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Today’s top story
Lodi’s Reimagined Housing project gets $500K boost: ‘It’s important for the whole city’
By Andrea Baltodano • Special for Stocktonia
The site, located at 22 S. Main St., will provide 40 transitional housing units for individuals working toward permanent stability.
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Man arrested in Stockton on suspicion of kidnapping, sexually assaulting 13-year-old
A Stockton man was arrested Thursday in connection with the kidnapping and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, police said.
Trump attacks a key strategy for California schools: Flagging racial disparities in discipline
Trump’s executive order calls out the idea that a policy that may seem neutral actually harms a racial or ethnic group.
Top California news
Collateral damage: How Trump is hollowing out the Black middle class
The president has been targeting federal union jobs — historically a ladder to economic equality for many Black Americans.
Medi-Cal under threat: Who’s covered and what could be cut?
As lawmakers debate funding for the safety net program, here’s what’s at stake for California’s largest health program.
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