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May 2014
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StOCKtOn • traCy • lODI • ManteCa • latHrOP • lInDen • rIPOn
MODeStO • CereS • tUrlOCK • OaKDale • rIVerBanK
Boyd makes global expansion
Uber Ride
Transportation alternative
arrives in Valley.
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Central Valley
manufacturer
supports Silicon
Valley tech firms
By ELIZABETH STEVENS
Business Journal editor
Superintendent Race
For the first time in
decades,
voters get a choice.
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The Right Blend
Lodi tries to balance
needs of wine industry
and neighbors.
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WHAT’S INSIDE
Publisher’s Notes............Page 2
Insight and Analysis......Page 36
Briefs.....................Pages 47, 48
Legals....................Pages 49, 50
MODESTO -- There’s been
a huge effort in the Central
Valley aimed at luring tech
companies from Silicon
Valley. However, one player
in tech manufacturing has
been headquartered in
Modesto’s Beard Industrial
Park since 1998.
Boyd Corporation makes
and provides engineered
components that help manage heat and moisture for a
variety of products, ranging
from airplanes and RVs to
smartphones and tablets. It
just acquired factories in
Asia and Europe to help make
those components for some of
the biggest names in tech.
“Mobile computing is a big
space. So, everybody you can
think of in mobile computing,”
said President and CEO Mitch
Aiello. “For sure, Apple is part
of the customer set here with
the new acquisition, but Samsung, LG, Amazon, what was
Motorola mobility, now it’s part
of Google, and they’ve actually
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able to handle while it continues
to operate at a high temperature.
Boyd works with design
teams at companies to develop
items needed and then manufactures them at plants around
the globe. Its Central Valley
location is a plus.
spun that again.”
One component Boyd makes
that people might be familiar
with is something called a horizontal heat spreader, which
helps spread heat from a supply source inside an iPhone,
for example, so it is comfort-
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STOCKTON -- Lower interest
rates and receding competition
from investors mean home buyers in the Central Valley are getting off the sidelines and finally
returning to the market.
“We were just ready,” said Carla Cruz as she looked at houses
in Stockton. “We were ready
and if we wait longer we aren’t
going to get what we want for
the price we can manage.”
That kind of talk is music to
ears of area property owners
who have been subjected to a
seemingly unrelenting decline
in their home values during the
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May 2014
Heaven is for Real
After watching the newly released
movie “Heaven is for Real” (based on
a true story) I dashed home to pen
my thoughts.
It was thought-provoking, to say the
least. Growing up Catholic, I had an
idea of what heaven may be like. As a
child, I imagined angels floating, passing through golden gates, God checking passports to see if if you had gone
to confession and had a clean slate to
gain access to heaven. Oh yes, guilt.
Let’s not forget guilt.
Later in life, after reading many
books, the idea of heaven was clarified a bit. Now, my adult version of
heaven is really quite similar to the
new movie and doesn’t stray too far
from my younger notions. There are
still the floating, singing angels; Jesus accepting everyone that comes
a knocking; friends,family, pets, and
strangers waiting to greet us; and colors so brilliant with love flowing from
everyone and everything, Forgiveness
and love are key.
Dr. Wayne Dyer helped me put my
thoughts in order about God and unconditional love. Thank you, Wayne.
For the little boy in the movie, it
didn’t take a near death experience to
see Jesus. He was never clinically dead.
he simply left his body and experienced
things that his father, a pastor, could
not explain. Compelling. This little boy
steals your heart. From the moment I
laid eyes on him, he owned me.
Another intriguing component was a
young girl from
across the globe
who had the
same experience, only she
started painting
what she saw.
Jesus is who
she painted -the same image
as the young
boy described.
Whatever
your religious
beliefs, this
is a feel good
Sharon
movie. Go see
Alley Calone
it. Personally,
I’m a believer
in God. You can’t go wrong with love
and forgiveness as a moral compass.
I’ll take a movie like this any day. It
gives people hope. Enough with ugly reality TV, slasher movies, and all the other trash produced by Hollywood. While
I’m up here on my soapbox, is it any
wonder our world is so violent, given
the crap being fed to us through TV and
movies? We need more role models for
our children to aspire to be. Stop dumbing us down with ignorant messages. I’m
personally burnt out on all of it.
Publisher’s
Notes
PHOTO COURTESY DIGITAL BOOKMOBILE
Parents, encourage your kids to read,
write and communicate with their
words, Be selective of what you watch,
and demand intelligent programming.
We need to get back on track.
Here’s a great way to get started.
The Digital Bookmobile National
Tour comes through the Central Valley this month. The tour will make
two stops: one at Prescott Junior High
in Modesto on May 2 and another at
Sherwood Mall at 3 p.m., May 9.
When you visit the Digital Bookmobile, you can learn about the ebooks
offered by the Stockton-San Joaquin
County Public Library. It’s adding selections every month.
The Digital Bookmobile is housed
inside an 18-wheel tractor-trailer.
The 74-foot-long community outreach
vehicle is a high-tech version of the
bookmobiles library patrons may be
familiar with. It features a gadget gal-
lery with Kindle HD, iPad Mini, Android, Galaxy Tablet, Nook HD+, Sony
Reader, Windows Phone 8, and more.
You can learn which devices are compatible with the library’s content.
Remember last month we told you
about the Port of Stockton’s owls? They
live at the Port and help control the rodent population without pesticides. The
Port has a live video feed on its website
so the public can watch them. They’re a
big hit with schoolchildren.
In April, the Port held a contest
on its Facebook page and followers
named the owls one of the families.
Here are the winning names: the
mom is Posey (as in: Port Of Stockton
ExpresswaY), Delta, Quinn, Bean,
Annie,Timmy and Clyde.
You can see them for yourself at http://
www.portofstockton.com/owl-cams.
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Tesla Motors to bring
125 jobs to Lathrop
LATHROP -- Electric car designer
and manufacturer Tesla Motors has
signed a lease for the 430,000 square
foot former Daimler-Chrysler distribution facility in Lathrop, the San
Joaquin Partnership said announced.
“I am honored and overjoyed that
Tesla has chosen Lathrop for its expanding high-tech manufacturing
operations. The new Tesla facility
will provide employment in the region for years to come,” said Lathrop
Mayor Sonny Dhaliwal in a press
release. “We look forward to working
diligently with Tesla to create more
opportunities for their continued
success. Lathrop is a prime location
and a great low cost alternative for
expanding Bay Area companies such
as Tesla and we see great opportunity
in the near future.”
San Joaquin Partnership President
& CEO Mike Ammann said the area
has a history in the auto industry.
“The region was home to more than
11 first-tier auto part suppliers of the
former NUMMI plant, a venture between General Motors and Toyota,”
Ammann said. “When the NUMMI plant
closed, it left a workforce skilled in the
auto industry in San Joaquin County
along with some Class A manufacturing
facilities suitable for these users.”
Lathrop was able to provide the “immaculate” facility Tesla needed for the
kind of precision assembly work that
will be done.
“It’s difficult to find clean buildings
that are big enough,” Ammann said.
According to Ammann, staff at the
City of Lathrop, Go-Biz (CalBIS Division), San Joaquin County Supervisors Chairman Bob Elliott and County
Administrator Monica Nino, and
PG&E worked together to help Telsa
choose the location. Greg Matter and
Bob Taylor with Jones Lang LaSalle
represented the client and CBRE
Stockton Industrial Team represented
the property owner.
“Our team approach to economic
development has put us in a position
to be successful,” Ammann said.
Ammann said Tesla was able to negotiate some incentives with the state
and Lathrop’s fast track permitting
helped the deal go through.
Tesla has already posted open positions on its website. It was expected
the company would hire 125 workers
to start and as many as 500 eventually,
Ammann said.
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Artist’s rendering depicting the new dealership.
Infiniti store under construction
MODESTO -- The Central Valley Automotive Group has begun construction on
its new Infiniti dealership, which will be
located on two acres at the southeast corner of McHenry and Claratina Avenue.
The dealership is the latest to update
its store. Most of the major dealerships
in the Valley have remodeled or moved
into new buildings in the past couple
of years, primarily as a way of creating brand cohesion with automakers.
Gardner said the new store will
be 12,500 square feet, including the
service department and will feature
plenty of upgrades aimed at creating a
good customer experience.
“There will be very nice customer
lounge areas for service and sales, as
well as luxuries for our luxury car
owners,” Gardner said.
While Infiniti allowed very little
leeway as far as brand image, Gardner said he was allowed to choose
furnishings, so he purchased from
Modesto’s Wardens Office Products.
“We wanted to go local,” Gardner
said. “That’s always been our objective.
The same went for construction.
Modesto-based Simile Construction is
building the new store.
The move was coordinated with
road improvements on McHenry and
Claratina scheduled for this summer,
according to Gardner.
Gardner would not disclose the
cost of the new store, except to say
that construction is coming in below
budget and he expected rent on the
building would be about the same as
his current building.
The store is expected to open late
this year or in early 2015.
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May 2014
Denham, McNerney promise bipartisan support for VA center
By KENT HOHLFELD
FRENCH CAMP -- Area veterans were
updated on the long delayed VA Central
Valley Community Based Outpatient
Clinic and Community Living Center
during an April 25 town hall.
“We will get this done, working
together whatever it takes,” said Rep.
Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton. “This
facility will help address the medical
needs of our veterans.”
When it will get done seems to be
more of an open question. McNerney
and Rep. Jeff Denham, R-Modesto, fielded questions on subjects ranging from
the proposed clinic to the backlog of VA
health claims from area veterans.
The biggest issue on the plate for the
congressmen was the proposed facility
that will be built north of San Joaquin
General Hospital west of Interstate 5.
“This is a bipartisan effort. We will
get this done,” said Denham.
The proposed French Camp facility,
along with the East Bay Community
Based Outpatient Clinic in Fremont
(called the Livermore Realignment
Major Construction project) was proposed in 2009. The outpatient facility
in Fremont would be approximately
180,000 square feet. The planned facility in French Camp would include a
150,000-square-foot outpatient clinic
and a 120-bed community living cen-
ter. Together the facilities’ cost was
budgeted at $354.3 million.
The land for the San Joaquin facility was acquired in 2011. Since then,
the project has languished due to a
lack of funding. Currently, only temporary buildings that provide limited
services sit on the French Camp site.
“This project hasn’t received the
high level of attention from the national leadership in the VA,” said Denham.
“That became apparent in the budget
release. Not only was it not funded, it
had, in fact, slipped down the priority list from No. 9 to No. 19 (out of 20).
That is simply unacceptable.”
Most of the early work, including
design and architecture is already
completed. That could help the project
get funded prior to some items that
may be higher up on the priority list.
“Some of those projects aren’t as far
along as ours is,” said Leonardo Flor, Director of the Western Region of the VA’s
Office of Construction and Facilities
Management. “Portland has a project
that is No. 2. That project isn’t anywhere
near as far along as our is. While they
are No. 2 on that list, I think in reality
Livermore will go before Portland.”
Denham believes that funding can
and should be put in place so that construction can begin early next year.
Others on the panel were less optimistic about the chances of the facility
being funded in the immediate future.
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Beautification of Lodi’s Sacramento Street ahead of schedule
By SONYA HERRERA
LODI -- Sacramento Street in downtown Lodi is undergoing a $1.2 million
piping and landscaping overhaul that
will last until mid-July. The construction, which began March 10, is mostly
funded by federal dollars and is taking
place between Lodi Avenue and Oak
Street in the city’s downtown area.
The Sacramento Street Streetscape
Project originated in the city of Lodi’s
Eastside Mobility and Accessibility
Plan. Published in 2006, the plan called
for the renovation three major streets
— Lodi Avenue, Sacramento Street and
Central Avenue — in order to improve
pedestrian and bicycle mobility and
promote economic growth downtown.
According to Lodi’s Public Works
Department Senior Civil Engineer Lyman Chang, the construction area’s
new look will effectively echo the
theme already visible on Sacramento
Street north of Pine Street. He said,
however, the city was not seeking to
replicate School Street, which runs
parallel to Sacramento a block west.
“We were told that Sacramento
Street is not School Street; it’s not supposed to mimic the theme or anything
else,” said Chang. “So, the only thing
we probably copy is just the streetlights that we use... It’s definitely a
different theme from School Street.”
Crews have torn up Sacramento Street in preparation for landscaping overhaul.
Sacramento Street’s new facade will
feature red brick paving, decorative LED
lights and Scarlet Oak trees. The street
will also have four benches on the corners of Oak and Walnut streets for tired
visitors to rest and enjoy the scenery.
The project was mostly federally funded, with $835,000 of Federal Transportation Enhancement funds having been
allocated last year by the California
Transportation Commission. The next
$436,000, according to City Engineer
WAYNE DENNING/CVBJ
Charles E. Swimley, Jr., came about late
in the city’s funding quest from the Regional Surface Transportation Program.
In addition, approximately $200,000
came from the city’s Utility Relocation
Work funds, which are for storm drain
and water main relocation.
Businesses located on Sacramento
Street are still open during construction.
The general contractor of the project,
A.M. Stephens Construction Company,
has “made access for all the people to ac-
commodate them to get to the businesses
and to drive through,” according to job
superintendent Chuck Heidinger.
The company’s work, which is a week
ahead of schedule, has been praised by
Sacramento Street businesses and the
city. However, some business owners
said they would have preferred earlier
notice of the Project, which arrived
about a week before construction began.
Mohammed Shoaiv, owner of Pak
India Spices at the intersection of Oak
and Sacramento streets, said that the
City did not give businesses sufficient
notice. “They gave us about a week or
two weeks ahead of the time... What
could you do?” said Shoaiv.
Nancy Lammle, co-owner of Roger’s
Railroad Junction and Hobbies, also
would have appreciated a greater
length of time to prepare.
“Five days before they started digging, we got this paper,” said Lammle,
as she held up the city’s official Notice
of Construction. Lammle said that had
businesses been notified earlier, they
could have scheduled sales or done
other things to offset the loss in profits.
She also worried the project was poorly timed, as Sacramento Street will be
one of few navigable avenues downtown
during the Lodi Street Faire on May 4.
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State grad rate Stockton to host college baseball championship
tops 80 percent
SACRAMENTO -- California’s high
school graduation rate was 80.2 percent last year, state Superintendent
Tom Torlakson announced Monday.
The nation’s graduation rate was 80
percent as well.
Torlakson said the numbers show
the “achievement gap” is closing.
“For the first time in our state’s history, more than 80 percent of our students are graduating—a clear sign of
their hard work and the support they
receive from their teachers, families,
and communities,” Torlakson said.
“We are continuing toward our goal of
graduating 100 percent of our students
with the skills and knowledge they
will need to succeed.”
The graduation rate for the 2012-13
school year in San Joaquin County
was 80 percent. In Stanislaus County,
it was 82.1 percent.
Keyes Union school district had Stanislaus County’s highest graduation rate
at 95.2 percent. In San Joaquin County,
Escalon Unified came out on top with a
95 percent graduation rate.
You can see the annual report on the
California Department of Education’s
website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/.
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STOCKTON -- Banner Island
Ballpark will be the site for the 2014
California Collegiate Athletic Association’s Championship, the Stockton
Ports and Stockton Convention and
Visitors Bureau announced.
“The Ports are pleased that the
CCAA Championship returns to
Banner Island Ballpark again in
2014, and we are excited to watch
some great baseball,” said 7th Inning Stretch, LLC President Pat
Filippone.
The tournament will begin on Thursday, May 8 and will finish on either Saturday, May 10 or Sunday May 11, if the
series needs an extra game. This year’s
event will make two consecutive years
of the CCAA Baseball Championship
will be hosted in Stockton.
The winner of the CCAA Baseball
Championship earns an automatic
bid into the NCAA West Regional
Baseball Tournament.
“Banner Island Ballpark is a terrific
venue, one that matches our teams’
quality of play. Holding our tournament in Stockton has helped create a
great experience for our teams,” said
CCAA Commissioner Mike Matthews.
The California Collegiate Athletic Association currently consists of twelve
schools including Cal Poly Pomona,
Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State
East Bay, Cal State L.A., Cal State
Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State Stanislaus, Chico State,
Humboldt State, San Francisco State,
Sonoma State, and UC San Diego.
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eford to Lodi Avenue, unless you go
on the east side,” said Lammle.
City Project Manager Gary Wiman
said that it is Lodi’s standard practice
to notify businesses one week prior to
construction, and that everyone is doing
their best to finish the project before the
dates of other major summer events.
“There’s a bike race downtown in the
summer,” said Wiman, referring to the
annual Lodi Cyclefest. “This year it’s
on July 13, and part of the bike route is
Sacramento Street. So, we have to have
it done before that bike event.”
The need for dry weather, and the
fact that federal funds were required
to be spent by 2015, accounted for the
March-July time period being selected
for construction. Swimley said that the
intent behind the federal requirement
is to have local governments complete
their projects as quickly as possible.
“When you have a federal contract,
there’s certain guidelines that come with
the funding... that require you to either
have it bid by a certain date, or awarded
by a certain date, so many months after
the funding is allocated,” said Swimley.
“The intent of that is to make sure
that agencies aren’t just sitting on money that they were allocated or are just
kind of dragging their feet through the
design or construction process,” Swimley added. “The government wants to
get the project completed.”
The three Public Works officials
agreed that businesses will be pleased
with the work once its finished.
“We just try to do this project as fast as
we can, to minimize the impact on anybody,” said Chang. “At the end of it, they
will like the product that we put up.”
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ello said. “They can actually send
us an electronic drawing at 9 o’clock
in the morning, and we can have a
prototype in their hands after lunch.
Those big companies -- Google and
Apple -- absolutely adore that. We
also do some ramp up of the product
to prove out the parts and the manufacturing, and then when it goes to
mass production, we shift it to a lowcost geography like China.”
That is where the acquisition
comes in. In February Boyd Corporation announced it had bought the
Asian and European die-cut businesses of Brady Corporation. Boyd
will now have factories in Shenzhen,
China; Langfang, China; Wuxi, China; Syke, Germany; Gumi, Korea; Nodinge, Sweden; Chon Buri, Thailand;
and, Taipei,Taiwan.
Boyd was founded in 1928 in San
Francisco. Back then it was making
zippers and boots for miners and
loggers. In fact, Boyd Corporation
might be a very different company
today had Levi Strauss been more
open to change.
“One of the ways it came into the
market was it was going to market
zippers to this little company over in
San Francisco that made dungarees
-- Levi’s,” said Aiello. “It’s interesting, in the early days Levi’s never
bought off on the idea of zippers,
they wanted to maintain the button
fly, so (Boyd) started to diversify
from there.”
The company moved east as it
needed more space. It had facilities
in Fresno and then Ceres. It kept its
headquarters in Pleasanton until 1998
when it moved to Modesto.
Boyd has also branched out with
the kinds of products it makes. In
addition to heat management solutions for electronics, Boyd also
makes insulation packages for fuselages for planes made by Boeing and
Airbus, medical components, and
rubber and plastic components for
commercial trucks.
While Boyd helps design components, it doesn’t usually hold the patent -- except in one case.
