| AIRLINE
SERVICE: Stockton gets America West airline service.
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CARPENTER ROAD KILLINGS: In May, Roger Johnson kills three
children and their grandmother on Carpenter Road, then commits
suicide a few days later on top of his wife's grave in a Lodi
cemetery. |
| CENSUS:
The new census shows dramatic population growth in San Joaquin
County and triggers political redistricting, carving Stockton and
the county into several Assembly and Congressional districts.
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CHILDREN'S SHELTER: Report after report finds that the
county-run Mary Graham Hall Children's Shelter is plagued by
violence, runaways,vandalism and mismanagement. |
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CONDIT/LEVY AFFAIR: A relationship between Congressman Gary
Condit and a former intern comes to light after her disappearance.
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| CRASH
KILLS FOUR: Jamil Howard, 18, a Franklin High School student,
kills four people when runs a stop sign in a stolen truck only a
few blocks from the school. |
| DARBY
FIRE: The Darby Fire burns 14,000 acres, cuts water to Angels
Camp. |
DIRTY
AIR: A special report in July reveals that Valley air
pollution is making kids sick, although technology and
regulations promise to eventually clean the air. |
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DOWNTOWN: A new waterfront plaza opens at the head of the
Stockton Deep Water Channel, work proceeds to prepare a site for a
new movie theater, and bat infestations and code crackdowns
displace low-income residents from downtown hotels. |
| ENERGY:
California's energy crisis brings outages, worries, and higher
prices.
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GONZALEZ/MOLINA SHOOTINGS: Ramiro Gonzalez Jr. and Jeanette
Molina are arrested on murder charges after a shooting spree in
which Gonzalez's father and a girlfriend are shot and his
girlfriend's mother is shot and killed. |
| LODI
SHOOTOUT: Jacob Torres is shot and critically wounded in a gun
battle with police after he shot an officer in the leg and
threatened several others during a car chase that was broadcast
live |
| LOGGING:
Federal officials release a plan for managing area forests
while Sierra Pacific Industries modifies its logging plans in an
attempt to appease outraged environmentalists and residents.
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| MANTECA
BASEBALL: Manteca moves forward with plans to allow Big League
Dreams to run a for-profit baseball complex within a city park.
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| MUSLIMS:
San Joaquin County Muslims suffer fear and suspicion in the
wake of terrorist attacks and a new war in Afghanistan.
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RECESSION: As the economy goes into recession, local and state
governments face a downturn in revenues and consider various local
tax proposals and ballot measures. |
| RETAIL
CHANGES: Retailers come and go in San Joaquin County as
House2Home opens in Stockton and closes, Stockton gets a new Cost
Plus store, and Lowe's announces it will come to Lodi.
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SERIAL-KILLING CONVICTIONS: Childhood friends Wesley
Shermantine Jr. and Loren Herzog are convicted murdering a number
of people over several decades. |
| STOCKTON
BASEBALL: Proposals for a new Stockton baseball stadium die
and revive while the city's minor league team changes its name
from the Mudville Nine back to the Stockton Ports. |
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TERRORISM: San Joaquin County residents respond to the Sept.
11 attacks, mourning the dead, rallying around the flag, and
raising funds for victims. |
| UOP:
University of the Pacific celebrates its 150th anniversary and
brings a series of world-class speakers to town. |
| UTILITY
TAX: Stockton's City Council grudgingly agrees to put a
measure on the ballot that would cut the city's utility tax after
tax reformers threatened to push forward a much more drastic
proposal. |
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WENDLAND RIGHT TO DIE CASE: Robert Wendland, a man with severe
brain injuries who spent eight years in a state somewhere between
consciousness and coma, died of pneumonia July 17. In August, the
California Supreme Court sides with Wendland's mother, who argued
against Wendland's wife's request to remove his feeding tube. |