Good morning, Stockton.

Scott Linesburgh

👋 Happy Saturday, readers.

We’ve created a special section to help you access the important news and information you need about the upcoming elections in one place.

See our coverage here: Elections 2024.

In this weekend’s Morning Briefing, we’ve got a recap of the mayor and City Council candidate forums for Districts 4 and 6, an update on how the county is addressing homelessness, and more below.

As always, I look forward to your feedback.

Today’s top story

Stockton city candidates face off in public forum at Delta College

By Edward Lopez

Stockton city candidates hoping to make their case to voters gathered at the San Joaquin Delta College candidate forum on Wednesday night.


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Stockton has recorded 41 days of temperatures that topped 100 degrees this year, surpassing the previous record of 40 days set in 2022.

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