“We do have a really important
piece of IP (intellectual property) and
that is some very strong patents that
we worked very hard to develop and
protect in the recreational vehicle
space,” Aiello said, referring to seals
with parts of varying degrees of
hardness that keep out dirt and moisture on RV slide-outs. “Our folks in
Elkhart, Indiana came up with a really unique, multiple durometer seal
that seals the slideouts when they’re
open and also wipes off any dirt or
moisture as they’re closing and then
snaps in place and seals when they
Among the components Boyd Corporation makes at its Modesto facility are parts for medical devices.
mechanically close up.”
Aiello said that even with the
wide range of products the company helps design and make, he
doesn’t have trouble finding talent
in Modesto. There are 100 workers
at the Modesto facility. About 75 of
them work in manufacturing jobs.
Starting pay for those jobs is $12 an
hour. Higher-skilled technicians can
make as high as $40 an hour.
Boyd Corporation has also been able
to attract workers from the Bay Area.
“We’ve always heard, ‘Oh, you
can’t attract top-end talent out
to the Central Valley or out to
Modesto.’ We haven’t seen that,”
Aiello said. ”We’ve been able to,
for the most part, get high quality
people out of other high-cost real
estate marketplaces, and the quality
of life out here has been, I think,
surprisingly good for those folks
that we’ve attracted.”
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FOCUS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
How’s the market doing?
The most common question asked
of a Realtor is “How’s the market doing?” Everyone wants to know if the
market is up or down. Since the real
estate market seems to be the fuel
behind the steady rise of economic
growth, it’s no wonder the question
is asked so often. But what most individuals really want to know is how
the market is doing in their city, their
neighborhood. I hope the information
provided below will help you see the
overall market for the San Joaquin
Valley and more closely with your city.
The table below shows our county’s
statistical data along with the cities of
Lodi, Stockton, Manteca, and Tracy.
The city of Stockton roughly represents 50 percent of the market share of
data which creates a major impact on
the figures. So for our area, taking a
closer look at each city is just as important and looking at the overall information regarding San Joaquin County.
The evidence above clearly shows a
thriving seller’s market. Statistically,
whenever we have three months or
less of housing inventory it’s considered a “seller’s market.” Our area,
like most of the nation, is experiencing a housing shortage. This shortage
is stimulating
the steady rise of
home prices.
Below are
figures concerning the number
of homes for
sale over a onemonth, one-year,
and an 18-month
time period.
All information
provided above is
taken from TrendVision, published
April 2014. The
Eileen Schamber
President, Lodi
information does
not include coun- Realtors Association
ty recorded sales
such as homes sold on the courthouse
steps or for sale by owner.
Looking at this information will enable us to better predict where our market is headed. It’s pretty easy to see the
outlook for 2014 is looking very clearly
for prices to continue to rise. Home
buyers that choose to sit on the fence
today can expect to pay more for a home
in the months ahead. Waiting could
possibly price themselves out of the
American dream of homeownership.
Bringing
it home
Number of Homes for Sale
Location
1
Month
1 Year
18
Months
San Joaquin Co.
-1.4%
58.1%
32.1%
Lodi
9.3%
60.3%
41%
Stockton
-3.4%
32.9%
21.4%
Manteca
-16.4%
108.2%
25.9%
Tracy
-16.5%
137.5%
52%
Foreclosures down again in February
Foreclosure rates in Modesto and
Stockton decreased for the month of
February over the same period last
year, according to data from CoreLogic.
The rate of area foreclosures
among outstanding mortgage loans
in Modesto was 0.88 percent for the
month of February. That’s a decrease
of 0.59 percentage points compared
to February 2013.
In the Stockton-Lodi area, foreclosures among outstanding mortgage
loans was 0.94 percent for the month
of February, a decrease of 0.75 percentage points compared to February 2013
when the rate was 1.69 percent.
The overall foreclosure rate in
California was 0.69 percent. In the
United States, it was 1.93 percent.
The mortgage delinquency rate also
decreased in both areas. In Modesto,
3.23 percent of mortgage loans were
90 days or more delinquent compared
to 5.55 percent for the same period last
year, representing a decrease of 2.32
percentage points for February.
In Stockton-Lodi in February, 3.49
percent of mortgage loans were 90
days or more delinquent compared to
6.08 percent for the same period last
year, representing a decrease of 2.59
percentage points.
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FOCUS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE
Residential construction
expands on 2013’s advances
By CRAIG W. ANDERSON
Single family building permits are expected to increase 21% in the Valley this year.
CVBJ
MARK RICHEY/CVBJ
STOCKTON -- Residential construction is beginning to pick up after a
year of recovering home prices and
the reduction of inventory.
“I think it’s turned and I’m optimistic, but we’ll have to see how it goes,”
said Brad Ardis, president of Huff Construction Company, Inc. in Modesto.
“Residential lots are being filled up and
there’s a good blend of construction
opportunities including medical construction, which has been underserved,
retail which depends on consumer purchasing, and the agriculture industry.”
A general contracting firm, Huff
Construction works on projects
throughout the Central Valley.
“Today, the industry feels more 2002ish,” Ardis said. “We have a healthy
climate for work, some stability and
despite people being more judicious
and lenders more restrictive, it’s a
bullish marketplace.”
A new report from the California
Building Industry Association indicates new residential construction
in the state is undergoing a gradual
recovery. “California’s housing units
in February surpassed January’s
numbers by 14 percent with singlefamily units experiencing significant
increases in month-over-month numbers,” the report said.
Residential construction contributes
more than $20.7 billion to California’s
economy, employs more than 122,000
workers annually and the entire housing industry accounts for 10 percent of
all economic activity in the state.
“Construction is returning to
normal,” said Jose Rojas, who owns
Chief R & M Construction with his
brother Miguel in Stockton, a small
company that does custom remodeling, renovation and new construction.
He explained that diversifying helped
the company survive tough times.
“Business is still tight in Stockton,
but we’re still getting calls for cabinet
replacements, longer remodeling jobs
and insurance work for fire damage.
We do a lot of that here.”
According to CSU Stanislaus’ most
recent Business Forecast report, construction employment in the region is
expected to increase between 4 and 5
percent this year. Single-family building
permits were expected to increase 21 percent after jumping 38 percent last year.
“Considering the recent spike in
long-term interest rates and the Federal Reserve’s expected tapering activity in 2014, projections point to strong
growth but less than the rates observed
in 2013,” said CSU Stanislaus economist Gökçe Soydemir in his report.
New home building is stronger in
communities closer to the Bay Area.
Builders throughout the Central Valley who have started restarted developments include:
-Standard Pacific Homes in Tracy
-Bright Homes in Tracy
-Standard Pacific Homes in Mtn. House
-Legacy Homes in Lathrop
-Meritage Homes in Manteca
-Bright Homes in Manteca
-Woodside Homes in Lathrop
-Atherton Homes in Manteca
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RESIDENTIAL
last five years.
“The prices have risen by an enormous amount over the last year,” said
Jeffrey Michael, director of the University of the Pacific Business Forecasting Center.
After watching home values plummet by nearly 80 percent in some
cases, area residents have seen prices
jump by at least 25 percent in each of
the last two years. In Stockton, long
the poster child for the foreclosure
crisis, prices jumped 28 percent in
2013. In some neighborhoods prices
increased by as much 40 percent.
The median price of homes in
Modesto rose by 30 percent over the
last year.
“Prices had just dropped too low,”
said Michael. “Levels were too low in
relation to their rental value and that
brought in a lot of investors.”
Those investors scooped up thousands of distressed homes. The numbers of those properties sold in foreclosures or short sales have dropped
significantly during the last two years.
At the height of housing collapse, 93
percent of houses listed in San Joaquin
and Stanislaus counties were classified
as distressed properties. Five years later,
that percentage was down to 24.8 percent
in Stanislaus County and 25 percent in
San Joaquin County.
That, combined with an inventory
that is near historic lows, has helped
boost prices.
“The inventories are creeping
up a little bit,” said Michael. “The
investors aren’t back in the market
as much either. We are still in the
range of a sellers’ market.”
Another factor helping the housing
market is low interest rates. Rates on
30-year fixed loans are still under 5
percent for many borrowers.
“I’m going to say that inventory is
not as small as it has been over the
last year,” said Joe Cox of Cox Realty,
which sells properties in Sacramento,
San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
In January inventories stood at 1.4
months’ worth of houses in San Joaquin County and 1.2 months in Stanislaus County. There is currently more
than two months of inventory in each of
those counties. Six months is the historic norm in a healthy real estate market.
“The markets depend on what city
you are in,” said Cox. “Elk Grove is really hot right now. The average number
of days a house sits there is seven days.”
By contrast, houses sit an average
of 21 days in San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties. Cox said that some of
the current stock of houses are still
set at unrealistic prices.
“Some of the inventory is false
inventory,” he said. “ You have homeowners that are just above where
they were underwater. You’ll see
property at $345,000 and they are
way above the market, but they can’t
come down on the price and cover
their mortgage. They are just trying
to see if they can get it.”
While homeowners have enjoyed
the current run-up in values, they
shouldn’t expect this kind of appreciation to continue. Michael expects
home values to increase by 12-14 percent this year and level off to single
digit increases in the future.
“It’s slowing down and we need
that,” he said. “The prices are
mostly fully corrected and we are
getting to levels that make sense for
the fundamentals here.”
He said that he doesn’t expect a new
bubble to form either.
“If we see another 25 percent jump
next year, we may be back in the bubble territory,” Michael said. “I doubt
that will happen. The financing is
pretty conventional now. I don’t think
buyers have the ability to pay substantially more than what they are at now.”
Buyers like Cruz are just happy to
have a chance to get into a market
and not be crowded out by cash offers
from investors.
“We’ve been looking for two weeks,”
she said. “Now we just have a chance
to find what we are looking for.”
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Miller, Canepa running
for supervisor’s seat
STOCKTON -- Kathy Miller likens
a political campaign to a job interview, and in her appearance at the
April 23 candidate forum for the San
Joaquin County supervisor District
2 race, she focused on selling her
leadership skills.
Saying she has been “fully engaged”
as a member of the Stockton City
Council, Miller contrasted herself
with other elected officials who don’t
show up to meetings or are afraid to
speak out publicly on tough issues.
Her opponent, Stockton Vice Mayor
Paul Canepa, said he is a local businessman with “skin in the game”
and a different management style
than Miller’s.
Both Miller and Canepa serve on
the Council and have made sometimes
controversial decisions about Stockton’s bankruptcy.
“We broke contracts, we had fiscal
emergencies, we had bankruptcy,”
Canepa said. “If you want a leader
who can cram that down on people
and be able to sleep at night, then I’m
not that person.”
Miller and Canepa are running
for the seat currently held by Larry
Ruhstaller to represent a district that
takes in much of the city of Stockton. The April 23 forum was presented by the Westgate Center at the
University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt
School of Business.
Canepa has lived in Stockton all
his life. He operates his family’s car
wash business. He was elected to
the City Council in 2013 and was appointed vice mayor in January 2013.
He also chairs the Council’s audit
committee. Before that, he served
as a trustee on the board of the
Lincoln Unified School District and
was appointed to the city’s parks
and recreation committee.
Miller has lived in Stockton since
1997. She became executive director
of the Downtown Stockton Alliance
in 2004 and was elected to the Council in 2008. She served as vice mayor
from 2009 to 2012. As a council member she has worked wi the SJ Council of Governments, SJC Regional
Rail Commission and the Stockton
Convention & Visitor’s Bureau and
chairs the Council Water Committee.
Both candidates named public safe-
May 2014
Council members Kathy Miller and Paul Canepa face off before an audience of about 50 people at the Janet
Leigh Theatre.
ty as their top priority. Canepa said
crime is the leading reason it can difficult to attract new businesses to San
Joaquin County.
“It’s the copper theft. It’s the air
conditioning theft. It’s the anythingthat’s-not-bolted-down-in-the-city-orcounty theft that makes the quality
of life miserable here,” he said. He
believes if the county adds more beds
to the jail and criminals stay incarcerated, other crime problems will begin
to fix themselves.
Miller said San Joaquin County is
plagued by generational crime. She
said positive relationships among
government agencies and community
groups have been developed thanks
to Stockton’s Marshall Plan on Crime
and she would go on supporting it.
“I think that kind of collaboration
and partnership must continue if
we’re really going to get our arms
around this crime that’s been going on
for decades,” Miller said.
The candidates also answered
questions about water. The Bay Area
Conservation Plan proposes to build
two giant tunnels to divert water from
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May 2014
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Three compete to replace Vogel as supervisor
LODI – Russ Munson, Charles Winn
and Manuel Lopez are running to replace termed out San Joaquin County
Supervisor Ken Vogel and represent
District 4.
District 4 makes up about half the
county. It encompassses Lodi, Escalon
and Ripon as well as most of the county’s agriculture, Vogel said.
“District 4 is unique with its size
and variety of population, municipalities and the majority of the
county’s ag production, with grapes,
dairies, wineries, orchard and other
crops,” said Vogel.
Chuck Winn is Ripon’s vice mayor
and a former California Highway
patrolman. He said his reason for running for the San Joaquin County Board
of Supervisors was to continue his “45
years of public service helping people.”
Manuel Lopez retired as the county
administrator in 2013 and he is
campaigning because he feels there
are issues important to him that he
“couldn’t leave behind” and that he
knows what’s required as a supervisor after working with them for 11
years. Lopez spent more than 28 years
employed by the county, including a
stretch as Public Works director.
Lodi businessman Russ Munson has
spent the last 15 years as the managing general partner of Lodi’s Wine &
Roses Hotel Restaurant Spa.
“I’m a businessman with 30 years of
experience who understands how to solve
problems. I’m not a career politician.”
Raised in Lodi, Munson attended
local schools, graduated from San Jose
State with a degree in Business Administration and served as an A-7 Naval aviator aboard the aircraft carriers
USS Roosevelt and USS America.
After consulting with Vogel specifically about District 4 and with other
supervisors to “make sure the supervisor’s duties and responsibilities will
fit my schedule. I’m looking forward to
making this commitment to work for
the people, public services, and business community of the county.”
He credits Wine & Roses for the
“unique opportunity to meet people”
and his position on the Lodi Winegrape Commission for another “opportunity to work with growers” and
contribute to agriculture, the number
one county industry.
Winn noted that his significant experience as commander of the Modesto
CHP office, long career in law enforcement, election to Ripon’s City Council
and subsequent position as vice mayor
would help him because he’ll be facing
and working on many issues that challenge the county.
Lopez said he would not be like a
first-term supervisor and that “nothing will shock me” because a “lot of
people in their first term are trying to
learn what to do and that’s not going
to happen with me.”
Among the issues concerning Lopez
are agriculture, the Delta’s water situation, and the proposed veteran’s hospital at French Camp.
“I’d like to be a part of the process that
brings those issue to fruition,” he said.
He said in a press release that
he would focus on preserving the
“county’s prime agricultural land”
and would search for ways to support
entrepreneurship. Lopez said the issues aren’t incompatible “but it will
take a holistic understanding of the
system, together with innovation and
vision to see it happen.”
The issues that Munson believes
are the most important are agriculture, public safety, economic opportunity and water.
“Ours is one of the most agriculturally rich counties in the state, but it
faces stifling regulations and working
together with county ag officials, farm
and community leaders, we can ensure
our largest industry will continue to
flourish,” Munson said.
About public safety, Munson said, “We
have to keep working on public safety
and keeping families secure while budgeting as much as possible toward law
enforcement and other services.”
He also said he will advance and
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FLOORING AND WINDOW TREATMENT COMPANIES
1
A Step Above Flooring, Inc.
823 N. Emerald Avenue
Modesto, CA 95351
2
CM Carpets Plus/Color Tile
1338 E. Miner Avenue
Stockton, CA 95205
3
Classic Design Floor To Ceiling
2303 S. Stockton Street
Lodi, CA 95240
4
Accent Carpet One
136 N. Main Street
Manteca, CA 95337
141 W. 11th Street
Tracy, CA 95376
431 S. Cherokee Lane
Lodi, CA 95240
5
Big Foot Carpets
4500 Broadway Avenue
Salida, CA 95368
Flooring
Company Name
Address
Window
Treatments
Rank
Number of
Employees
In San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties.
Ranked by Number of Employees. Ties are Listed in Alphabetical Order.
Products and Services Offered
(209) 571-8583
astepaboveflooring.com
15
Yes
Yes
Sales and installation of hardwood, laminate, tile, carpet, vinyl and
shutters. Refinishing and repair of wood flooring.
Granite, marble and stone fabrication and installation
1994
(209) 469-9055
cmcarpets.com
15
Yes
Yes
Carpet, hardwood floors, laminate, ceramic tile, vinyl and window
treatments
1998
(209) 334-4060
classicdesignftc.com
14
Yes
Yes
Carpet, hardwood, laminate, vinyl, LVT, VCT, area rugs, ceramic,
porcelain, natural stone and more
2006
Retail and commercial flooring sales
Window coverings
Sales with optional installation available
1977
Carpet, vinyl, laminate, hardwood, ceramic tile, custom area rugs and
luxury vinyl tile
1996
Local Phone
Web Address
accentcarpetonemanteca.com
(209) 647-3089
accentcarpetonetracy.com
(209) 200-8780
11
Yes
Yes
Year
Est.
1974
(209) 334-5667
(209) 454-0747
bigfootcrpets.com
10
No
Yes
Floor Coverings
Carpet, laminate and vinyl
1986
House of Carpets-Carpet One
1120 McHenry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
Pinnell’s Flooring America
430 E. Kettleman Lane
Lodi, CA 95240
Floors Plus
615 Kansas Avenue, A
Modesto, CA 95351
(209) 523-5664
carpetonemodesto.com
10
Yes
Yes
Carpet, tile, hardwood, laminate, vinyl flooring and area rugs
Retail and commercial flooring sales and installation
Window treatments available
1950
(209) 642-4936
pinnellsflooring-america.com
10
Yes
Yes
Carpet, vinyl, ceramic tile, area rugs, hardwood flooring, laminates
and window coverings
1982
(209) 577-0718
floorsplusmodesto.com
9
No
Yes
Commercial and residential flooring of all types
Including carpet, vinyl, laminate, hardwood, porcelain/ceramic tile and
natural stone
2002
9
Raphael Hardwood Flooring, Inc.
5 S. Sacramento Street
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 366-0664
centralvalleywoodfloors.com
9
No
Yes
A wide selection of wood floors, installation and restoration
Free in home estimates
2001
10
Lodi Tile Works, Inc.
130 N. Sacramento Street
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 369-9682
loditileworks.com
8
No
Yes
Tile showroom and tile installation
2003
11
Gienger Floor Covering
403 S. Sacramento Street
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 369-9527
5
Yes
Yes
Floor and window coverings, includes hardwood, laminate, carpet,
linoleum, blinds and shutters
1947
12
Ray’s Carpets Flooring Studio
200 Kiernan Avenue, Ste. A
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 577-5642
rayscarpets.com
5
Yes
Yes
Full-service floor covering, offering carpet, hardwood, laminate, cork,
bamboo, resilient, tile, natural stone and area rugs
Window dressings and installations
1979
13
Direct Flooring and Home Construction
(inside Direct Appliance)
2424 Mc Henry Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
2010
14
6
7
8
(209) 238-3000
directappliance.com
4
Yes
Yes
Flooring and window treatments
Full service flooring, lighting, plumbing and accessories
Hardwood, tile, stone, carpeting, luxury vinyl tile, plank, IVC fiber
floor, laminate, oil finish hardwood, cork and bamboo flooring
H.W. Thompson
2580 Teepee Drive, Ste. B
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 948-3501
none
4
No
Yes
Carpet, tile, hardwood, laminate and vinyl flooring
Commercial and minimal residential
1946
(209) 847-5786
15
Oakdale Interiors, Inc.
