Stocktonia Morning Briefing: Jan. 21, 2025

👋 I hope you were able to enjoy the last day of the Lantern Festival and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.

We are officially fresh off the heels of a new presidential administration, as well as new faces in all levels of government across the country.

Our team will continue our commitment to bringing you the best news coverage– from right here in Stockton to the state level.

We appreciate your support and your feedback.

Three Pulitzer honorees will bring their insights to free event in Stockton

Delta College and Stocktonia will host “Stories that Matter,” a conversation some of the nation’s best journalists, to examine what national politics and immigration policy mean for San Joaquin County. Here’s how you can attend.

Stockton VA clinic wait times lead to national action

At its peak, the VA clinic reported an average wait time of 66 days for new patients and 21 days for existing patients.

Stockton nurse faces federal lawsuit in prescription opioid scheme

The woman is accused of providing more than 900 illegitimate prescriptions to customers around the country.

Gavin Newsom has grown California’s government to record size. Now he, too, is selling ‘efficiency’

The Democratic governor compared his efforts to the Department of Government Efficiency, the incoming Trump administration’s push to slash costs across the federal government.

Midwives blame California rules for hampering birth centers amid maternity care crisis

Declining birth rates, staffing shortages and financial pressures have led 56 California hospitals — about 1 in 6 — to shutter maternity units.