CHICO – A competition to find the most innovated products produced outside the state’s biggest population areas is nearing its deadline for submissions.

STOCKTON – City leaders on Wednesday (April 25) will mark the start of a landscaping project along March Lane.

EZ Networks on April 19 marked the opening of its state-of-the-art conference room featuring the Mondopad by InFocus. The Mondopad is the giant tablet for visual collaboration and communication with 55 inches of gorgeous full high definition LCD.

The unemployment rates for San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties both edged up slightly in March, according to the state Employment Development Department.

STOCKTON – A San Joaquin County Superior Court judge today named a receiver to work with city officials and Wells Fargo Bank as the city turns over three downtown parking garages.

STOCKTON – Several city streets will be closed in downtown Stockton beginning this weekend and running through to the close of the Stockton Asparagus Festival.

STOCKTON – A Stockton doctor recently earned certification from the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

TURLOCK – The head of the California Department of Food and Agriculture will present a public lecture on challenges and opportunities in California agriculture.

SACRAMENTO – State prison officials today announced a move intended to eliminate the growing problem of contraband cellular telephones use by inmates.

The California Department of Transportation is not talking trash – it is picking it up.