Walnut Wood Blinds
122 N. Sierra Avenue
Oakdale, CA 95361
4
Yes
Yes
Complete line of flooring: carpet, tile, hardwood, laminate, vinyl and
commercial flooring
Window treatments, Hunter Douglas Gallery
Free estimates
1986
16
Shelton Lee Flooring Specialties, Inc.
5170 Pentecost Drive, Ste. 1
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 491-0310
sheltonleeflooring.com
4
No
Yes
Carpet, vinyl flooring, hardwood flooring, tile, stone, laminate flooring,
area rugs, specialty flooring, sand and refinish hardwood
1995
17
Coates & Wright Floor Coverings, Inc.
115 Mark Randy Place
Modesto, CA 95350
(209) 527-2100
coatesandwright.com
2
No
Yes
Residential and commercial flooring
Including: carpet, vinyl tiles, hardwood and laminate
1976
18
Hacienda Flooring
2800 Auto Plaza Drive, Ste 130
Tracy, CA 95304
(209) 833-8590
haciendaflooring.net
2
No
Yes
Flooring sales and installation
Commercial and residential
2003
19
The Gallery
5940 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 952-2681
thegallerydesigncenter.com
2
No
Yes
Hardwood, natural stone, laminate and tile
Vintage furniture and accessories
2002
20
Floors To Go
833 E. March Lane
Stockton, CA 95207
(209) 951-5937
floorstogo.com
1
No
Yes
Carpet, tile, hardwood, laminate and vinyl
Professional installation
1995
(209) 847-4676
walnutwoodsblinds.com
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May 2014
Springtime sparks home improvement projects
By PATRICIA REYNOLDS
MODESTO -- It’s the season of renewal and rejuvenation, a time to organize,
plant and “spring clean.” And with the
recovering economy, for many it’s finally time to kick off long overdue home
improvement projects put off since the
beginning of the recession.
Home improvement-related businesses are beginning to experience an
associated uptick in traffic and sales.
True Value in Modesto experienced low to modest sales growth
ranging from 4 percent to 8 percent
from 2010 to 2012. During 2013,
however, the business enjoyed an
astounding 25 percent increase in
sales over the previous year, primarily in the lawn, garden, and plumbing departments.
“I attribute the growth to a number
of things, but consumer confidence
in our local economy is definitely a
major factor,” said the store’s general
manager, Chris Moitoza.
A retail outlet for products such as
tools, hardware, paint, lumber, and
lawn and garden supplies, True Value
Modesto caters to homeowners who
choose to undertake projects themselves. Whether it’s for remodeling
a bedroom or improving curb appeal
through enhanced landscaping, more
and more customers are shopping at
home improvement stores such as
True Value to supply their own home
improvement jobs.
In fact, True Value credits most
of its sales growth in the past year
to the addition of these new homeowner customers.
“Unlike the mid 2000s when people
had the disposable income available
to buy new and hire out help, the new
status quo is doing it yourself and
fixing up what you already have, and
price-point is almost the only deciding
factor making this a very competitive
industry,” Moitoza said.
While do-it-yourselfers benefit hardware and garden suppliers such as
True Value, the same trend may have
negatively impacted contractors and
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Jose Luna of California Crews paints the trim in a house his company is remodeling.
handyman businesses.
“We have seen some residential
work coming back, but not a lot,” said
Joel Leer, owner of California Crews,
also in Modesto.
The business started in 2006 performing handyman jobs for homeowners. When the recession hit, handyman work fell off dramatically and
California Crews began refurbishing
bank-reclaimed homes for Wells Fargo.
“In the last year and a half, this activity has died off a bit, so we are now
flipping houses ourselves in order
to survive. It’s been tough for contractors to stay in business because
people still are not spending a lot of
money yet,” Leer said.
In April, California Crews started
a home remodeling project involving
new hardwood floors and new paint
for a couple relocating to the area.
Still, Leer believes home improvement contractors may continue to
lag behind despite an improving
economy.
“Things will only change when
people get more comfortable with the
economy and get more equity back in
their houses,” he said.
Marvin Frank, owner of Frank’s
Home Improvement in Stockton
agrees that business has slowed down
for his handyman services. People
generally have not had enough cash
to reinvest in their homes, let alone
contract the work out, he said. He
chooses to be upbeat, hoping that activity will improve with the coming of
the spring and summer seasons.
“My recent work has involved interior paint and refurbishing hardwood
floors. I expect more remodels, additions, and upgrades as people obtain
refinancing and receive their tax refunds,” Frank said.
Being ready to support customers
when they are ready to spend is the
philosophy HT Home Design at “The
Showroom” on the Miracle Mile in
Stockton has adopted. Specializing in
custom home building, remodeling,
additions and commercial tenant improvements, HT Home Design teamed
up with the interior design firm C.R.
Porter Home Décor and created a new
customer showroom. The results
have been positive.
“It’s hard for us to tell for sure
because we recently moved our showroom to a great new location and
business has been great since then.
Not sure if it’s the economy or the
new location. Things in general are
looking very positive. We have been
extremely busy with people looking to
update their homes,” said Brian Holtz,
president of HT Home Design.
Holtz said that people who bought
new homes during the housing boom
are now ready to update from the
builder-grade products they originally
purchased. Consequently, the most
common home improvement projects
for HT Home Design have involved
kitchen and bathroom remodels. The
business has also seen an increase in
older home projects as well.
HT Home Design remains positive
for the future and is focused on the existing projects, knowing that excellent
work will yield customer referrals
and future business.
“We hope and feel that our business
is primed and ready for the economy
that seems to be shifting in the right
direction,” Holtz said.
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customer with a project.
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May 2014
Uber ride-sharing app
launches in Modesto
By COURTNEY JESPERSEN
MODESTO -- A ride-sharing service
that has proven popular in big cities
such as New York and San Francisco
has found its way to the Central Valley.
Introducing Uber.
The smartphone application connects drivers with passengers. Simply
download the app, request a ride, and
await your driver. Payment is made
via credit card or PayPal and is handled within the app itself.
“You never have to leave your barstool,” said Uber Community Manager Spencer Rinkus. “You never have
to leave the couch. You can request a
ride and you know exactly when the
person is going to get there.”
Uber was first founded in 2009.
The originally San Francisco-based
app has now spread to over 90 cities
worldwide. Modesto joined that list
on April 3.
“We’re definitely excited to be the
first service like this in the area,”
Rinkus, who is a Turlock native, said.
“We think that given the population
and given the area in general, we think
it will be pretty successful.”
The service – called UberX –
thrives off of a fleet of drivers who
are available around the clock. They
function as independent contractors
and use their own personal vehicles
to transport passengers.
A ride in the Central Valley will cost
a $3 fare plus $0.35 per minute and
$2.20 per mile. There is a minimum
fare of $6 and a cancellation fee of $5.
The range of service for pick-ups
ranges from Turlock to Ripon, although there is essentially no limit
to how far your Uber driver can
take you.
If you go for a ride with a few of
your friends, you can choose to opt in
to the “split your fare” feature, which
will distribute the cost of the trip
among the passengers.
But some are skeptical of the hightech transportation service.
Jay Akbari has been in the taxi
business for 23 years. He is the owner
of the United, Metro, and DeSoto cab
companies of Modesto.
“It’s basically like one of your
friends picking you up, but they’re not
your friend,” Akbari said of Uber.
He warned the public to be leery
of the price and safety of Uber rides.
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While his employees drive commercial vehicles and have taxi licenses, he
fears Uber drivers may not properly
maintain their vehicles.
I, along with editor Elizabeth Stevens, decided to test the app out for
ourselves to see what all the Uber buzz
– positive and negative – was about.
With a few taps of an iPhone screen,
we downloaded the app, created an account, and asked to be picked up from
a local café in Ripon.
Once you request a ride, the app
uses your phone’s GPS to automatically pair you with the nearest
driver. The driver has 15 seconds to
accept or decline the pick-up. If they
decline, the next nearest driver will
be contacted.
The app then displays the name of
your assigned driver as well as the
model and license number of the car
he or she will be arriving in. You can
even watch your driver as he or she
comes to pick you up via the app’s
map feature.
Within four minutes, our driver, Antonio Camacho, arrived in his SUV.
The Safeway Distribution Center
worker from Patterson took on the job
with Uber to earn extra money for his
child’s college tuition. Camacho, who
said he drives up to 100 miles a day
transporting passengers, has already
seen the app’s utility.
“I’ve been downtown during the
weekends, and you can see that there
are a few people who need service or a
ride home,” he said.
Camacho verified our names,
asked us where we wanted to go, and
began the trip. A few miles and interview questions later, he dropped
us back off at a location of our
choice. The route and fare tabulation were completely handled by the
Uber software in the car.
Our 25-minute ride through the
streets of Ripon cost a little more than
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DISTRICT 2
the Delta to the southern part of the
San Joaquin Valley. Both Miller and
Canepa oppose it.
Miller has worked with the San Joaquin Delta Coalition. She believes the
BACP will cost the state at least twice
what’s estimated and hurt other conservation efforts.
“By spending all of our dollars on
one huge project like that, it’s going
to take away funding for regional selfsufficiency projects,” Miller said.
Canepa said the BACP needs to be
stopped.
“It’s pretty straight forward: fight
for what’s ours. Fight for that,”
Canepa said. “And that means fighting
against the twin tunnels and making
sure we take care of our water supply
here. So, for me, the locally-owned and
managed water storage is huge.”
Miller and Canepa are the only two
candidates running, so the race will
be decided in the primary June 3.
$28. Unlike a traditional taxi service,
you cannot see the price of your fare
until the end of the trip.
Once your ride is over, both drivers and passengers have an opportunity to rate one another via the app.
Didn’t like your driver? Uber will ensure that you are not assigned to that
person in the future.
Camacho is one of approximately
20 drivers currently available in the
Modesto area.
Francisco Aceves, 45, of Delhi
signed on to become a driver after
hearing about Uber through his son,
who uses the app in Los Angeles.
“I think it’s a great business idea
and when I found out it was coming
to the area, I immediately wanted to
become a partner,” Aceves said.
When he is not working his day
job at a cable company, Aceves provides rides Thursday through Sunday evenings. He, too, has noticed a
usage trend.
“From what I’ve seen, most people
use Uber services to go out to bars and
nightclubs without having to think
about a designated driver,” he said.
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ride to the bar costs a lot less than
your next round,” Rinkus said. “And
many thousands of dollars less
than a DUI. I think people are really
catching on to that.”
If you would like to be a part of
this 21st century taxi service, you can
download the Uber app at www.uber.
com.. Uber is also seeking drivers.
To qualify, drivers must have a
4-door car that is a 2006 model or
newer (no vans or pickups), pass a
thorough background check, have
insurance in their name, and have a
clean driving record.
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May 2014
Modesto Council approves
10th St courthouse deal
MODESTO -- The Modesto City Council will broker agreements between
businesses and the state on land deals
to the pave the way for a new county
courthouse in downtown Modesto.
The Council voted in favor of the
proposal during a special meeting
April 15. It will transfer parcels
owned by the former Redevelopment
Agency to the city of Modesto, buy
the other parcels from remaining
property owners, package the entire
site for sale to the state of California,
and take care of alley abandonment
on the site, city officials said.
In all, the state will pay $5.45
million for the property. Private
landowners will receive $4.55 million The city will end up with just
$330,000 for the 53,500 square feet of
its land after paying $367,000 to remove the utilities.
“Most public agencies would pay to
have this,” said Mayor Garrad Marsh
before the vote. He added the new
courthouse will replace one of the
most blighted blocks in downtown.”I
think all we’ll do is lose if this
doesn’t go through.”
The state wants to build the $278
million courthouse on the block
bounded by G and H Streets and 9th
and 10th Streets. The Court Facilities
Advisory Committee voted in favor of
that site over one at 1300 I Street, the
site of the Modesto Bee’s offices.
The site selection process had come
under fire from a group called Citizens
for I Street for what it said was a lack
of transparency, particularly in establishing utility costs and appraisals.
Attorney Mike Normoyle represented
the group at the meeting and said the
I Street location provided a “more
straightforward” transaction.
“One parcel with one owner, one
appraisal, one tenant, no removal
of utilities, no need for insurance,”
Normoyle said.
The chairman of the local facility
committee, Judge Jack Jacobson, said
the state had already chosen the site
for the new courthouse.
“That process is over,” Jacobson
said, adding that his job was to deliver a safe and secure courthouse in
a timely manner.
None of the owners of property in
the proposed site spoke at the meeting.
There did seem to be consensus
about two things, however: that
Modesto is in dire need of a new
courthouse and that it ought to be
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The Council has agreed to the following payments:
• $2.5 million to Greg Reed’s G & K Enterprises, LLC for a 28,000-square-foot
parcel at 900 H St.
• $625,000 to Greg Reed and G & K Enterprises for a 7,000-square-foot parcel
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• $492,000 to Gary and Myrna Gerva-
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• $325,000 to Curtis Mote for a
3,500-square-foot parcel at 719 Ninth St.
• $270,000 to Charles W. Noble, Dorothy
M. Noble, Von Deen Bubeck and Jerry
Bubeck, for a 14,000-square-foot parcel
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San Joaquin County voters to choose new superintendent
STOCKTON -- For the first time
since the early 90s, voters in San Joaquin County will have a choice when
they cast their ballot for county superintendent on June 3.
The race was thrown open when current Superintendent Mick Founts reversed course last August and decided
not to run for re-election.
Three candidates are on the ballot.
All have long experience in San Joaquin County education.
Mike Gillespie is assistant superintendent for Gateway Community Charters in Sacramento. Before that, he
worked for two decades in schools in
Lodi and Stockton, teaching students
at risk for expulsion in addition to
other programs for bilingual students.
He was vice principal at Heritage
Elementary in Lodi, then principal at
Joe Serna Charter School in 2000.
James Mousalimas is San Joaquin
County’s deputy superintendent for
student programs and services. He has
been an educator at various schools
since 1985, including a stint in the
Peace Corps where he volunteered
in west Africa. He has worked in administrative role in the Tracy Unified
School District as well as the County
Office of Education.
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was a newspaper reporter before becoming a teacher. He joined the San
Joaquin County Office of Education
in 1992 and has worked in charter
schools, especially those focusing on
vocational education. He is currently
superintendent of Charter Schools in
the New Jerusalem Elementary School
District in Vernalis.
All three candidates said they support an education system that
recognizes not
all students are
college-bound.
“Ten years ago
it was a sin to say
not every child is
going to college.
Well, the statistics
tell you that. Only
30 percent of CaliGillespie
fornians go to two
and four-year schools, roughly,” said
Gillespie. “Kids need both technical
know-how to do things out there and
they need the ability to learn it.”
“We concentrate so much on college
preparation that not all kids, a) want
to go to college or b) can afford or do
go,” Tilton said. “It just seems so odd
to me that, why aren’t we putting the
same or equal amount of emphasis on
career preparation as we are on the
academic preparation? So, in working
with kids in a vocational based program, I saw the benefits of it.”
“I’m a strong
proponent of
vocational education training for
youth,” said Mousalimas. “I think
we’ve gotten away
from that, but
I’m optimistic
because the new
curriculum that’s
coming down -Mousalimas
the Common Core
standards -- the title is College and
Career Readiness.”
Whoever the new superintendent
is, he will face two major changes in
education: implementing Common
Core State Standards and Assessments
as well as the new state Local Control
Funding Formula.
The state will transition the new
funding formula over about eight
years. It overhauls the way state education funding is allocated and distributed to schools.
California is one of 45 states to
adopt the Common Core curriculum.
Supporters say it’s a way to encourage
critical thinking and make sure students from different districts and different states meets the same education
DISTRICT 4
promote “common sense policies to
create a vibrant economy with jobs
for those who need them, including
high school and college grads and
experienced workers.”
Lopez said ag land needed to be preserved and that provisions must be
made for residential and commercial/
industrial growth. The county’s general plan must provide for every aspect of
land use and any modifications have to
be for the better of the community and
“not just convenient for the moment.”
While state leaders wrestle with
the water debate, Munson said, “San
Joaquin County farmers cannot get
lost in this process and I’m committed to giving the region a strong voice
to ensure our ag industry and urban
areas have an adequate, quality water
supply for the future.”
Winn pointed out that supervisors
oversee many elements that “affect pro-
CVBJ
Lopez
Munson
bation officers, public defenders, correctional officers and deputies, and prosecutors, which I understand, knowing
what public safety officers go through.”
Vogel checked off many of the issues the newly elected supervisors
will be faced with. “Ag issues such as
insect quarantines, the Bay Delta Conservation Plan of twin tunnels to ship
Winn
Delta water south; state funding for
building a jail and staff; San Joaquin
General Hospital’s old wing: would it
be rebuilt or not used any longer; and
ongoing union negotiations.”
If any candidate receives 50 percent
or more of the primary vote on June 3,
he will win election and would be installed after Vogel’s term is completed.
CONSTRUCTION
-DeNova Homes in Lathrop
-Woodside Homes in Stockton
-Lafferty Communities in Escalon
-KB Homes in Riverbank
-Kiper Homes in Hughson
-FCB Homes in Oakdale
“San Joaquin County has more
available property for construction,”
Ardis said. “Stanislaus, not as much,
and I’m not seeing as much lumber
brought to lots for residential con-
struction. However, people are finishing uncompleted projects and commercial’s looking up.”
That’s good news for Chief R & M
Construction because improvement in
residential means more work for them
installing new cabinets, remodeling,
and working on new homes.
“We target Stockton. We’d rather stay in
town and avoid the long and costly commutes,” Rojas said. “More people are re-
modeling because they want to stay here
and work elsewhere. If we need skilled
help, Stockton has a lot of labor power
from the fields to the warehouse to us.”
Acquiring skilled labor could be
a problem over the next four years,
Ardis said. “We’ve been dealing with
labor issues across the board and
finding skilled people for the kind of
work and projects we do could become
more of a challenge.”
goals. Critics say it’s a federal takeover
of the state-run education system
backed by businesses.
“It’s huge,” said Gillespie. “It’s really a reflection of what the business
community has been asking for for
the last 20 years. They want employees
who can think. They want employees
who can work together to solve problems and work as a team.”
“Standards are standards are standards. It’s how it’s delivered,” Tilton
said. “This wasn’t a federal thing. This
was a group of superintendents and
university officials who came
together and said
we should have
common set of
standards. So
that’s what it is.”
“I’ve never seen
two initiatives,
funding and curriculum, at the
same time.” said
Tilton
Mousalimas. “In
funding, the LCAP
comes to the county office for approval. So not only now do we oversee
the school districts’ budgets, we also
oversee their accountability plan.”
Why do these three want to be county
superintendent?
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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE FIRMS
Ranked by Number of Licensed Staff. Ties are Listed in Alphabetical Order.
