversy over residency

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 14, 2026, 7:33 p.m.Aug. 14, 2026, 11:51 p.m.

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Local Government

Stockton City Council leaves acting city clerk position unresolved after closed session

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 14, 2026, 3:19 p.m.Aug. 14, 2026, 6:53 p.m.

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Local Government

Taryn Jones, former interim legal head in Stockton, to become Lodi’s city attorney

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 14, 2026, 1:00 p.m.Aug. 14, 2026, 12:54 p.m.

Local Government

Stockton City Council calls special session to consider acting city clerk due to Katherine Roland’s temporary absence

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 13, 2026, 10:48 a.m.Aug. 13, 2026, 10:48 a.m.

First Amendment group rebukes San Joaquin RTD director over threat to sue public critics

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 12, 2026, 2:05 p.m.Aug. 12, 2026, 2:05 p.m.

People sitting behind a large desk.

Local Government

Three Stockton councilmembers sought review of city clerk after retaliation warning

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 11, 2026, 3:13 p.m.Aug. 11, 2026, 3:13 p.m.

A woman unpacks a box of bananas at a food distribution site in front of a semi-truck of donated food

‘It helps a lot of people’: Bread of Life brings truckloads of donated food to Stockton families

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 6, 2026, 5:06 p.m.Aug. 7, 2026, 6:59 a.m.

Close-up of a mosquito feeding on human skin, with a red, engorged abdomen against a green background.

West Nile virus infects San Joaquin County resident; 2 California deaths confirmed

by Andrea Baltodano • Stocktonia Aug. 6, 2026, 12:42 p.m.Aug. 6, 2026, 12:46 p.m.