California home construction hits 13-year high. It s not enough to slow skyrocketing prices
Sacramento Bee 2 hrs ago Tony Bizjak and Phillip Reese, The Sacramento Bee
May 12 Housing construction in California jumped last year to the highest level since the Great Recession, topping 100,000 new units despite the COVID-19 pandemic and a historic state population decline.
But economists and housing analysts say the Golden State remains mired in a housing crisis, still unable to produce enough homes and apartments to adequately house working families and to break the cycle of escalating real estate costs.
Some 103,000 new housing units were built in 2020, an 8% jump from the previous year, according to data from the state Department of Finance demographics unit. Slightly more than half were single-family homes, slightly less than half were apartments.
Stockton Fire Marshal Ken Johnson named Lodi’s new fire chief
LODI After a national search, the Lodi City Council approved the hire of Ken Johnson to be the city’s new fire chief during Wednesday’s council meeting.
“It turns out that we didn’t have to look farther than a few blocks away from City Hall,” Lodi City Managed Steve Schwabauer said during the council meeting.
With all 5 council members voting to name him new fire chief, Johnson is scheduled to start May 31. Johnson will be replacing Ron Penix, the current interim fire chief, who has been in the position since December, when Fire Chief Gene Stoddart retired after 30 years of service.
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WILLIAMSBURG William & Mary will honor Anthony Kennedy, retired associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Faith Ringgold, renowned artist, writer, teacher and lecturer, during its Commencement weekend May 21-23.
The university recently awarded the two with honorary degrees. Due to COVID precautions, both received their degrees during private events ahead of Commencement weekend and recorded brief remarks for graduates and families. Their remarks will be shared at the university’s six outdoor ceremonies at Zable Stadium.
Kennedy retired from the Supreme Court in 2018 after serving 30 years on the nation’s highest court. Kennedy took senior status on the Supreme Court. In that capacity, he continues to work in his chambers on many matters. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan in 1987 and took his seat on Feb. 18, 1988. Ringgold is renowned for her mixed media work in painting, sculpture, fabric and performance.
The finest musicians to spring from the world of jazz have clearly had an advantage when it comes to branching into other genres of music. Their mastery of composition, arranging and sight reading coupled with their flair for improvisation and spontaneous creation make them possibly the most seasoned and adaptable musicians in the art. Grammy Award winner Christian McBride, chameleonic virtuoso of the acoustic and electric bass, stands tall at the top of this clique. Beginning in 1989 the beginning of an amazing career in which he still has wider-reaching goals to attain – the Philadelphian has thus far been first-call-requested to accompany literally hundreds of fine artists, ranging in an impressive array from McCoy Tyner and Sting to Kathleen Battle and Diana Krall. However, it is his own recordings albums that encompass a diverse canon of original compositions and imaginatively arranged covers that reveal the totality of his musicianship. He currently leads one of the hottest b
Today we feature Kendra Clark.
Clark, 39, is owner of Kendra Clark Leadership Strategies/C&K Media Solutions, Stockton.
Some may know her from the 18 years she spent in the sports and live entertainment industry including her years as general manager of the Stockton Arena, Stockton Ballpark, Bob Hope Theatre, Oak Park Ice Rink, and Stockton Downtown Marina.
Clark was familiar with Stockton long before she began working here. She grew up in Reedley and used to travel to Stockton to compete in figure skating events at Oak Park Ice Rink.
She plans to promote and bring awareness to the importance of leadership in business and also life.