Rank
Company Name
Address
1
PMZ Real Estate
1120 Scenic Drive
Modesto, CA 95350
2
Century 21 M&M & Associates
1414 East F Street, Bldg. A, Ste. 102
Oakdale, CA 95361
3
Keller Williams
3133 W. March Lane Ste. 1060
Stockton, CA 95219
4
Grupe Real Estate
3428 Brookside Drive
Stockton, CA 95229
5
ReMax Executive Real Estate
3425 Coffee Road, Ste. 2-C
Modesto, CA 95350
6
Coldwell Banker
Cross Roads Real Estate
319 N. Main Street
Manteca, CA 95335
7
Matel Realtors
1562 Tully Road, Ste. A
Modesto, CA 95350
8
Riggs & Associates, Inc.
4600 N. Pershing Avenue, Ste. D
Stockton, CA 95207
9
Werner Properties, Inc.
306 Regent Court
Stockton, CA 95204
10
Oakdale Realty
801 West F Street
Oakdale, CA 95361
11
Docter & Docter Realtors, Inc.
1212 W. Robinhood Drive, Ste. 2-D
Stockton, CA 95207
12
Beck Realtors, Inc.
8102 Kelly Drive, Ste. E
Stockton, CA 95209
13
Art Godi Realtors
1150 W. Robinhood Drive, Ste. B
Stockton, CA 95207
14
Embarcadero Investments
6777 Embarcadero Drive, Ste. 1
Stockton, CA 95219
15
Manzanita Ventures
204 N. Sherman Avenue
Manteca, CA 95336
16
Partners Real Estate
3461 Brookside Road, Ste. B
Stockton, CA 95219
17
Coldani Realtors, Inc.
1806 W. Kettleman Lane, Ste. J
Lodi, CA 95242
18
Lela Nelson Realty
2222 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
19
Innovative Realty
7843 N. Pershing Avenue
Stockton, CA 95207
20
Turlock Realty Group
1505 Geer Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Number
of
Local
Licensed
Staff
Number
of
Local
Offices
Geographic Focus
Year
Established
Michael P. Zagaris
(209) 527-2010
pmz.com
575
16
Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Tuolumne,
Calaveras and Merced Counties
1957
John Melo
(209) 758-8184
c21mm.com
457
10
Oakdale and surrounding areas
1994
Suzanne Candini
(209) 952-8421
kellerwilliamsstockton.com
198
4
Central Valley
2012
Michael Blower, Sales Manager
(209) 644-6444
gogrupe.com
130
3
San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties
2006
Matt Enriquez
(209) 575-0231
mycvre.com
45
3
1988
Beverly Housden
(209) 823-8141
cbxr.com
34
1
San Joaquin and Stanislaus Counties,
Folsom
Property management
1982
20
1
Stanislaus County and surrounding
area
1985
16
1
San Joaquin and
surrounding areas
1970
Steven G. Werner
(209) 944-9444
wernerproperties.com
13
2
San Joaquin County
1993
Pat Coons, Owner
(209) 847-5931
oakdalerealty.net
11
1
1973
Lorrie Docter
(209) 478-8121
williamhumphreys.metrolistpro.com
10
1
San Joaquin County and surrounding
areas
1973
David Beck
(209) 957-1340
beckrealtors.com
9
1
Stockton, Manteca, Tracy, Lodi,
Linden, and Elk Grove
1988
Art Godi
(209) 4798-5100
artgodirealtors.com
8
1
San Joaquin and
surrounding areas
1992
Theo Cayenne, Anita Jones Cayenne
(209) 952-8861
embarcadero-re.com
8
2
Central Valley and
San Joaquin County
2002
Rachelle Souza
(209) 825-0825
manzanita.me
8
1
Central Valley
2009
Bruce Davies and Karylene Mann
(209) 956-2966
brooksidebrokers.com
7
1
San Joaquin County
1982
Mike Coldani and Nick Kerns
(209) 334-0527
coldani.com
6
1
Central Valley
San Joaquin and Plumas County
1959
Lela Nelson
(209) 467-1200
lelanelson.com
6
1
Stockton and Stanislaus
Counties
1982
Karen Freeman
(209) 952-1919
innovativerealtyonline.com
5
1
San Joaquin County
1996
Larry Rumbeck
(209) 634-0000
therealestateboys.com
3
1
Stanislaus County
2013
Top Local Executive
Phone
Web Address
John Myrtakis & Ken David Elving,
Managing Brokers
(209) 576-2835
matelprop.com
Bob Riggs, President
(209) 478-5900
allvalleyhomes.com
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May 2014
Mississippi transplant is Stockton’s lead ambassador
to Stockton’s cultural diversity and
the wide range of activities available. Now he has so much more to
share with visitors.
The Stockton Convention and Visitors Bureau (Visit Stockton) launched
the program locally a year ago. To
date, 108 residents have earned their
CTAs. Stockton is one of three localities in the state to participate, the
others being Sonoma County and Anaheim. Across the nation, more than
10,000 individuals have been certified.
CTAs are encouraged to renew annually to stay abreast of changes to their
local environments and stay in touch
with their network of CTAs.
“This is destination training very
specific to Stockton, in addition to
core subjects such as the power of
customer service,” Visit Stockton
CEO Wes Rhea said. “It includes
a thick document to read before
the class on local history, attractions, and getting around town. The
program involves engaging with
the class, itinerary building, and
problem solving. It’s also a great
networking opportunity.”
“We measure program success by
the feedback we get from the CTAs
about their ability to feel empowered
to present Stockton to visitors,” Rhea
added. “We get a lot of referrals from
By MARIE SARDALLA DAVIS
STOCKTON -- Joshua Mangum is a
relative newcomer to Stockton, but few
people sell the city better than he does.
“I interact with guests from all
over the world every single day, anywhere from 50 to 250 people from
all walks of life and in all different
businesses,” said Mangum, who is
the front desk manager at the Hilton
Stockton. “There’s so much to do in
Stockton. Now I can just direct you to
it, especially the food ‘cause I’m a real
food guy, coming from the south. We
always like to feed you.”
Mangum learned a lot about what
Stockton has to offer when he enrolled in the Convention and Visitors Bureau’s inaugural Certified
Tourism Ambassador program last
year. He was so successful, he was
named Ambassador of the Year at
Visit Stockton’s Tourism Awards
luncheon April 2.
Mangum moved to Stockton three
years ago from Jackson, Mississippi. His wife is from here, but other
than that, he didn’t know much
about the city.
“I really didn’t think there was
much to do here, honestly. Everybody
was welcoming; I just didn’t get a
feel for the attractions. When I got
here there was just the University
WAYNE DENNING/CVBJ
Joshua Mangum, front desk supervisor, gives directions to visitor Sylvia Lomas.
of the Pacific, where my wife went
to school. Everything I knew about
the city was around the Miracle Mile
area,” he said. Eventually, being an
avid golfer, he discovered the city’s
golf courses. But it took becoming
a certified tourism ambassador for
him to fully appreciate Stockton’s
history and all it has to offer.
Mangum learned, for instance,
that Stockton was among the largest
cities in the state during the gold
rush, having the furthest inland
port. The program opened his eyes
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Oh baby!
26
May 2014
Local hospitals offer special
services to attract moms-to-be
By PATRICIA REYNOLDS
MANTECA -- Women about to give
birth typically view admittance to a
hospital’s maternity ward as joyful, an
experience during which the anxiety of
labor and delivery is alleviated by the
long-anticipated arrival of a new baby.
It is also a hospital visit that is
planned months ahead of a baby’s
due date. Many soon-to-be moms and
their families spend the early days
of pregnancy carefully selecting upcoming birthing locations. While the
decision is often pre-determined by
the level of medical care needed and
a patient’s insurance coverage, hospitals also provide additional maternity
services and creative marketing to
attract expectant moms.
St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Stockton offers patients a wide spectrum of
maternity services through its Women
and Infant Center. Located in the hospital’s new patient pavilion, the Women and Infant Center provides labor
and delivery, postpartum care, neonatal intensive care, and pregnancy and
parenting classes.
The Center’s extra niceties also help
create a positive birthing environment.
“Moms who choose to give birth
at the Women & Infants Center are
treated to a host of amenities such
as spacious, private patient rooms
with private, en suite bathrooms and
showers, sleeping recliners for dads
and flat screen televisions in each
room. A hostess takes meal orders
each day at the bedside and freshly
baked cookies are delivered every
afternoon,” said Natalie Pettis, director of Business Development.
St. Joseph’s Women and Infant Center delivers about 2,400 babies yearly.
The length of stay for a healthy delivery is on average two days. The Center
offers two operating suites for babies
delivered by cesarean section, and
mothers and their newborns stay an
additional day or two post-surgery.
The hospital offers a variety of
classes for expectant moms including childbirth preparation, prenatal
nutrition and exercise, cesarean
birth, breastfeeding, and newborn
care classes. After delivery, St. Joseph’s offers a mother- baby breast
connection class as well.
“St. Joseph’s highly trained nursing staff includes certified lactation specialists and was the first
hospital in San Joaquin County to
achieve Baby-Friendly designation
through the World Health Organization,” said Pettis.
Doctors Hospital of Manteca attracts maternity patients with its
family-friendly birthing environment. Delivering between 750 to 780
babies yearly, the facility’s maternity
department keeps healthy babies out
of the nursery.
“Our delivery rooms are gigantic
with dad able to spend the night, and
showers for mom and dad. We have
couplet care, which is in-room care
for the mother and baby together. The
newborn does not go to the nursery
unless there is a complication,” said
Carla Lund, RNC, MSN and director
Perinatal Services.
After labor and delivery, families
are relocated to private rooms where
again, there is a bed for dad and baby
stays with mom.
“We encourage families to stay together during this time,” Lund said.
In Modesto, Memorial Medical Center delivers approximately 1,800 newborns each year at the hospital’s Family Birthing Center. Inpatient services
include antepartum testing, labor and
delivery, postpartum care, and newborn nursery care.
The Center’s added amenities also
are appealing to maternity patients.
“We offer expectant families many
“extras” including on-line OB pre-registration, newborn portraits, lactation
service and helpful guidelines and tips
in caring for a newborn which at our
on-line site Babies at Sutter Health,”
said Thelma Camarillo, RN BSN, Maternal Child Health Manager, Memorial Medical Center Family Birthing
Center and Pediatrics.
Memorial’s Family Birthing Center
also provides nursing care to mothers and babies as a couplet, enabling
new mothers to care for and bond with
their newborns. Babies and mothers
remain together post-delivery, with
only low birth weight, high risk, or
premature babies utilizing the Center’s immediate care nursery.
The Family Birthing Center provides a plethora of classes that address almost every aspect of welcoming a new baby to the family.
“We offer a variety of educational
opportunities on an outpatient basis,”
said Camarillo.
In addition to standard childbirth
and breastfeeding instruction, a course
for new dads called Daddy 101 is available along with a brother and sister
class, which teaches siblings how to
adjust to life with a new baby. Baby 101
New mom Ashley Kitchens holds son Isaiah, who was born April 20 at Doctors Hospital of Manteca.
helps moms learn to care for a newborn
and the Mommy and Me class enables
new mothers to get together and share
their experiences with each other.
About 2,300 babies were delivered at
the Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center last year.
“We offer in house providers, both
in OB, pediatrics, anesthesia and midwifery. This is relatively unique to us
in this area,” said communications
specialist Edwin M. Garcia. “We also are
very family-centered and have open visitation, and are responsive to the needs
and desires of our young families by
allowing them to plan and communicate
their wishes for their birth experience.”
While the special amenities and ex-
tras are attractive, providing the best
available medical care to moms and
their newborns is by far the most important service these facilities offer. Should
complications or problems arise during
labor and delivery, the three hospitals
are ready to respond quickly.
Doctors Hospital of Manteca’s maternity department is a level one facility which means the department provides all services that are expected for
labor, delivery and postpartum care
for healthy deliveries.
“We offer stabilization and transfer
to a higher level of care if needed for
any pregnancy under 35 weeks or for
patients that are in need of a level 2 or
above nursery,” said Lund.
May 2014
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PHOTO COURTESY KAISER MODESTO MEDICAL CENTER
Kaiser welcomes triplets
For the first time since Kaiser Modesto
Medical Center opened in October 2008,
triplets were born at the hospital. Emma,
Grace and Faith were born April 11 to
Sandra and Keith Mejia of Manteca.
Triplets occur about once in every
8,000 pregnancies. These three are unusual in that at least two of them are
identical. They were also conceived
without fertility drugs.
QUICK FACTS:
Births in 2011
► San
Joaquin County …. 10,328
► Stanislaus
MARK RICHEY/CVBJ
A level 2 neonatal intensive care
unit (NICU) or special care nursery
provides advanced medical care for
babies born at 32 weeks gestation or
above and for full term babies requiring antibiotics or care after delivery.
Level 3 NICU designates facilities
caring for babies with even earlier
gestational development or babies that
require respiratory care.
Memorial’s Family Birthing Center offers a level 2 NICU while Saint
Joseph’s offers a 22-bed level 3 NICU
where the highest at-risk babies can
receive care. In addition to having
specially trained doctors, nurses, and
staff, St. Joseph’s provides a transport
team, with all necessary emergency
room equipment to bring infants to the
NICU from other hospitals.
The Kaiser Permanente Modesto
Medical Center does not offer extreme high risk services in our
NICU, including neonatal surgery
but are now licensed as a level three
newborn intensive care unit.
“We manage a broad scope of high
risk pregnancies and have a perinatologist who helps manage the care of
the high risk mother,” Garcia said. “If
there are complications beyond our
scope, we have agreements with other
Kaiser Permanente hospitals and
even facilities outside of our network
to assist in managing these complex
cases for mom or baby.”
County ……. 7,737
Percentage of babies born with late or no prenatal care in 2010
► San
Joaquin County ….. 4.9 percent
► Stanislaus
County ……. 4.6 percent
Cesarean births in 2010
► San
Joaquin County ….. 15.4 percent
► Stanislaus
County ……. 15.8 percent
Month when most births occur
► San
Joaquin County … August/September
► Stanislaus
County ……September
Most popular baby names in California in 2012
► Sophia
► Jacob
SOURCE: California Department of Public Health
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Exploring solar systems
STOCKTON -- Look around your
neighborhood and it’s likely you’ll notice more homes with solar panels on
their roofs. In the past couple of years
solar has become much more popular
as a way of generating clean, renewable energy. In fact, in 2013, California
more than doubled its rooftop solar installations from 1,000 megawatts (MW)
to 2,000 MW, according to the California
Solar Energy Industries Association.
“People are becoming more familiar with it. More and more neighbors
have this technology on their roofs.
People see it works,” said Jeffrey
Michael of the Business Forecasting
Center at the University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt School of Business. He
is also a solar customer.
“The cost of solar is declining. The
cost of panels is declining,” Michael
said. “In California the cost of electricity is extremely high, particularly
the summertime with the high tier
rates that so many people pay, and we
have an abundance of sun. So solar
can make economic sense in this state
because of the cost of electricity.”
Many in the solar industry say even
though people know solar is clean and
can save them money on energy bills,
they still think the technology is too
expensive upfront to install.
“While our customers know how
affordable solar power can be, there
seems to be a general misconception
that solar power is still expensive.”
said Solar City Regional Vice President Dennis Cox. “We can allow many
homeowners to install solar for free
and pay less for solar electricity than
they pay for utility power.”
Companies like Solar City are winning
customers by avoiding upfront charges.
“We install the solar system for
free,” Solar City CEO Lyndon Rive
said in a CBS News interview in
March. “There’s no cost for the equipment. There’s no cost for the installation. There’s no cost for the warranty
and the maintenance. Then, what we
sell them is the electricity.”
Rive readily admits customers are
essentially trading one power company for another, but they don’t mind because solar power is generally cheaper
than other forms of electricity and
monthly charges are consistent.
Solar City offers two payment options: a lease, in which customers pay
by the month, and a PPA model in
which customers pay by kilowatt hour
and have the choice of buying the system after year five.
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Californians installed more solar energy systems in 2013 than they did in the previous 30 years, according to
the California Solar Energy Industries Association.
California since 2007 and has installed
about 2,000 systems in the area around
Stockton and Modesto, operates under
a similar model except that customers
can choose between leasing or purchasing systems at the start.
“If a customer wants to own it, they
can own it, and then they can take the
tax credit benefits. They’ll own that
right from day one. But they still pay
for the power,” said 1st Light Energy
CEO Justin Krum.
Krum said the average monthly bill
his customers get is about $120. About
80 percent of his customers choose
the lease model.
Tax incentives helped the solar
industry take off, but they are being
phased out. In California, residential
and commercial customers receive
rebates through the California Solar
Initiative program and, through 2016,
a 30 percent federal tax credit.
Cox believes the solar industry will
continue to thrive even without tax
credits thanks to declining costs..
“The solar industry has been increasing scale to reduce costs so that
solar will continue to be affordable
even as incentives decline,” he said.
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Estate planning beyond the will and revocable trust
When people think of estate planning, they usually think only about the
will and revocable living trust. However, there are additional issues and
documents that should be considered
in each estate plan: specifically, the
durable power of attorney (DPA) and
advanced health care directive (AHCD).
The DPA and AHCD are specifically
designed to deal with issues regarding
incapacity while a person is still alive
and can be a vital part of an estate
plan. If you have a loved one who has
lost mental capacity to deal with their
own financial affairs or medical decisions, and you don’t have a proper DPA
or AHCS, you will be looking at a court
supervised, time consuming, and expensive conservatorship proceeding.
The DPA is a written agreement
between a person (the principal) and
someone they appoint to act on their
behalf (the agent). A DPA may be effective upon signing or may become effective upon the occurrence of a certain
event as set forth in the DPA, such as
incapacity. The power of attorney will
not be helpful in an incapacity situation
unless it is durable. A durable power
of attorney must contain either the
phrases “this power of attorney shall
not be affected by subsequent incapacity of the principal” or “this power of
attorney shall become effective upon the
incapacity of the principal” or wording
that shows a similar intent. Without
wording showing an intent to
become effective
upon incapacity, a
power of attorney
will be considered
non-durable and
will terminate
when the principal becomes incapacitated. A nondurable power
of attorney may
defeat the main
reason for creatJason Harrel
ing the power of
Calone
& Harrel
attorney.
Law
Group
The AHCD is
a power of attorney to deal with medical issues. The
AHCD can also address issues such as
where the principal will live when incapacitated and the authority to hire care
workers for the principal. The AHCD is
durable upon creation, if done correctly,
unless it specifically provides otherwise.
The AHCD becomes effective upon a
determination of incapacity by the principal’s physician unless it provides that
it becomes effective upon signing.
Taxing
Matters
The DPA and AHCD should work in
conjunction with each other. If you
have a DPA without an AHCD, you
may run into issues trying to obtain a
physician’s determination of incapacity because they will not be authorized
to provide the agent the results of the
medical examination as that authority
is not usually granted in a DPA. That
authority is found in the AHCD.
The DPA and AHCD are designed
to be conservatorship substitutes.
However, if the principal refuses or
opposes an agent’s assistance and will
not submit to a medical examination
you may be forced to pursue a conservatorship proceeding nonetheless.
Accordingly, discussions between the
principal and agent when the DPA and
AHCD is executed, and periodically
before incapacity can be helpful in
obtaining the principal’s consent to
medical examinations so that the DPA
and AHCD can be utilized as intended.
