Opinion Archives - Stocktonia News

Farmworkers harvest vegetables near Salinas.

Commentary: We can’t protect Californians from heat if we aren’t counting who’s most affected

by Shubhayu Saha • California Health Report Sept. 3, 2026, 9:00 a.m.Aug. 29, 2026, 4:13 p.m.

Behind the numbers are people without access to cool places and residents managing chronic health conditions.

Close-up of a gold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer badge clipped to a black belt over blue jeans.

Comentario: ¿Por qué los latinos trabajan para ICE?

by Eladio Bobadilla • Zócalo Sept. 2, 2026, 8:00 a.m.Aug. 31, 2026, 1:30 p.m.

An American and Mexican flag overlaid.

Commentary: Why are Mexican students still coming to the U.S.?

by Rachel Newman • Zócalo Aug. 23, 2026, 8:00 a.m.Aug. 24, 2026, 7:07 a.m.

Close-up of a gold U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer badge clipped to a black belt over blue jeans.

Commentary: Why do Latinos work for ICE?

by Eladio Bobadilla • Zócalo Aug. 19, 2026, 10:00 a.m.Aug. 15, 2026, 12:44 p.m.

A group of older adults sings passionately outdoors. The central figure, an elderly woman in a white shirt, expresses emotion and determination.

Commentary: The 21st-century meaning of July Fourth to a Black American

by John Dobard • Catalyst California July 2, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 29, 2026, 10:42 a.m.

A person giving a thumbs-up standing in front on a large American flag display.

Commentary: Will Democrats win all the new Congress seats created by Prop. 50?

by Dan Walters • CalMatters June 28, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 25, 2026, 7:37 a.m.

Team Charter performers in colorful traditional costumes dancing at Cinco de Mayo Festival in Stockton

Commentary: Stockton’s compassion cannot end where poverty begins

by Jose Rodriguez • Special for Stocktonia May 24, 2026, 10:17 a.m.May 24, 2026, 10:17 a.m.

Campaign sign for a city council candidate

Mike Fitzgerald: The strangely familiar ‘ghost’ campaign of Jessica Toccoli

by Michael Fitzgerald • Stocktonia May 22, 2026, 4:56 p.m.May 22, 2026, 9:05 p.m.

A man stands in front of a table with wine bottles on it while sevwral bottles of wine are on racks behind him.

Highfill: A conversation with Michael David winemaker Jeff Farthing

by Bob Highfill • Stocktonia May 10, 2026, 6:01 p.m.May 11, 2026, 6:57 a.m.

Candles and a heart balloon.

Commentary: You don’t need a clinical license to change a child’s life

by Kimberly Warmsley • Special for Stocktonia April 24, 2026, 7:00 a.m.May 6, 2026, 10:53 a.m.