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STOCKTON — Kris Balaji did not need to obtain directions to his new job. Six months after leaving the position as director of San Joaquin County Department of Public Works, he has been hired to return, in effect replacing himself. The department had been under interim leadership during the hiring process. The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors voted to rehire Balaji on Tuesday, and he was in his old Public Works office on Hazelton Avenue in Stockton on Wednesday. “It was my first day...

San Joaquin County Board of Supervisor members pushed for answers as to how delivery COVID-19 vaccinations can be improved.

Stockton boxer Gabe Flores prepares to take on former world champ [The Record, Stockton, Calif] Gabe Flores Jr. knows if he is to move up in the boxing world, it’s time for him to step up to face better competition. And it doesn’t get much better than a former world champion. Flores, the undefeated Stockton fighter, is in training for the biggest fight of his career against fellow Californian former champ Andrew Cancio on Feb. 20 at a site to be determined. The 10-round super featherweight ...

Pacific men have two more games postponed [The Record, Stockton, Calif] University of the Pacific’s men’s basketball team schedule continues to change as the Tigers dealt with another flurry of postponements. School officials announced that that Thursday’s game against BYU and Saturday’s matchup with UC San Diego have been postponed because of COVID-19 related concerns. Makeup dates will be determined in the future. It’s the third consecutive postponement for Pacific (3-1), and all th...

"There were six people who identified themselves as state police from the Department of Consumer Affairs, and they came in and wanted everyone to stay in place," Ballin said. "When I got there, I just asked them a question. I asked that this is about public health and safety, so whats the connection between salons and infection rates? Because if you are going to target certain businesses, there has to be a reason for it." Ballin said local attorney Armando Villapudua has offered his services t...

62-year-old man arrested in connection with Aug. 19 homicide [The Record, Stockton, Calif] A suspect has been arrested in connection with the August shooting deaof a 58-year-old woman in Stockton. Robert Charles Thomas, 62, is accused of killing a woman on the 600 block of East Oak Street on Aug. 19. The Stockton Police Department have not identified the victim in the August shooting or released a possible motive. Thomas has been in custody at the San Joaquin County Jail on unrelated robbery ch...

A man appeared in a San Joaquin County courtroom on Wednesday to face two counts of homicide in connection with the deaths of a Lodi couple. Christopher Lee Holland, 53, of Lodi was already in custody on a parole violation at the time he was charged in the deaths of 77-year-old James Reiswig and 76-year-old Mary Reiswig. According to the San Joaquin County Jail website, he was booked on Dec. 18, a day after the couple was found dead. Holland is charged with two counts of felony murder, two cou...

Two arrested in connection with north Stockton triple shooting that left 17-year-old dead STOCKTON — Two men have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a 17-year-old boy Tuesday afternoon in north Stockton. A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed late Tuesday afternoon in north Stockton, the eighth murder of a violent December in the city. Stockton Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting at 4:11 p.m. Tuesday near Waudman and Don avenues. While officers...

STOCKTON — A 15-year-old boy was shot and killed on Thursday afternoon in north Stockton as the city suffers another killing in the final month of 2020. Stockton Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting at 1:06 p.m. Thursday in the 9500 block of Kelley Drive. Officers found the victim had been shot, and medics transported him to an area hospital, where he died from injuries. Homicide detectives are investigating, and there is no suspect information or a motive at this...

San Joaquin County has 22 set sites for testing, as well as popup sites that can be found on its website, http://www.sjready.org. There are 14 Stockton sites – including one at each of the four Stockton Unified School District high schools – and there are clinics in Lodi, Tracy, Manteca, Lathrop and Escalon. “Our main goal is to mitigate the disease in the county,” Singson said. “Besides the fixed sites, we try to bring tests to those who need them and might not be able to get to them...