Notwithstanding having the DPA or
AHCD, if a conservatorship proceeding is required because of a principal’s
refusal to submit to a medical examination to determine capacity; there
are essentially two types of conservatorship proceedings: conservatorship
of the person; and conservatorship
of the estate. A conservatorship is a
protective court proceeding. The conservatorship of the person is a court
supervised proceeding whereby a
court-appointed fiduciary, i.e., the conservator, manages the personal care of
a principal who cannot properly provide for their personal requirements
for medical care, health, food, shelter,
or clothing. In a conservatorship of
the person, the conservator may also
decide where the principal will live.
The conservatorship of the estate
is also a court supervised proceeding
whereby a court-appointed fiduciary
manages the financial affairs of the
principal (i.e., the conservatee) who is
substantially unable to manage their
own financial assets or to resist undue
influence or fraud. In a conservatorship
of the estate, the conservator’s primary
duties are to conserve, use, and manage
the conservatee’s resources and assets
for the benefit of the conservatee and
those he is obligated to support.
The creation of a court-supervised
conservatorship substantially impacts
the conservatee’s rights. Consequently, a court may not appoint a conservator unless the requirement for one is
established by clear and convincing
evidence. As a result of the curtailment of the conservatee’s rights, the
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investors focus on buying stocks that appear to be bargains relative t
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Growth investors prefer companies that are growing quickly, and are
companies than with finding companies and industries that have the share price. Either approach can help you better understand just wha
choose a stock for your portfolio. www.cvbizjournal.com
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Growth vs. value: what’s the difference?
With the wide variety of stocks in
the market, figuring out which ones
you want to invest in can be a daunting task. Many investors feel it’s
useful to have a system for finding
stocks that are worth buying, deciding what price to pay, and realizing
when a stock should be sold. Bull
markets (periods in which prices as a
group tend to rise) and bear markets
(periods of declining prices) can lead
investors to make irrational choices.
Having objective criteria for buying
and selling can help you avoid emotional decision-making.
Even if you don’t want to select
stocks yourself -- and many people
would much prefer to have a professional do the work of researching
specific investments -- it can be helpful to understand the concepts that
professionals use in evaluating and
buying stocks.
There are generally two schools of
thought about how to choose stocks
that are worth investing in. Value investors focus on buying stocks that
appear to be bargains relative to the
company’s intrinsic worth. Growth
investors prefer companies that are
growing quickly, and are less concerned with undervalued companies
than with finding companies and
industries that have the greatest
potential for appreciation in share
price. Either approach can help you
better understand just what you’re
buying, and why, when you choose a
stock for your portfolio.
Value investing
Value investors look for stocks
with share prices that don’t fully
reflect the value of the companies,
and that are effectively trading at a
discount to their true worth. A stock
can have a low valuation for many
reasons. The company may be struggling with business challenges such
as legal problems, management difficulties, or tough competition. It may
be in an industry that is currently
out of favor with investors. It may
be having difficulty expanding. It
may have fallen on hard times. Or it
may simply have been overlooked by
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other investors.
A value investor believes that eventually the share price will rise to
reflect what
he or she perceives as the
stock’s fair
value. Value
investing takes
into account
a company’s
prospects,
but is equally
focused on
whether it’s
a good buy. A
Michael Zeiter
stock’s priceMassMutual
Financial
earnings (P/E)
Modesto, CA
ratio--its share
price divided
by its earnings per share--is of particular interest to a value investor, as
are the price-to-sales ratio, the dividend yield, the price-to-book ratio,
and the rate of sales growth.
Value-oriented data
Here are some of the questions
a value investor might ask about a
company:
• What would the company be worth if
all its assets were sold?
• Does the company have hidden assets the market is ignoring?
• What would the business be worth if
another company acquired it?
• Does the company have intangible
assets, such as a high level of brandname recognition, strong new management, or dominance in its industry?
• Is the company on the verge of a
turnaround?
Contrarians: marching to a
different drummer
A contrarian investor is perhaps
the ultimate example of a value investor. Contrarians believe that the best
way to invest is to buy when no one
else wants to, or to focus on stocks or
industries that are temporarily out of
favor with the market.
The challenge for any value investor, of course, is figuring out how to
tell the difference between a company
that is undervalued and one whose
stock price is low for good reason.
Smart
Planning
SUPERINTENDENT
“I really believe in the work we do
at the County Office of Education,”
Mousalimas said “We educate the most
at-risk children and also the most severely disabled children in this county,
and we have some of the most incredible employees who do very important work every day and I think they
deserve good, strong leadership, and
that’s something I know I can provide.”
“I believe that this particular position can be a voice for all those
non-traditional students and the business and industry folks in going to
Sacramento and say we need to have
a balanced approach to educating our
youth so they’re going to be prepared
for the workforce and/or their academic future,” said Tilton.
“There are so many changes going
on right now in education … that
I think that if we don’t do it well,
we’re going to go back again and
have more state control, more oversight more of the things that really
are not beneficial sometimes to educators,” said Gillespie. “So I think I
can lead the county through that process and really assist districts to roll
those things out well.”
Value Stocks Value
Stocks
Growth Stocks Growth
Stocks
Relatively low P/E ratio High P/E ratio Low pricetobook ratio High pricetobook ratio Relatively slow earnings growth Rapid earnings growth High dividend yield Low or no dividend yield Sluggish sales growth Rapid sales growth Value investors who do their own
accelerating from quarter to quarter
stock
research
comb
the
company’s
and year to year?
Value investing financial reports, looking for clues
• Is the volume of trading in the stock
about
the company’s management,
rising or falling?
Value investors look for stocks with share prices that don't fully refl
operations, products, and services.
• Is there a recent or impending anthat are effectively trading at a discount to their true worth. A stock Growth investing
nouncement from or about the company
A growth-oriented investor looks for that might generate investor interest?
reasons. The company may be struggling with business challenges s
companies that are expanding rapidly.
• Is the industry going up as a whole?
Stocks
of newer companies in emergWhy understand investing styles?
difficulties, or tough competition. It may be in an industry that is cur
ing industries are often especially
Growth stocks and value stocks ofmay be having difficulty expanding. It may have fallen on hard time
attractive
to growth investors because
ten alternate in popularity. One style
of
their
greater
potential
for
expanoverlooked by other investors. may be favored for a while but then
sion and price appreciation despite
give way to the other. Also, a company
the higher risks involved. A growth
can be a growth stock at one point and
A value investor believes that eventually the share price will rise to investor would give more weight to
later become a value stock. Some inincreases
in a stock’s sales per share
vestors buy both types, so their portfostock's fair value. Value investing takes into account a company's pr
or earnings per share (EPS) than to its lio has the potential to benefit regardwhether it's a good buy. A stock's priceearnings (P/E) ratioits shar
P/E
ratio, which may be irrelevant for less of which is doing better at any
a company that has yet to produce any given time. Investing based on data
meaningful profits. However, some
rather than stock tips or guesswork
growth investors are more sensitive to can not only assist you as you evaluate
a stock’s valuation and look for what’s
a possible purchase; it also can help
called “Growth At a Reasonable Price” you know when to sell because your
(GARP). A growth investor’s challenge reasons for buying are no longer valid.
is to avoid overpaying for a stock in
-Michael E. Zeiter is a registered
anticipation of earnings that eventufinancial representative of and offers
ally prove disappointing.
securities, investment advisory and
Growth-oriented data
financial planning services through
A growth investor might ask some
MML Investors Services, LLC, Member
of these questions about a stock:
SIPC. Reach Michael Zeiter at Email
• Has the stock’s price been rising recently? [email protected] / Web
• Is the stock reaching new highs?
www.zeiterfinancial.com / Direct
• Are sales and earnings per share
(209) 613-7210 / Office (209) 566-1366.
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GENERAL CONTRACTORS
Company Name
Rank Address
Phone
1
2
Teichert Construction
265 Val Dervin Parkway
Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 983-2300
Diede Construction, Inc.
P.O. Box 1007
Woodbridge, CA 95258
(209) 369-8255
Top Local Executive Number
Contractors License of Local
Web Address Employees
Dave Swartz
290418
teichert.com
Steve Diede
632667
diedeconstruction.com
300
108 yr
150 pk
3
Meehleis Modular Buildings, Inc.
1303 E. Lodi Avenue
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 334-4637
William Meehleis
473488
meehleis.com
84
4
Simile Construction Service, Inc.
4725 Enterprise Way, Ste. 1
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 545-6111
Guy Simile, President
794642
simileconstruction.com
80
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
TCB Industrial, Inc.
2955 Farrar Avenue
Modesto, CA 95354
(209) 571-0569
ACME Construction Company, Inc.
1565 Cummins Drive
Modesto, CA 95358
(209) 523-2674
Ross F. Carroll, Inc.
8873 Warnerville Road
Oakdale, CA 95361
(209) 848-5959
Roland Construction
3269 Tomahawk Drive
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 462-2687
Dave Raybourn
Bruce Elliott
383991
tcbindustrial.net
65 yr
150 pk
Phillip Mastagni
B167130
acmeconstruction.com
50 yr
100 pk
Year
Est.
1952
General contracting, earth work,
underground, concrete, rebar, carpentry
(rough & finish)metal studs, metal siding,
metal building erections and metal roofs
1979
Manteca transit center, Manteca animal shelter
Manteca fire station No. 4
Stanislaus honor farm
Tokay high school, Lodi
Dolores Huerta Elementary Stockton
Chavez High School, Stockton
Lake Boat House, Lodi;
George W. Bush Elementary, Stockton
Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary, Stockton
In Shape Health Clubs CA
Tracy Chevy Remodel
Commercial construction
Stanislaus Health Center
GMC Buick Dealership; HG MAKELIM
Modesto Toyota, Payless Auto
Don Pedro hydroelectric unit rebuilds
Industrial contracting, heavy mechanical Ameron plant expansion, Los Vaqueros Turbine
services to industrial plants
install, many projects for
PG&E, MID, TID, SMUD, SCE
Sysco Fuel Island Expansion, Modesto
Oak Valley Replacement Hospital, Oakdale CSUS
General contractor
Science Building, Turlock
Joseph Gregori High School
Design and build private and public
works projects
50+
Grading, paving, concrete, underground
utitlities, residential, commercial,
industrial and project management
Jim Hoagland
487654
rolandconst.com
46+
1986
1999
1992
1947
Upon request
1989
General contractor specializing in preengineered metal buildings
Stockton Jet Center, Stockton
Manteca USD
Lathrop HS, Lathrop
1986
40 yr
45 pk
General contractors, design-build, and
restoration services
Spring Creek Golf & Country Club, Ripon Tower
Health and Wellness Center, Turlock
Cheese Cold Storage Facility, Hilmar
Woodbridge Recreation Center, Manteca
Holiday Inn Express, Modesto
1971
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Construction: new, design build,
renovation, alteration, repair
VA Hospital-Mather, renovate Begle AFB-Building
23560
2007
Nicholas B. Jones
391570
ford-construction.com
30 yr
150 pk
General engineering and heavy civil
construction contractor
Merced river ranch fish habitat
Presidio trust baker beach remediation
Beardsley recreation improvements in Stanislaus
National Forrest
1979
Brian Roek
171084-B
roekconstruction.com
25
General contractor
Calvary Bible Church, Lodi
SJC Juvenile Hall, French Camp
Patterson Pass, Tracy
1926
T. Wayne Bogart
602019
tmwandassociates.com
16 yr
20 pk
Dan Warren, VP of
Construction
355353
wlbutler.com
17 yr
20 pk
Bob Leonard
347290
bob-leonard.com
14 yr
30 pk
Brad Ardis
Gary Huff
385014
huffcon.com
Patriot Construction, Inc.
4646 Quantas Lane, Ste. B-4
Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 982-9900
Ford Construction Company, Inc.
639 E. Lockeford Street
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 333-1116
Roek Construction, Inc.
2580 Teepee Drive
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 464-8344
TMW & Associates, Inc.
1725 Sanguinetti Lane, Ste. A
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 943-2881
Christopher Cotta, CEO
905350
patriotbuilds.com
Bob Leonard & Associates
1325 El Pinal Drive, Ste. D-4
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 931-4625
Blach Construction
3255 March Lane, Ste. 105
Stockton, CA 95219
(209) 478-2374
Hanley Construction, Inc.
PO Box 808
Stockton, CA 95201
(209) 462-2446
Haggerty Construction Inc.
2474 Wigwam Drive, Ste. A
Stockton, CA 95205
(209) 475-9898
Gabbert Construction, Inc.
1852 W. 11th Street, Ste. 337
Tracy, CA 95376
(209) 833-5050
CON-TEK Construction, Inc.
1040 W. Kettleman Lane, Ste. 200
Lodi, CA 95240
(209) 368-2700
Notable Projects
Underground pipeline, grading, concrete Golden Gate Auto Auction, Tracy
Walker Ranch, Patterson
and asphalt paving contractor
Diablo Grande, Stanislaus County
Sean P. Carroll
606462
rossfcarrollinc.com
Huff Construction Company, Inc.
4917 Stoddard Road
Modesto, CA 95356
(209) 545-7505
W. L. Butler Construction, Inc.
140 Frank W. Circle, Ste. 100
Stockton, CA 95206
(209) 983-4890
Services
Bob Haupt
210418
blach.com
Jim Hanley, President
434631
hanleyco.com
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Verona Office Building, Stockton
Clark Pest Control Corp. Office, Lodi
DMV, Tracy; Central Valley Community Bank, Lodi;
University Park VMRC Office, Stockton
Commercial general contracting
Target, Fresno; GMC, Folsom
including medical facilities, automotive, Charles Schwab, Sacramento
retail, office buildings, TI services, data IKEA, Emeryville
Heritage Baptist Church, San Leandro
centers and hospitality facilities
Commercial and residential remodeling, TK Services, Stockton
fire damage and casualty repairs,
Western Truck Service, West Sacramento California
tenant improvements, design build and Water Service Field Office, Stockton
SMV, Sonora
publicworks projects
Design, build commercial, retail,
industrial construction and solar PV
General contracting, construction
Stockton Unified School District
management and program management Walden Special Center, $12 million
12 yr
8 pk
Commercial and industrial construction
Ryan Haggerty, President
944274
haggertyconstruction.net
11
General contractor
Carl Gabbert
735813
gabbertconstruction.com
8
Steve Holden
882843
con-tekconstruction.com
5
Haggin museum; WMB architects offices Valley
First Credit Union, main branch; Financial Center
Credit Union-main branch, BBVA compass
Target, Lathrop
Waste treatment plant, Patterson
Menlo worldwide logistics, 508,000 sf. Distribution
facility
New custom homes, additions, remodels Many homes that have been completed
and AG buildings
Grading, paving and underground
Auto Zone, Sacramento
Little Saigon Plaza, Sacramento
Vista De Lago Retail Center, Granite Bay
1986
2003
1977
1970
1954
2010
1978
2005
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The commercial real estate market
is finally showing signs of recovery.
Yet we continue to see a high level of
vacancy in office buildings. What can
property owners do to help accelerate
the leasing of their vacant space?
As the saying goes, “A goal without
a plan is just a wish.” Having a well
planned leasing strategy for an office
building is critical to successfully
filling vacancies.
Equally important is having the
right team in place who can execute
the plan. Whether you choose to create and execute the leasing strategy
yourself or hire a broker to do so
make sure you incorporate the following tips into your leasing strategy:
1. Time is of the essence
Make sure your leasing team is
aware of the timelines you face. This
could be an upcoming refinance date,
a projected sale date, or any leases
coming up for renewal or expiring.
Understanding your time sensitivity
will determine the aggressiveness of
your leasing strategy.
2. Brand your building
Knowing the marketplace for your
type of office building is important. For
every building there are specific tenants who would want to occupy. That is
based on location, condition, amenities
and qualitative factors such as the market’s perception of the building.
If your building has many small individual offices embrace it and cater to
that market. Your building can be an
“incubator” where many start ups or
established single operators reside and
grow. Those tenants will be your biggest advocates for tenant referrals.
On the other hand, if your building
is a large Class A building with beautiful space, views and amenities, treat it
as such: keep the grounds immaculate,
provide daily janitorial in common areas and common restrooms, and other
services that are expected for a Class
A office building.
3. Location, location, location
I don’t mean the classic real estate
adage here – the building you own,
cannot be moved to the best corner in
town. Instead, focus on highlighting
the benefits the building’s location
has to offer.
A building does not need to be on
the corner of Main and Main to be
leased. Also when looking for tenants in a challenging location I have
found it useful to focus on tenants in
the nearby vicinity. Those businesses
have are already bought in to the location, so you don’t have to sell the location in addition to the space.
4. Market trends
You must remain abreast of changes
in the market, at the local, regional
and national levels. Read the Central
Valley Business Journal as well as other newspapers and real estate industry
publications. That makes you aware
of which businesses are growing and
expanding into the market.
In addition, press releases are are
great source of
information. By
the time the press
release is sent,
that business
likely already has
an office space.
However there
may be complementary types
of business that
could benefit
from being in
the same region
or near that new
business.
David Quinonez
For example,
near a courthouse NAI Benchmark
First Commercial
there is a concentration of law
firms, but those law firms also generate
a concentration of legal processors.
All the above create general foot traffic during business hours, creating the
need for eateries and coffee shops, etc.
5. Communicate
Talk to people about your space any
chance you get; I am not suggesting
you become a walking ad for your office space, but do make sure people
know you have office space available
and eventually people will direct potential tenants to you.
6. Identify your target market
One of the most important aspects
of the leasing process is targeted
marketing. Just as you would not
contact an industrial user for your office space, you must also not contact a
medical office user if you do not have
enough parking for medical use or are
not to current ADA standards.
Based on the brand of your building and what your building is best
suited for you can generate a list of
targeted businesses for your office
space. If you have medical office
space, be more focused than broad
categories like “doctors.”
Look at the current tenant mix and
proximity to other businesses to determine specific specialty doctors or a
medical laboratory, for example. This
will not only “diversify” your tenant
base but may create some synergy
amongst your existing tenants and
possibly set the groundwork for long
term stability in your building.
7. Pricing
Always price your space according
to current market conditions. Don’t
get stuck on, I used to get $5,000
for this space in 2005 and now you
want me to price it for $2,500? Based
on your timeline, price your office
space accordingly.
Be aggressive on pricing if you
are facing a short timeline to fill the
Business
Space
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space. If you price it less aggressively, recognize the lease-up time will be
more lengthy.
8. Incentives
Offer move-in incentives such as
free rent for a period of time, low
lease rates during the first year and
then generous increases in subsequent years. For a great credit tenant
and longer lease term, offer a tenant
improvement (TI) allowance or offer
to complete the TIs; in either scenario you can amortize your costs to the
lease rate over the lease term.
Most importantly, know the incentives being offered in the market (so
that you are competitive) and know
what you plan to offer before you
begin marketing. That way you’ll be
prepared to respond when tenants
make requests.
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CTA
our CTAs. Employers are calling us
to say they want their team to go
through the program.”
Ultimately, he noted, the program’s
influence will be reflected in what
visitors post on social media.
Mangum renewed his certification
on April 2 and has high praise for the
five-member team at Visit Stockton.
“They’re such a wonderful group
of people to work with, so on top
of it. Any information we need, it’s
almost immediate. They’re doing a
really good job there.”
The CTA class grew from about 30
in its first year to 188 this year.
“They had everybody from legislators to pedicab drivers, dry cleaning
owners, business owners, a lot of
hotel managers, pretty much anything you can think of, real diverse,”
Mangum said.
“It’s a way to enhance the knowledge of citizens to uplift the city.
