Good morning, Stockton.
👋 Here’s an illuminating fact: There are almost 20,000 streetlights throughout Stockton.
But there are also hundreds — 367, to be precise — that don’t work.
That’s based on an assessment by the Light Up Stockton project, which aims to repair or replace broken streetlamps throughout the city.
The City Council recently allocated $2 million for this very purpose, noting that many of the lights are inoperable because they have been vandalized or had their copper wiring stolen.
You can read more about plans to fix the broken streetlights, as well as convert some decorative metal lamps in the downtown area to LED light fixtures, in Chris Woodyard’s story here.
Today’s top story
‘Monstrous cruelty’: Jury convicts killer who stomped, beat man to death with his own walker
By Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia
A 20-year-old who viciously beat a man to death after an encounter in downtown Stockton was convicted of first-degree murder.
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Amazon hiring more than 1,000 new workers for Stockton warehouse jobs
The jobs come as Amazon opens new cross-dock warehouses in Stockton.
University of the Pacific stays true to values amid DEI upheaval in Washington
UOP vowed to stand by its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts even as the Trump administration threatens to withhold federal funding to campuses.
Ex-Lodi councilmember to forfeit $460,000 in criminal profits obtained while in office
The forfeiture of cash and property to San Joaquin County is the latest development in cases against Shakir Khan.
Top California news
California legislator wants Bigfoot to be the newest state symbol
If approved, Bigfoot will become California’s official state cryptid, defined as a creature that may or may not exist because nobody is really sure.
Trump’s administration is targeting California’s gas car ban. Its strategy is legally uncertain
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin wants Congress to overturn a Biden-era waiver on emissions standards.
Stanislaus State, other CSU campuses best for upward economic mobility, new rankings show
Stanislaus State, which has a Stockton campus, is one of the best California universities for driving economic mobility for students after graduation.
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