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A garbage truck with a mechanized arm lifting a waste bin on a suburban street.

Local Government

Stockton warns utility and trash bill deadbeats: Pay up or face fees on your property taxes

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia July 9, 2026, 9:58 a.m.July 9, 2026, 9:58 a.m.

The city is owed $8.8 million in utility and trash bills and aims to recoup the outstanding charges by adding them to property taxes.

A signing reading "HOLD YOUR NOSE" leans against a car

As strike ends, Republic Services’ normal Stockton trash pickups resume Monday

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia July 19, 2025, 8:12 a.m.May 27, 2026, 12:01 p.m.

Two people holding protest signs on a street with vehicles blurred in motion behind them.

Feasting rats, legal threats: Stockton’s not alone in Republic Services trash strike

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia July 16, 2025, 7:19 a.m.May 27, 2026, 12:01 p.m.

Three people at a roadside protest holding signs, with one prominently displaying "HOLD YOUR NOSE."

As trash piles up in Stockton, Republic Services resumes talks to end strike

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia July 14, 2025, 6:47 a.m.May 27, 2026, 12:01 p.m.

A strike sign on a pickup truck with the road and trucks in the background.

Trash workers strike update: Stockton says pickups to resume Thursday

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia and Hope Muñoz • Stocktonia July 10, 2025, 7:41 a.m.May 27, 2026, 12:01 p.m.

People hold picket signs as a large truck drives out, with groves of trees in the background

Trash pickup slows as workers strike in Stockton, Lathrop and Manteca

by Chris Woodyard • Stocktonia and Sammy Jimenez • Stocktonia July 9, 2025, 7:05 a.m.May 27, 2026, 12:01 p.m.