Stockton hasn’t been known for being the best of cities. We are here to
change that reputation, to help people realize it’s a safe place to come to
with great places to stay. People come
with a mindset of ‘I’ve heard a lot of
things about Stockton,’ and immediately change their perspective when
we tell them we have this, we have
that. They say, ‘I had no idea!’”
Classes are bi-monthly, and the class
that began on April 30 was at full capacity. Rhea indicated that industryspecific classes are a possibility, such
as a class for realtors or docents.
CTAs who renew their certification
earn points for attending local events
and staying engaged. The program
sends out a bimonthly newsletter and
builds in experiences such as visits
to the Haggin Museum, the Stockton
Arena, the Stockton Oktoberfest, and
preview nights at a play.
“It’s about building this family of
tourism ambassadors, not just having letters after your name,” Rhea
said. “It’s about staying updated. It’s a
learning process, being a CTA.”
9. Commercial real estate brokers
are your friends…and also your
biggest asset
Whether you decide to list your office space for lease with a commercial
real estate broker or not, always make
sure the brokerage community knows
about your space.
The power of the brokerage community is something no single individual can ever replicate; Brokers
from all firms work with each other
to make deals happen. Each broker
knows owners, buyers, and tenants,
and their primary job is to match
them up with the properties or tenants that best match their needs, regardless of who represents a property.
At times one broker will refer another broker (and his/her client) to
a different broker even if he doesn’t
get compensated simply because he
knows that broker has space that
would be a better fit. But if brokers
are not aware of a building or vacancy, it will not be top of mind when
they have a client who fits.
10. Execute the plan
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Once you have your leasing plan for
your office building you must follow
it, review it and reassess it. I recommend you meet with your leasing team
at least once a month to see how the
plan is being executed and make sure
it is working. This keeps all parties accountable to the plan (and each other)
and allows you to make changes swiftly.
Having an office building is a great
asset with many long and short term
benefits. But those benefits only apply when the building is leased and
producing income.
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May 2014
Business Journal Insight & Analysis
CENTRAL VALLEY
The right blend
By KENT HOHLFELD
LODI -- A controversy is fermenting along with the
wine in the grape country of San Joaquin County.
The San Joaquin County Community Development Department recently released a draft of a new
winery ordinance that changes everything from the
classifications for wineries to how many events can
be held on their properties.
“Currently we are just kind of reviewing,” said
Kyle Lerner, co-owner of Harney Lane Winery.
“What they are proposing, I’m not overly excited, but
it’s got a long ways to go before it’s finalized.”
The new ordinance would replace existing laws
that were put in place in 2004 that govern things
such as how wineries are classified as small, medium and large (eliminating the boutique category).
When the original law was passed, local wine
tasting rooms were relatively few and the activities they hosted were small. Today more than 60
wine tasting rooms dot northern San Joaquin
County. They host everything from corporate gatherings to local concerts.
“Their primary concern (in the early 2000s) was
in regulating meeting halls, where you could have
weddings, that could develop in rural areas,” said
Lerner. “It was written fairly loosely.”
Today, some wineries host spring and summer concerts, rent out facilities for business functions and
allow groups to have celebrations on their premises.
With that growth has come complaints from the
surrounding neighbors. Greg and Nancy Hennefer
live on West Turner Road and have watched traffic
and noise increase in their rural area.
“We have one winery that has concerts that go late
into the night,” said Nancy Hennefer. “There is nobody to enforce the rules. We are not anti-winery, but
we don’t want to hear rock concerts in our backyard
all night. We just want someone to enforce the rules.”
The draft of the new ordinance would limit the
number of events wineries could have as well as the
time that events could take place.
“They want to limit outdoor activities (featuring amplified music) to 5 p.m.,” said Lodi Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO Commerce Pat Patrick. “During the
summer, the sun doesn’t even go down until after 8.”
He acknowledges area residents have real concerns
about winery events’ noise and traffic. Patrick believes
many of those issues have already been dealt with.
HARNEY LANE WINERY
“Most of the complaints centered around four
wineries,” Patrick said. “The wineries have made
changes, and we haven’t had many issues recently.”
Patrick said other parts of the ordinance looked as
though they were based on wineries found in the Napa
Valley vs. those in the San Joaquin Valley. The new law
would also limit retail space in a wine tasting room to 200
feet, down from 30 percent of the footage in the old law.
While that might not affect larger wineries in
Napa that are almost entirely dedicated to wine,
enthusiasts find a more eclectic mix of wineries in
San Joaquin County.
“Each of these wineries is different,” Patrick
said. “They reflect the interests and passions of
the owner. Some sell antiques. Some couldn’t fit
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PROPOSED WINERY ORDINANCE
WINERY
Winery Classifications:
► Large: A winery must produce a minimum of 555.1 tons of grapes or
approximately 100,000 gallons of wine per year, among other requirements.
► Medium: A medium winery must produce a minimum of 201 tons of grapes or
approximately 36,000 gallons of wine, and no more than 555 tons of grapes or
approximately 99,999 gallons of wine per year.
► Small: A
small winery, among other requirements, must produce a minimum of
more than 1.1 tons of grapes or approximately 201 gallons of wine, and no more
than 200 tons of grapes or approximately 36,000 gallons of wine per year.
Requirements:
A small winery must be located on a lot of at least five acres. A use permit is
required for any small winery proposing marketing events.
►
HARNEY LANE WINERY
The proposed ordinance seeks to balance the need for wineries to hold events with neighbors’ priority of
preserving Lodi’s rural charm.
into 200 square feet.”
Area wineries and residents got their
chance to address these issues at a public
comment meeting April 24 in Stockton.
“I think we learned a lot of the differing opinions and things that we have
to reexamine,” said Kerry Sullivan,
director of the San Joaquin Development Department. “The 5 p.m. cutoff of
amplified events seems to be very important and may need to be looked at.”
Sullivan and her department continued to take comments until April 30.
The department will continue revising the ordinance through May before
presenting it to the Planning Commission. Eventually it will go to the Board
of Supervisors for final approval.
The key item facing supervisors is
balancing the impact of wineries in
the rural countryside and its residents
while allowing the growing agri-tourism industry to continue to flourish.
“The county wants to do what is right
by everyone,” said Patrick. “There are
people who want to see no tourists in
the county. The people in farming that
are against having people in the rural
areas are shortsighted in my view. We
have to find a balance. We can’t rob the
rural area of its serenity, but this is the
fastest growing industry in the north
county. Why would we want to slow that
down and throw a blanket on that?”
►
An off-site wine cellar can have a maximum of 10 marketing events per year.
A small winery can have a maximum of 12 marketing events per year.
A medium winery can have a maximum of 15 marketing events per year.
A large winery can have a maximum of 20 marketing events per year.
►
►
A maximum of one marketing event can be held per week.
Small wineries, between a minimum of 5 and 9.9 acres, and off-site wine
cellars can have a maximum of 150 attendees per event. Parcels with a
minimum of 10 acres can have a maximum of 300 attendees.
►
Large and medium wineries with a minimum of 10 acres can have a maximum
of 300 attendees.
►
Outdoor amplified sound is permitted between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. two times
per month.
►
►
Marketing events must end by 10 p.m.
SOURCE: San Joaquin County Community Development Department
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May 2014
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
Ranked by Number of Employees. Ties ranked in Alphabetical Order.
Rank
Company Name
Address
1
Collins Electrical Company, Inc.
611 W. Fremont Street
Stockton, CA 95203
2
Industrial Electrical Company
1417 Coldwell Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
3
Best Electric
1322 7th Street
Modesto, CA 95354
4
Bockmon & Woody Electric Co., Inc.
1528 El Pinal Drive
Stockton, CA 95205
5
Access Electric
1990 Foundry Court
Ceres, CA 95307
6
Pacific Metro Electric, Inc.
3150 E. Fremont Street
Stockton, CA 95205
7
Kirkes Electric
999 N. Golden State Boulevard
Turlock, CA 95380
8
Top Local Executive
Phone
Web Address
Eugene C. Gini
(209) 466-3691
collinselectric.com
David Howell
(209) 527-2800
industrialelectrical.com
Number
of Local
Employees
Yr Round/Peak
275/425
200/200 +
Services Provided
Biggest Projects
Electrical contracting
Kaiser Hospital campus, Modesto
St. Joseph’s Medical Center Women/Children Pavilion,
Stockton
Amazon fulfillment Center
Full service electrical company, specializing in industrial
electrical services for industry, commercial and
institutional companies and projects
Year
Est.
1928
1935
Dimitri Guzman
(209) 569-0120
bestelectricca.com
50
24-hour emergency service, commercial, industrial,
residential, agriculture
free estimates on new installations
1959
Gary Woody
Jeff and Greg Bockmon
(209) 464-4878
bockmonwoody.com
50
New construction, remodels and maintenance
Qualified and approved control panel builder
24-hour emergency service
1990
Walter Resendes
(209) 577-1491
accesstopower.com
45
Design/build, electrical engineering/design, new
construction, commercial TI, network cabling, facility
maintenance, and industrial construction
2001
Glen Rigsbee
(209) 939-3222
pacificmetroelectric.com
45
Installation, maintenance, repairs, design/build,
commercial tenant improvements, and stainless steel
purge welding
1995
Kyle Kirkes, President
(209) 634-9301
kirkeselectric.com
44
Commercial, design, industrial service, specialty home
services, electrical design and lighting design
1949
Acme Electric Company
1025 S. Kilroy Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Buster Lucas
(209) 667-2851
acme-electric.net
32
Electrical contractor for commercial, industrial,
agricultural, and solar installation
1970
9
Brite Electric
490 S. Golden State Boulevard
Turlock, CA 95380
Frank Lemos
(209) 632-7291
brite-electric.com
25
All phases electrical service, including solar
1983
10
Carr Electric
3750 Wilcox Road
Stockton, CA 95215
Richard Carr
(209) 931-5910
carrelectricinc.com
20
Complete electrical services for both residential and
commercial
$500,000 job in Stockton
1979
11
Quantum Electric
1745 Mc Conmick Street
Turlock, CA 95380
Lance Donaldson
(209) 667-6574
quantumelectric.net
13
Full service electrical company, residential, commercial,
industrial
1998
12
S. D. Electric, Inc.
1852 W. 11th Street, Ste. 327
Tracy, CA 95376
Steve Hanson
(209) 832-0870
sdelectricinc.com
10
Specializes in industrial and commercial work with an
emphasis in public works
2000
13
Wilkinson Electric, Inc.
12321 Rodden Road
Oakdale, CA 95361
14
American Power & Communications
1416 Mariani Court, Ste. 130
Tracy, CA 95376
15
Big Valley Electric
19057 E. Gawne Road
Stockton, CA 95215
16
BTS Electric
6 Sierra Vista Place
Lodi, CA 95240
17
New Energy Homes
151 N. California Avenue
Oakdale, CA 95361
18
Commercial, agricultural, residential, industrial
500,00000 Commercial PW jobs
Free estimates, senior and military discounts
24 hours emergency services
Electrical, voice/data, solar
Villa Tuscany Park, Stockton CA
Starbucks - Various Bay Area locations
Matthew Wilkinson
(209) 678-2161
wilkinsonelectriccompany.com
10/15
Dustin Wortham
(209) 833-1369
americanpowercomm.net
8/20
James A. Coyle Jr.
(209) 986-3550
bigvalleyelectric.com
8/16
Commercial, industrial, design/build and engineering
services
UPS Data Center, Tracy Defense Depo
2004
Jerry Branson
(209) 367-1403
btselectricservice.com
5/8
Electrical, mechanical, network, automation
7-11 television
2008
2007
2004
Steve Vella
(209) 321-0239
illuminex.com
5
Energy efficient lighting LED, electrical contracting, solar
2011
A.S.A.P. Electric, Inc.
PO Box 692362
Stockton, CA 95269
Rick Carlson
(209) 473-8555
asapelectric.info
3
Residential, small commercial projects, mobile homes.
Surface upgrades, work with real estate firms for home
repairs and inspection upgrades
1991
19
Pacific Electric
P.O. Box 5366
Stockton, CA 95205
James Clevenger
(209) 456-1236
None
3
Commercial, residential, industrial, repairs, remodel,
panel changes and new construction
2002
20
Gunsch Electric, Inc.
1086 Bessemer Avenue, Ste. B
Manteca, CA 95337
Ed Gunsch Jr.
(209) 823-7687
gunschelectric.com
1
Commercial, residential, and industrial
1987
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[email protected]. Copyright Central Valley Business Journal.
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611 West Fremont Street,
Stockton, CA
209.466.3691
A leading construction and engineering firm in
Northern California, with offices in Sacramento,
Stockton, Modesto, Fresno and Marina.
Women’s & Children’s Pavilion - St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Maintains a market focus on all commercial,
industrial and institutional market segments
throughout Northern California.
Is an IBEW Union contractor, maintaining a long-term
reputation for unmatched quality and excellence in design
construction and project management, since 1928.
We excel in the area of design-build services and
are known for: quality proposals, conceptual pricing
expertise and excellence in fast-track delivery methods.
280MW Power Plant - Mariposa Energy Project | Byron, CA
Visit collinselectric.com/company for a complete overview of projects and career opportunities.
BUILD GREEN WITH:
• Design-Build
• Construction
• Management
• Solar Integration
SM
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Call 209-943-2881 today
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Hutchins Street Square
Community and Conference Center
Set on 10 beautiful acres and conveniently
located in the heart of Lodi.
Rooms for every occasion
◊ Social Events
◊ Business Conferences
◊ Wedding Ceremonies & Receptions
◊ Concerts & Theatrical Performances
Rotunda Entrance
Charlene Powers Lange Theatre
Oak Street Entrance
Cottage & Pisano Rooms
Crete Hall
Kirst Hall
Reserve your room today!
125 S. Hutchins Street Lodi, CA 95240
209.333.6782
hutchinsstreetsquare.com
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MANAGEMENT
Wanted: CEOs who
are new to top job
Organizations looking for new CEOs
typically prefer to hire individuals with
a depth of experience and who have
been CEOs at other companies. A recent study has determined that this is
not always the wisest course of action.
Researchers Burak Koyuncu and
Monica Hamori have found that the
average return on assets for CEOs who
have transitioned from one CEO position to another was 48 percent lower
than for those who had no prior CEO
experience. New CEOs performed better
if they had worked in a broader variety
of positions before taking the helm.
The potential pitfall of hiring experienced CEOs is that they may bring into
a new organization fixed assumptions
about how tasks should be done. They
try to apply old solutions to new problems. They may lack an understanding of the new company’s culture, its
markets and its employees. According
to the researchers, “The greater the opportunity for acculturation, the greater
the chance the company can avoid falling into the CEO experience trap.”
Women are often overlooked for highlevel positions. In fact, only 4.5 percent
of Fortune 1000 CEO positions are occupied by women. This trend is gradually changing with successful new
leaders like Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook. Her book “Lean In” describes the
special challenges women face as they
move up the corporate ladder.
More than half of the business students at CSU Stanislaus are women,
and in an effort to encourage its female students to believe in themselves
and to reach higher, CSU Stanislaus
holds an annual Women’s Leadership
Forum. This year, the focus was on
developing tomorrow’s leaders. Four
successful women CEOs or presidents
talked to students about their career
paths and their tips for success.
The panelists
were: Sharon Silva, president and
CEO of the Turlock Chamber
of Commerce;
Lynn Dickerson,
CEO of the Gallo
Center for the
Arts; Martha
Connor, president and CEO of
DirectLine Technologies; and Bev
Linda Nowak
Finley, past CEO
Dean, College of Business
of the Stanislaus CSU Stanislaus
Medical Center.
All four had very
diverse career paths, but they all were
strong women who had overcome any
challenges that were put in front of them.
They believed in themselves.
Connor explained that what best
prepared her for leadership was the
development of her critical thinking skills. She explained that being a
successful CEO means that you need
to be a good problem solver. She also
emphasized that it is important to
have a great mentor. A mentor could
be a boss, a colleague or friend. A good
mentor needs to be positive and accessible — only a phone call away.
What do I tell my business students
who want to be CEOs someday? Finish
your undergraduate degree and then
think about a MBA. Believe in yourself.
Learn from your mistakes and pick yourself back up. Set goals. Pay your dues —
it may take years. Be disciplined. Always
do your best work. Keep aiming higher!
Business
Watch
Pacific’s Plovnick to retire in June
STOCKTON -- Mark Plovnick, who has
been at the University of the Pacific for
25 years will retire at the end of the academic year, the university announced.
Plovnick has been director of
economic development at Pacific
since 2006 and dean of the Eberhardt
School of Business for 17 years.
“Mark has been a significant asset for University of the Pacific both
as dean of the Eberhardt School of
Business and as director of Economic
Development,” said Vice President for
External Relations and Athletics Ted
Leland. “He led the Eberhardt School
through some great transitions, did
a great job with fundraising and has
also been one of the most visible
members of the Pacific family in the
business community.”
In both jobs the university said
Plovnick has been responsible for significant growth in size and scope of
the units he managed and the development of many new programs for the
University, including the MBA program, the Business Forecasting Center
and the Institute for
Family Business in
the business school,
as well as the San
Joaquin Angels and
the San Joaquin
Entrepreneur Challenge while serving
Plovnik
as director of Economic Development.
Plovnick said he plans to remain in
Stockton and stay active in the community.
“I plan to remain involved with
many of the organizations with whom
I am associated including the Bank
of Agriculture and Commerce and
the San Joaquin Angels. But I should
have a little more time for family and
travel, too, after June.” Plovnik said.
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MANAGEMENT
Top traits of successful
family businesses
Last month’s article included a list of
the first five of the top ten traits of successful family firms. I noted that these
traits were listed in no particular order.
Several readers emailed to ask
which of the traits are most important? Before we get to the next five, let
me answer that question. Whether or
not you are part of a family business,
all successful organizations require
many different quality traits to reach
their goals. Of these traits, vision and
communication are always at the top.
Successful business leaders need to
have vision. They need to be able to see
the future and understand how their
product or service fits into that future.
Someone without vision might get
lucky once or twice. But without a clear
vision, it will be a short-lived victory.
The second most important trait is
communication. Having a vision without the ability to communicate it is like
being Mozart without a piano. Although
you clearly hear it in your head, the rest
of the world never gets to enjoy it. It is
critical for the success of a business to
be able to excite others by communicating a vision. When identifying future
leaders in any organization, look for
those that have a clear vision and the
ability to communicate it with passion.
The first five traits included vision, family constitutions, communication, developing the next generation, and employment policies. The
second five traits of successful family businesses are as follows:
Succession Planning
Successful families understand the
importance of creating sustainable
leadership. The oldest family business
in the United States was started in the
1600s. It has gone through more than
40 generations of leaders. Succession
planning involves building the next
generation of leaders by engaging
them early on in their lives.
Many families wait until the kids
are in college before they have “the
talk.” Which is simply, “Are you coming into the family business?” What if
that discussion began in high school or
earlier and the passion of the kids were
developed into a business strategy that
involved their education? Imagine how
powerful that becomes to engaging the
next generation of leadership.
Outside Board Members
Typical family firms begin with
Dad, Mom, Uncle Bob and maybe their
business attorney meeting informally
around the dinner table. In most cases, Dad clearly demonstrates how the
board is to vote on items. When Dad
asks for everyone in favor to say “yes,”
he is actually nodding as he says it.
