Fresno Bee September 18, 2007 New information was brought to the council at Monday night’s six-hour council meeting. The new issues involved the validity of the environmental impact report regarding a water supply assessment, the number of people employed by the project, and ailments that could occur because of excess pollution caused by the project….
News-Sentinel By Jeff Hood Wal-Mart Approval Overturned by Judge A judge overturned Lodi’s approval of a Wal-Mart Supercenter on Tuesday, saying a study of the shopping center’s environmental effects is “legally defective.” San Joaquin County Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Humphreys ruled Lodi’s study improperly ignored two proposed Supercenters in Stockton and their cumulative impact on…
News-Sentinel By Rebecca Adler Landowners living in a proposed greenbelt area have been attending meetings for months to show their opposition to the city’s plan to move forward with a sphere of influence extension that would include their land. Wednesday night was a similar situation, only this time they brought an attorney. After landowners resoundingly…
The Record By Alex Breitler STOCKTON — Stockton East Water District wants to run a bulldozer through a family’s walnut orchard in an attempt to appease another neighboring farmer and guard against terrorists who may want to poison Stockton’s drinking water. For years the district has let farmer Richard Bozzano access his property using a…
Stockton City Council’s Vote on Wal-Mart Outlets is Positive Change of Direction In what can be viewed only as a dramatic change of course, Stockton City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to support a measure that would reject construction of a new Wal-Mart Supercenter in Weston Ranch. It would prohibit retail stores that exceed 100,000…
