1+ week, 1+ day ago   (762+ words) It is why the repeating of spin cycles of previous elections is insanity spinning out of control. You know the drill. We need more police. We need more firefighters. We need better streets. We need more “things.” We need more…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (821+ words) What would life be like in Manteca without automatic license plate readers? There would be a 6.6 times higher chance that you’d be a victim of auto theft. Manteca would also be a criminal’s paradise. Manteca nearly a quarter of a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (817+ words) There comes a time when we as a community need to collectively look in the mirror and ask ourselves the question: Who are we? The laser focused act of arson on three political signs put in place on behalf of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (498+ words) Charlie Halford was 48 years old and was serving as Manteca’s police chief in 2002 when the then City Council determined there was a dire need for a new police station. Halford started his 32-year law enforcement career with Manteca Police right…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (360+ words) Manteca is conducting a ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of eight new transitional housing units and a dedicated dog kennel on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 10 a.m. at the city’s emergency homeless shelter. The event at 555 Industrial Park Drive is the second…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (270+ words) The City Council has scheduled a public hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to decide whether to move forward with the project. Willdan Energy Solutions has conducted a no-cost technical feasibility study that is setting the stage for the public hearing. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (541+ words) Manteca is adding six more Flock cameras at six city parks to go after vandals and criminals. Just like the other 82 cameras already in place at key intersections and high crime areas, the new Flock cameras do not have facial…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (856+ words) Manteca Unified is forgoing $1,070,856 it is legally due when the former Qualex building at 555 Industrial Park Drive is formally sold to the City of Manteca in the next few months for remodeling into a permanent homeless navigation center. It is…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (384+ words) If you’d like a sneak preview of what Manteca’s sixth fire station will look like, take a drive past the existing station at Atherton Drive and Woodward Avenue. The architectural and engineering firm the Manteca City Council is expected to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (615+ words) Ripon Consolidated Fire District will be doubling its frontline firefighting personnel and be able to reduce response times to many emergency calls starting as early as February. That’s thanks to “yes” votes cast by owners of 67.73 percent of the property…...