If he brings up something for people
to vote no on then he subtlety shakes
his head while presenting it. It is clear
how board members are to vote.
Successful boards realize that to take
the family firm to the highest level, they
need to expand their board beyond the
capabilities of
the family and
look for outside
board members
who will help
professionalize
the board with
additional experience, knowledge
and skillsets.
This creates a
more professional
atmosphere and
raises the level
of the board and
Peter Johnson
management
Pacific - Eberhardt
team.
School of Business
Hire and
Develop the
Best People (Including Advisers)
Great family business leaders surround themselves with people who are
bright, energetic and confident. This
includes employees, family members
and professional advisers -- people who
are more experienced, knowledgeable
and skilled in specific areas than the
leader. They want people who are going
to speak up and help lead the business
in the right direction. They are not intimidated by intelligent and motivated
people. They also don’t let cost be a deterrent to hiring the best people.
Never Stop Learning
Successful businesses are always
looking for ways to improve, innovate and transition when necessary.
To be successful they have to be
continually learning. They belong to
groups like Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the University of the
Pacific Institute for Family Business
or other groups that allow for leaders
to come together and share issues
and solutions. In addition they read
books, blogs and other resources
both in and out of their industries.
Execute
Jumping out of a plane with a parachute is not enough. You have to pull
the cord. Many businesses (family or
otherwise) start the strategic planning
process. They come up with a plan and
then congratulate themselves for a job
well done. Then the plan goes on the
shelf to gather dust. Family business
leaders understand that they can’t kick
the tough decisions down the road for
other family members to clean up.
Lack of execution today leads to potentially large challenges in the future. Many
leaders know in their heart that one of
their children is more capable or qualified
than the others. The successful businesses
acknowledge it and deal with it. Other
businesses will wait until Dad passes
away and then let the children fight it out.
Clear
Vision
Please see CLEAR VISION Page 43
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Discount offered for Executive Master of Business Administration program
STOCKTON -- The California State
University, Stanislaus College of Business Administration is enrolling students in its next cohort of the Executive
Master of Business Administration
(EMBA) program this September at the
university’s Stockton Center.
This will be the 10th cohort and to mark
the occasion and recognize the community’s support, the college is offering a
$1,000 tuition discount to applicants who
complete the application checklist at www.
csustan.edu/emba/how-apply by June 30.
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“The EMBA program provides a synergistic learning environment and an
efficient and flexible format to complete
the degree,” said Katrina Kidd, Executive and Online MBA program director.
“We welcome the opportunity to share
more information with you.”
The EMBA program is accredited by
the Association to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business (AACSB) International and provides an affordable and
flexible way for professionals to advance
in their careers or develop new business-
es, the university said. Classes are held
on Saturdays only. Students take 36 units
and earn their degree in just 15 months.
According to the university, the
EMBA Program provides a team-focused approach to learning in small cohort groups of students. The approach
encourages a collegial opportunity,both
in and out of the classroom, so students
can come up with practical and creative solutions to their organizational
challenges by working with their faculty and team members.
For information about the EMBA program and to sign up for an information
session with the program director, visit
www.csustan.edu/emba.
Online MBA applicants can also qualify for the $1,000 tuition discount by completing the application checklist at www.
csustan.edu/omba/how-apply by June
30th. The next Online MBA program
starts in August and allows you to earn
your MBA anytime, from anywhere. For
information about the Online MBA program, visit www.csustan.edu/omba.
TAXING MATTERS
court must review the conservatorship
proceeding periodically to ascertain
that the best interests of the conservatee are being addressed. Accordingly,
the court investigator has to report to
the court six months after the appointment of the conservator whether the
conservatorship is appropriate and
whether the conservator is acting in
the best interests of the conservatee.
Additionally, after appointment of the
conservator, the court investigator
must report to the court one year after
appointment of the conservator and
annually thereafter unless the court
orders a different review period.
Where the conservatorship proceeding is a court proceeding, it is public,
time consuming, and expensive. Using
the DPA or AHCD will be preferable in
most instances. However, the DPA or
AHCD will not protect against the potential for abuse by the agent. Accordingly, it is imperative that a proper agent
be appointed in the DPA and AHCD.
There are many issues involved in a
proper estate plan that go beyond the
basic will and revocable living trust.
Accordingly, using online legal forms
or using attorneys who do not specialize in estate planning can do more
harm than good. When dealing with
your health, finances and well-being,
seek the best counsel possible.
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How does that ensure the future success
of the business? Successful companies
are willing to make tough short term decisions for long term success.
These 10 traits offer a roadmap for
families that want to reach success over
multiple generations. Running a family
business can be an incredibly rewarding experience or a horrible nightmare.
The choice is up to the family.
If you would like to contribute to
this list of successful family business
traits, feel free to contact me.
Until next time, make it a great day
towards your best year ever!
-Peter Johnson is the Director of the
Westgate Center for Leadership and
Management Development and the Institute for Family Business in the Eberhardt School of Business at the University of the Pacific. He welcomes your feedback and can be reached at 209.946.3912
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SOLAR CONTRACTORS
Rank
1
2
Company Name
Address
1st Light Energy, Inc.
1869 Moffet Boulevard
Manteca, CA 95336
SolarCity
2001 Arch-Airport Road Ste. 300
Stockton, CA 95206
Top Local Executive
Local Phone
Web Address
Justin Krum
(209) 824-5500
1stlightenergy.com
Dennis Cox
Regional Vice President
(888) 765-2489
solarcity.com
Number of local
employees year
round-peak
200
129
Services Offered
Notable Projects
Solar panel sales and installation
SolarCity (NASDA: SCTY) provides clean energy. The company has disrupted
the century-old industry by providing renewable electricity directly to
homeowners, businesses and government organizations for less than they
spend on utility bills. SolarCity gives customers control of their energy costs
to protect them from rising rates. The company offers solar power, energy
efficiency, and battery storage, and makes clean energy easy by taking care of
everything from design and permitting to monitoring and maintenance.
Year
Est.
2004
2013
Multiple Walmart sites, Rabobank, the San Joaquin County Office of
Education, Venture Academy, and hundreds of residential solar installations, as
well as SolarCity’s Stockton operations center, a job creator.
3
Panelized Structures Inc.
DBA Panelized Solar
5731 Stoddard Road
Modesto, CA 95356
90 yr
110 pk
Solar system design and installation, photovoltaic roof and ground mounted
systems
Diamond Pet Foods, Ripon 1.1 mW
Cal Almond Huller, Turlock 434 kW
1989
4
JKB Energy
941 E. Monte Vista Avenue
Turlock, CA 95382
55 yr
72 pk
Sales, design, engineering, procurement, installation, construction, service of
solar power systems.
Farmer’s Co-Operative, Modesto 874 kW
Spycher Brothers, Turlock 400kW
Dave Wilson Nursery, Hickman (3 projects)
1981
5
Acme Electric Company
1025 S. Kilroy Road
Turlock, CA 95380
Solar installation and service work
1970
6
Honey’s Air
5536 Pironne Road
Salida, CA 95368
Dale Kujawski
(209) 523-2345
honeysair.net
30 yr
35 pk
Solar systems between 6 and 92 panels
1980
7
T.A. Krause, Inc.
11275 Leach Road
Lodi, CA 95240
Troy Anthony Krause
(209) 339-9165
takrause.com
8 yr
15pk
Solar, roofing, specialty, coatings
Commercial: 80 kw system in Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential: 10.2 kw in Lodi, CA
1988
8
American Power and Communications
1416 Mariani Court, Ste. 130
Tracy, CA 95376
Dustin Wortham
(209) 833-1369
americanpowercomm.net
8 yr
20 pk
Commercial, industrial and residential installations, design, building and
engineering
Villa Tuscany Park, Stockton CA
Starbucks - Various Bay Area locations
2004
9
Renewable Integrator, Inc.
793 S. Tracy Boulevard, Ste. 275
Tracy, CA 95376
Joe Silveira, CEO
(209) 832-9463
renewableintegrator.com
8 yr
6 pk
Solar sales, design, and installation
PV Solar System for the city of Tracy at the Tracy Police Department and the
Boyd Service Center
2008
10
Mid-State Solar
450 Glass Lane Ste. A-1
Modesto, CA 95356
Philip Yakligian, President
(209) 551-7800
midstatesolar.com
7 yr
10 pk
Solar thermal & photovoltaic systems
Design, sales, installation an services for residential, commercial and Ag
application.
1977
11
TYMCO Electrical & Solar Contractor
5354 Eleanor Road
Oakdale, CA 95361
12
BTA Solar
P.O. Box 188
Linden, CA 95236
13
Lee-Way Custom Contractors
16350 Targowski Lane
Tracy, CA 95304
14
Advanced Commercial Enterprises
702 Church Street
Modesto, CA 95357
15
Eagle Energy Electric Company
1537 Mitchell Avenue
Escalon, CA 95320
Keith Coonce, President
(209) 343-8600
panelizedsolar.com
James Brenda, President
(209) 668-5303
jkbenergy.com
Buster Lucas
(209) 667-2851
acme-electric.net
32
Michele Crook
(209) 869-2707
tymcoelectricsolar.com
5
Residential and commercial PV electric systems, components
Solar water pumps, passive solar design or architecture services
Energy system consulting, engineering, installation and service
2001
Rich Remington
(209) 483-2991
btasolar.com
4
Photovoltaic design and installation
Grid tie or off grid systems
2004
Ron W. Lee
(209) 321-7233
None
4
Solar energy system design and installation
1981
Michael Flood
(209) 526-2790
acesolarspecialists.com
3
Photovoltaic technology installation
Electrical contracting
1985
Dennis Nipper
(209) 838-7905
None
2
Complete solar installation, from paperwork, pulling permits to handling
electric company
After system is installed its monitored via Internet
All products made in America
1986
Solar Contractors
Rank Out of County
local contracts or bids
Top Local Executive
Local Phone
Web Address
1
The Solar Company
20861 Wilbeam Avenue
Castro Valley, CA 94546
Mark Danenhower
( 209) 676-3123
thesolarco.com
90 yr
95 pk
Commercial and residential solar design and installation
Designed and installed over 1 MW of solar power for several commercial
projects in Northern California
2
Suntrek Industries
5 Holland, Ste. 215
Irvine, CA 92618
Roy Heine, President, CEO
(800) 292-7648
suntreksolar.com
75 yr
100 pk
Swimming pool solar, photovoltaic, solar hot water
3
SunnyCal Solar
A division of Dollens Electric Corp.
842 East Hwy 88
Jackson, CA 95642
Steve Dollens, CEO
(209) 772-1100
sunnycalsolar.com
Number of local
employees year
round-peak
15 yr
9 pk
Services Offered
Notable Projects
Yosemite National Park
Solar power systems, energy management, and electrical contracting
Major installation for local communications company, multiple contracts
Year
Est.
1990
1991
2005
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May 2014
How to rank in Google with multiple locations
The biggest problem for small to
medium sized businesses is ranking
well in search engines when they
have big name competitors.
It is easy for companies with a lot
of spending power to get noticed in
search. They can spend big dollars
to display ads for anything related to
their products or services, so people
often assume that large brands are impossible to beat in search unless they,
too, spend a lot of money.
That is not usually the case as the
content on their website is typically
not very specific to each of their locations. While we may have a dozen or
fewer locations, they have hundreds of
locations to worry about. That gives us
the upper hand when it comes to optimizing our websites to help each of
our locations rank better organically
(which means for free).
Google and other search engines use
location data to decide what to display
when a person performs a search.
People often include the city or region
in their search when they are looking
for something local. Google also favors
companies with physical locations
over those who simply mention names
of locations they service. Having an
actual address and phone number for
your business locations is important
to your local search results.
Domain names
These days having the city name in
your domain name is not important.
Google says that they do not rank
domain names with keywords higher
than those without these days. This is
good because we can keep our branding consistent rather than having
multiple domain names and websites
with the city
name in them.
I recommend
focusing on one
website rather
than having a
website for each
location. Not
only is it hard
to keep each
website up to
date, it’s no
longer needed
to rank well in
search. Search
engines are
Jerad Hill
good at cross
Owner
referencing
Hill Media Group
data. Each website also would
be ranked separately, so website may
rank well in one area and not as well
in another where there is more competition. Multiple websites also result in
duplicate content, something search
engines do not like. Google may decide
to prioritize rank to your smallest
location and not include duplicate content from other location websites. It is
better to have one About page than 20
About pages across multiple sites.
I suggest setting up your URL structure like this: http://hillmediagroup.
com/locations/modesto
Location-specific content
On the landing page for each of
your locations you will want to pro-
Social
Maverick
vide content that is optimized for
each location. By creating individual
pages for each of your locations, you
can create unique information about
that location. Do not use the same
content on all of your location pages,
though. Create something unique so
Google does not discount those pages
due to duplicate content.
Think about the user experience. What
is unique about the location? Try to
keep at least 60 percent of the content
on your location pages unique.
Pro Tip: Listing reviews or customer testimonials on location pages
that is specific to that location is a
great option.
Google+ Local
A few years ago, listing your company on as many online directory sites
was the key to ranking high in local
search. Today, Google has moved their
local business pages over to Google+.
Google+ is Google’s social network
and it is really pushing integration. I
still recommend having your company
locations listed on local directory sites
such as CitySearch, Yellowpages.com,
Yelp and others, but it is not as important as your Google+ local page.
You should have a Google+ page for
each of your locations. Make sure the
pages are filled out as completely as
possible. Make sure you have a unique
phone number for each location as
well. That does not mean that you need
to consistently post content to these
pages, the information just needs to be
kept up to date. Make sure to check out
Google’s Policies and Guidelines on
locations. Link: http://bit.ly/googleplacesguide
Pro Tip: Make sure your Name, Address and Phone number is consistent
across all listings online, including
your website and social media pages.
Conclusion
Managing multiple locations online
can seem like a daunting task, but if
you set everything up correctly, you
won’t end up spreading your efforts
too thin. Always measure what you
are doing. Make sure you have Google
Analytics or some other form of web
traffic analysis in place. It will be nearly impossible to know what is working
and what is not without data.
Creating pages and content is time
consuming work. Search engines are
getting smarter but they still require
good information in order to do their
work. I have found that if you setup
your website so it is easy to read
and navigate, people will find it if
they have an interest in what you
are offering. Search engines are now
beginning to reward those who work
with the end user in mind.
Pro Tip: Avoid SEO companies
that cold call you with offers to get
your site ranking #1 in search results.
Many of those companies use blackhat techniques to build links to your
website and/or create content that
tries to trick search engines. When
Google Panda updated its algorithm,
many websites using questionable
methods dropped drastically in rank.
It’s easier to play by the rules than it
is to clean up the mess later.
Network security starts with strong passwords
When the Internet was designed,
the concept of security was not a
thought in the minds of the inventors.
The concept was simply to share information, which was successful, but
over time we’ve come to find out that
we don’t want to share everything
with everyone on the Internet.
In helping to manage technology
for organizations of 30 users or 20,000
users, one thing is clear: network security keeps everyone up at night. It’s
a mysterious topic, and the potential
outcome of being hacked has an even
more mysterious outcome.
In working with hundreds of organizations, I’ve witnessed firsthand
security being breached and even resulting in fairly substantial amounts
of money being lost.
In my experience, many of these
situations had a common theme of
weak or exposed passwords. I cannot
tell you how many times I’ve seen
passwords for computers, servers,
applications and even commercial
banking written on a sticky note and
taped to a monitor.
In a recent study by PC World, more
than 70 percent of security breaches
came from inside the organization.
Before you start looking suspiciously
around the office, understand the
majority of these breaches were not
purposeful. They were simply not
protecting passwords, using simple passwords
or making them
easily accessible
to individuals
who shouldn’t
have them.
Here are four
ways I’ve found
to help you avoid
being hacked due Practical
to weak password Technology
management:
David
Burn all the
sticky notes
Darmstandler
It’s ironic that
Vice President
organizations
of Data Path
can spend so
much money on
technology to prevent hacking from
the outside, only to have the entire organization exposed by a simple sticky
note. In the same way that you don’t
leave a key in your front door or the
code to your garage on your keypad –
leaving passwords out for anyone to
obtain can be detrimental.
I’ve found that many individuals
think their areas are secure, but
you get more traffic around your
desk and work area than you may be
aware of. You have visitors, cleaning
services and others walking through
your office, and any of those individuals can quickly snap a photo of a
password with their phones.
Look for the “s”
When you’re creating passwords or
logging into any website, always ensure you look at the address bar. You
want to make sure you see “https://”
before a website and not just “http:”
– the difference is encryption. The
“s” stands for “secure” and requires
websites to utilize a secure certificate,
which is generally purchased through
a third party that has identified the
website is legitimate.
Create stronger passwords
The strength of your password is
equivalent to how well your deadbolt
on your house can prevent intruders. If you make your password easy
to guess or your use dates, numbers
or names that would be easy for
someone to guess you’re creating the
wrong passwords.
In working with customers, there
have been a few times in my career
that I can look around someone’s desk
and put some names and numbers together from information I gathered to
successfully guess their password.
There’s nothing wrong with using
things you can remember, but there
are a few ways to enhance your
passwords. Include numbers, and
characters to strengthen passwords.
In Google’s recommendations for
passwords, they suggest you come
up with phrases as opposed to just
a word; this makes passwords more
difficult to guess and crack since
they tend to be longer.
Use different passwords
One of the biggest mistakes I
see from users is using the same
password. Do not use the same
password for your social networks,
as you do for you banking websites.
Don’t use the same password for
your work environment as you do
for your Twitter account.
Large public and social services are
big targets for hacking attempts. When
they get hacked, your email address
and passwords can be exposed. Guess
what. When they have your email (and
if the password is the same as your
work email) they now have your password for your work email and even a
potential way into your network.
May 2014
47
Stockton Asparagus
Festival hopes for
attendance rebound
SJ COUNTY
BRIEFS
Calvirgin olive oil wins
gold medal
LODI — Coldani Olive Ranch received a gold medal for its Calvirgin
olive oil in the New York International Olive Oil competition, the
company announced.
“Awards like this are humbling and
a nice pat on the back
for our company and
family. Sometimes all
of us often move at
lightning speed with
our heads down so it
is nice to stop and enjoy what we are doing
from time to time,”
said one of Coldani
Olive Ranch’s owners
and olive miller Mike Coldani.
Along with the gold medal, the Calvirgin received a designation as one
of the “Best Olive Oils in the World”
from the competition’s judges who
tasted more than 650 Extra Virgin olive oils from 22 different countries.
Coldani said California olive oils are
getting more respect among experts
around the world.
“This industry has changed a lot in
a short amount of time and consumers
are starting to become aware of the
great olive oils we make here (United
States). The U.S. collected the third
most awards by country in the competition. Ten years ago I don’t think that
would have happened,” he said.
Hanley Construction
joins American Buildings
Company network
STOCKTON -- Hanley Construction,
Inc. of Stockton has been added to
the American Buildings Company’s
national network of builders, ABC announced April 15.
The move gives Hanley access to a
variety of sales, marketing, engineering and design tools to ensure their
STOCKTON -- Attendance figures for
the 29th annual Asparagus Festival,
held April 25-27, were not immediately available, but the crowds certainly
seemed big -- especially on Saturday
and Sunday.
A thunderstorm shut down the
festival early on Friday, but the rest
of the weekend produced festivalfriendly weather.
Organizers were hoping attendance would bounce back from the
25 percent drop last year when 75,237
came and $63,550 was raised for more
than 100 nonprofit organizations.
Here are some figures Executive
Director Kate Post was able to give us:
• 29,000 orders of deep fried asparagus
• 3,450 beef and asparagus sandwiches
• 2,200 asparagus burritos
• 3,500 orders of asparagus pasta
• 7,000 ice cream orders
businesses function at the highest
level, ABC said.
Family-owned Hanley Construction
has served the San Joaquin Countyarea since 1954.
ABC is a leading domestic and international manufacturer and marketer
of high-quality metal building systems for industrial, commercial, and
institutional construction markets.
PG&E to upgrade gas
pipeline in Tracy
TRACY -- Pacific Gas and Electric
Company (PG&E) began
work in April to upgrade 4,400 feet of natural gas transmission
pipeline in north Tracy.
PG&E crews are scheduled to work through
August, weather permitting, the company said.
“This pipeline replacement project will improve the safety and
integrity of the natural gas system
for our customers in Tracy,” said
John Martin, gas superintendent for
PG&E’s Stockton and Yosemite Divisions. “We appreciate the support
and patience of area residents and
businesses while we conduct this
important gas infrastructure work.”
The pipeline upgrade will take
place along Grant Line Road between
Holly Drive and North MacArthur
Drive. The work will take place in two
phases. The first phase, which finished May 1, consisted of digging into
portions of the asphalt along Grant
Line Road to identify any utilities that
may be in conflict with the pipeline
replacement project.
The second phase will be the actual replacement work, which is
expected to take place from mid-July
through August.
Moderate traffic impacts during
both portions of the project are ex-
BUSINESS JOURNAL PHOTO
pected as the work will cause the closure of one lane on Grant Line Road.
Proper warning signs and flaggers
will be in place to direct traffic and
speed limits on this portion of Grant
Line Road will be reduced to accommodate the construction activities.
Power of One luncheon set
for May 20
STOCKTON -- The United Way’s
Stockton Community Council will host
the 12 annual Power of One -- Women
Making a Difference
luncheon on May 20.
The luncheon recognizes women who volunteer in the community.
This year’s keynote
speaker will be Lorraine Halvorson of the Assistance
League of Stockton.
Table Sponsorships begin at $500 for
a table of 10. There are multiple levels
of sponsorship with various benefits
for each level of commitment. Individual tickets are also available for
$35.00 per person.
The luncheon will be at the Hilton
Stockton beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Pacific students win Zipcar
competition
STOCKTON -- Pacific’s Center for
Community Involvement won a recent
national Facebook competition “Students With Drive” hosted by Zipcar
Inc. and Ford Motor Company.
The organization won the $25,000
grand prize which included $5,000 in
Zipcar transportation
credits, $10,000 in cash
for the organization
and $10,000 for Pacific’s General Scholarship Fund. That is on top of the $5,000
in transportation credits that the CCI
won in previously in the monthly Students With Drive competitions, which
also put them in the running for the
grand prize.
“We are so thrilled to be the ZipcarU
Students with Drive Yearly Grand
Prize Winner!” said Pacific student
Shelly Zeiser, a music therapy major
and member of CCI’s executive board
who was the organizer of the contest
effort. “I personally was so touched to
see the way in which so many people
came together to support the Center for
Community Involvement and see this
as continuing the passion we have for
bridging the gap between the Pacific
and Stockton communities.
The University entered into a Zipcar
program several years ago to provide
transportation alternatives for students without cars or who choose not
to bring cars to campus. With the Zipcar credits and funds from the prize
proceeds, CCI will have additional
resources to enable them to expand
outreach into the community and assist students without transportation
to participate in volunteer and tutoring activities off campus.
Statue to be added to
Ebbetts Pass Veteran’s
Memorial
MURPHYS -- A statue donated by
John and Gail Kautz, owners of Kautz
Family Farms in Lodi and founders of
Ironstone Vineyards in Murphys will
be dedicated on Memorial Day.
The 7-foot-7 bronze statue will be
added to the Ebbetts Pass Veteran’s
Memorial.
The statue will be unveiled in a 10
a.m. ceremony that will will include
music, soloists, color guard, guest
speakers and a tribute to vets. The
statue is dedicated to John Kautz’
brother, Fred, and other military veterans who’ve given their lives in service to the United States.
48
STANISLAUS
COUNTY
BRIEFS
Turlock’s Blue Diamond
named Plant of the Year
TURLOCK -- Blue Diamond Growers’ plant in Turlock has been named
Plant of the Year by Engineering
Foods magazine.
The award is for innovation in food and
beverage manufacturing facilities. The
magazine cited the
plant’s “excellence and efficiency” in
its April feature on the plant, which
opened last year.
The new plant and the planned second phase are designed to help Blue
Diamond meet the increasing global
demand for almonds.
Currently, the plant has three almond processing line: a natural line
and two other blanching lines that
pasteurize and remove the skin from
the almonds.
According to the magazine, Blue
Diamond expects the Turlock plant
will earn LEED Silver certification
later this year. If that happens it
will be Blue Diamond’s first LEEDcertified plant.
Almond Board to continue
MODESTO — Almond growers
across the state voted to keep the Almond Board of California going. A
continuance referendum is required
every five years.
“It is gratifying to know that the
work of the Almond Board is recognized by the growers we serve as
essential to their success, and contributes to keeping California Almonds
the Nut of Choice around the world,
and a Crop of Choice here at home,”
said Almond Board of California
Chairman Bill Harp.
Ninety-one percent of eligible growers who voted, cast a vote in favor of
Federal Marketing Order 981, which
set up the Almond Board, well over
the two-thirds necessary for passage.
The Federal Marketing Order for
almonds was established in 1950 at
the request of the almond industry.
At that time, it dealt primarily with
compliance issues and was called the
Almond Control Board. In the 1970s,
recognizing a need to address market
development, the name was changed
to the Almond Board of California.
While compliance is still an important part of its activities, the board
now engages in production, environmental, food safety, nutrition and market research, as well as advertising
and promotion in domestic and international markets, quality control and
statistical analysis and dissemination.
The non-profit Almond Board of
California is based in Modesto.
Oak Valley announces strong
quarter of earnings
OAKDALE -- Oak Valley Bancorp,
the bank holding company for Oak
Valley Community Bank and Eastern
Sierra Community Bank reported
consolidated net
income available to
common shareholders was $1,408,000,
or $0.18 per diluted common share for
the three months of the year.
“We are pleased to report another
strong quarter of earnings and are
excited about the momentum we’ve
maintained with regard to lending
activity following the strong finish in
2013. Our confidence in the growth potential and future opportunities in the
communities we serve grows stronger
every day,” stated President and CEO
Chris Courtney.
Total assets were $687.6 million at
March 31, an increase of $39.2 million, or 6 percent, over March 31, 2013.
Gross loans increased by $32.5 million
to $422.5 million as of March 31, 2014,
an increase of 8.3 percent over March
31, 2013. The Bank’s total deposits
were $616.0 million as of March 31,
2014, an increase of $35.8 million, or
6.2 percent over March 31, 2013.
Ceres hires economic
development director
CERES -- The city of Ceres has
hired Steve Hallam to be its redevelopment and economic development
director, the city announced.
Hallam will monitor and report to the
city on the former
Ceres Redevelopment Successor
Agency and the
Stanislaus Ceres
Redevelopment SucHallam
cessor Agency. He will
also serve as the point for the city’s
economic development efforts, which
will mean working closely with the
Ceres Chamber of Commerce and the
Stanislaus Alliance.
“The city is thrilled to be able to
add an individual with Steve’s character and ability to the team,” said
Acting City Manager Bryan Wells in
a press statement. “Ceres is a city
moving forward and we believe he is a
great fit to our organization.” Mayor
Vierra also welcomed Hallam’s addition to the team at City Hall, noting,
“I am excited to have Steve on board
and look forward to the focus and attention that he is going to bring to
economic development.”
Hallam has held similar positions
in Oakdale, Turlock, and Auburn. He
was also Oakdale’s city manager from
2006 to 2011.
Hallam’s background includes
extensive work in economic development and redevelopment and he
served as executive director of Oakdale’s former redevelopment agency
and deputy executive director of Turlock’s former redevelopment agency.
In Oakdale, Hallam helped bring
Sconza Candy Company to fill the former Hershey’s Chocolate facility that
was vacated in 2006.
Since 1996, Hallam has also served
as a part-time adjunct instructor at
California State University, Stanislaus
where he teaches elective courses in
the Department of Political Science
and Public Administration.
May 2014
mento Zoo’s Quarters for Conservation program, in which each zoo visitor is given a token that
they use to vote for one
of three projects. Each
project has already received $5,000 in startup
funding, with additional
funding based on the
number of votes received.
“This funding is going to provide
real, hands-on research experience in
field biology for our majors, especially
those who are interested in careers in
ecology or conservation biology,” Patrick Kelly, CSU Stanislaus zoology professor and coordinator of ESRP said.
“We deeply appreciate the support
from and partnership with the Sacramento Zoological Society and the UC
Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
on this and related projects.”
ESRP was established in 1992 and
brings together federal, state and local agencies, non-governmental organizations, corporations, and private
landowners in a cooperative research
program focused on the recovery of
threatened and endangered species.
Data Path named Small
Alliance launches Jumpstart Business Person of the Year
Stanislaus program
MODESTO -- The Stanislaus Alliance started its Jumpstart Stanislaus
program today with the goal of adding
1,500 new jobs to the county this year.
The first phase of
the program runs
from April 15 through
June 30 and focuses
on job training and
wage reimbursement
opportunities for local businesses.
“The economy is starting to turn
around now,” said Alliance Worknet Director Jeff Rowe. “When we
launched the StanTogether campaign in 2012 businesses were leery
to hire new staff. We encouraged our
local businesses to take a leap of
faith and the partnership paid off.
With local businesses expanding and
confidence increasing we are hopeful that Jumpstart Stanislaus will
exceed our expectations.”
Wage reimbursement is funded
through federal and state grants, the
Alliance said. To qualify, businesses
need to hire long term unemployed
workers or veterans. Reimbursement
rates for businesses during the training period can range from 50 to 90 percent based on the size of a company.
Businesses can call (209) 558-HIRE for
more information or visit the website
at www.allianceworknet.com.
CSU Stanislaus gets
conservation money
TURLOCK -- The Endangered Species Recovery Program (ESRP) at CSU,
Stanislaus will receive $16,000 in funding for its research on riparian brush
rabbits and riparian woodrats at Caswell Memorial State Park near Ripon.
The money comes from the Sacra-
MODESTO -- David Darmstandler
and James Bates, owners of Data
Path, Inc. of Modesto have been selected as the 2014 Central California
Small Business Person of the Year,
the U.S. Small Business Administration announced.
“We are honored and humbled to
receive this award from the SBA. The
SBA and Alliance SBDC are vital
partners that share in our excitement,
dedication, and
entrepreneurial
spirit. We firmly
believe in the power of small business
to create amazing jobs, innovate, and
give back to the community,” said
owner James Bates.
The Small Business Person of the
Year award recognizes a business
owner who exemplifies the entrepreneurial spirit and honors his or
her individual contributions to the
community. Data Path was selected
after a competition held amongst
businesses located throughout the
15 Central California counties. The
Modesto Alliance Small Business
Development Center nominated
Data Path for the award.
“Data Path is an example of a business that strives to do all the ‘right
things’ at the right time in order to be
successful in a challenging and highly
competitive marketplace,” said Kurt
Clark, Center Director of the Alliance
SBDC Center. “They have been an
excellent client to work with because
the owners are dedicated to continually improving their business.
Darmstandler and Bates started
Data Path in 2005 in an office of only
100 square feet. The company delivers state of the art IT consulting,
cloud services and managed IT support services for small to enterprisesized organizations.
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Lodi, CA 95240
Key Mangmt Group Inc
Judah Elliott Rosanna M
Judah Rosanna M
Whitestone Trans
1689 Little Brook Way
Manteca, CA 95240
Singh Inderjit
Conquest Imaging
1815 Industrial Drive
Suite 100
Stockton, CA 95206
Conrad Corp
Mcleod Ranch
29238 S Kasson Road
Tracy, CA 95304
Mcleod Marion
Mcleod John R
Mcleod Gerald B
Gartman Grace M
SJ COUNTY
LEGALS
Fictitious Business Names
Beacon Real Estate
211 E Center St Suite 5
Manteca, CA 95336
Mcnabb Elizabeth
Soap N Candle Works
326 N Sierra Madre St
Tracy, CA 95391
Hoodoonet Llc
For Brides On A
Budget
219 Derecho Way
Tracy, CA 95376
Dye Susan Lyn
Inner Balance
Medicine
1110 W Kettleman
Lane Suite 27
Lodi, CA 95240
Schwartz Connie
Vape Logistic
280 East Larch Road
Unit 103
Tracy, CA 95304
Saleh Abdulmajid M
Richard Perez Boxing
212 N Main
Manteca, CA 95336
Perez Richard Lopez
Valley Grading &
Paving
311 Kristmont St
Lodi, CA 9242
Cummings Tracy
Auto Jerk Decoy
System
6910 East Peltier Road
Acampo, CA 95220
Leventini Dario G
Leventini Natalie
Holiday Inn Express
1139 E Kettleman Lane
Suite 200
Derivi Castellanos
Architecture
924 N Yosemite Street
Sockton, CA 95203
Dca
Derivi Const &
Architecture
World Wide
Westernizzed
Publishing & Recordings
5403 Passero Wy
Stockton, CA 95207
Thompson Damadre
Williams Marcel
Lafinca Soly Mar
Restaurant
1036 S Center St Suite C
Stockton, CA 95206
La Finca Soly Mar
Restaurant
Valdez Fernando
Pacific Coast Cider
Tell William Cider
William Tell Cider
Crossfire Cider
Dragonfire Cider
Apollonia Cider
Cider Bros Cider
Cider Bros
960 S Guild Ave
Lodi, CA 95240
Beverage Bros Inc
Casa Del Pueblo
201 East Pine St
Lodi, CA 95240
Singh Parmjit
Stellhorn Frederick
Wm Optometric Corp
140 N Fremont St Suite A
Manteca, CA 95336
Frederick Wm Stellhorn
Optometric Corp
Tovar Edgar M
6 Prestwick Ct
Sacramento, CA 95833
Edgar M Tovar
Aie Group
2859 Marietta Court
Stockton, CA 95207
Aie Group LLC
Leonidas Solutions
1086 Junction Dr
Manteca, CA 95337
Andres Jose Mark
Anthony
Perez Felicia
Jillians Consignment
Boutique
1321 Lockeford Street
Lodi, CA 95242
Paternostro Marika
Delta Bluegrass
Company
111 N Zuckerman Road
Stockton, CA 95207
Zuckerman Heritage Inc
S & M Logistics
3335 Nautical Ct
Stockton, CA 95206
Milavong Ann M
Jt Rentals
1423 Tiburon Court
Tracy, CA 95377
Tennyson Terry
Honeydale
Beekeeping
4940 Timepiece Cir
Stockton, CA 95219
Dale George Morris
Berberian European
Motors
3755 West Lane
Stockton, CA 95204
Berberian European
Motors LLC
Spot Light
Entertainment
1621 Behaven Ct
Tracy, CA 95376
Ramirez Randy
Atelier Amour
60 N Lower Sacramento
Road
Lodi, CA 95242
Wall Camille Dashana
Wall Jeffrey Steven
Rori Ranch
Productions
906 Edythe St
Manteca, CA 95337
Elliott Richard E
Elliott Rosanna M
Tinker Dust
Productions
3430 West Benjamin
Holt Dr
Stockton, CA 95219
Bruegel Ronald Eugene
Bruegel Mary Rose
Willox Margaret Kerry
Ka Concrete Pumping
16436 Warfield
Lathrop, CA 95330
Aulla Armando
Dibrova Foods Inc
507 Yokuts Dr
Lodi, CA 95240
Dibrova Foods, Inc.
Abstracts of Judgment
Valerie Karim
5234 Staples Way
Linden, CA 95236
$5,354.47
Wells Fargo Bank
Minerva Rafael
Juarez
1921 Auto Avenue
Stockton, CA 95205
$8,283.94
Reese Law Group
State Farm Mutual
Ritewire, Inc.
3321 Country Club
Blvd.
Stockton, CA 95204
$64,460.92
Teksystems
Frances D Pritz
2752 E. Roosevelt St.
Stockton, CA 95205
$1,288.62
Kings Credit Services
Mohinder S. Khinda
2316 Highiet Ct
Tracy, CA 95377
$18,614.92
Grant & Weber
Demetresis Penamon
5604 Cordonata Way
Bakersfield, CA 93305
$8,498.84
Cal Sierra Leasing Inc.
Henry E Peters
5727 Vintage Cir
Stockton, CA 95219
$2,451.49
Carolina Circle
Homeowners
Paula P. Granadoz
3525 Horner Avenue
Stockton, CA 95205
$5,161.44
Lobel Financial Corp
Patrick Armstrong
Patrick Michael
Armstrong
1845 Tuscany Drive
Manteca, CA 95337
$5,098.43
Valley First Credit
Union
Jasmine Spevey
22 Edan Avenue
Stockton, CA 95207
$19,082.83
State Farm Mutual
Elizabeth Jackson
520 Kolher Street
Stockton, CA 95206
GE Capital Retail Bank
Tina R. Ascheman
9655 Cody Way
Stockton, CA 95209
$3147.58
Vince J. Erardi
Analuisa Mendoza
1935 Hania Way
Manteca, CA 95336
$12,692.17
Discover Bank
Guadalupe Valencia
355 Hawthorne Drive
Tracy, CA 95376
$14,191.25
Portfolio Recovery
Associates
Gil Salazar
1233 Laurel Park Circle
Manteca, CA 95337
$50,325.64
RBS Citizens, NA
Perla P Bautista
2005 Dophin Court
San leandro, CA 94579
$10,308.64
GCFS, Inc.
Kang Property, Inc.
913 Emerald Bay Road
South Lake Tahoe, CA
96150
$192,359.59
Tower Energy Group
Dasean Jones Jr.
Dasean M. Jones
3843 Betnini Court
Stockton, CA 95212
$6,643.70
Central State Credit
Union
Sam Truong
4114 Van Gogh Court
Stockton, CA 95206
$10, 607.05
Midland Funding LLC
Michael Rodnett
2322 E. Willow Street
Stockton, CA 95205
$2,892.48
CACH, LLC
Surinder Singh Ind.
DBA Country Club
Food & Fuel
Bobbys Food & Fuel
Mini Mart
2912 N Tracy Blvd. 28
Tracy, CA 95376
$6,677.62
MTC Distributing
Robert L. Mc Teer
2639 Douglas Road
Stockton, CA 95207
$10,028.69
American Express Bank
Miguel Pestana Lima
Luis
Mike Luis
Myke Lima
3754 Brookview Drive
Stockton, CA 95219
$24,652.20
Hyman Brinckle & Son
Inc.
Dick Emard Electric,
Inc | Emard Electric
9200 Milliken Ave., Apt
9112
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
91730
$32,267.20
Caterpillar Financial
Services
Adrian Ortiz
PO BOX 730084
San Jose, CA 95173
$5,125.00
Cal-Villa Estates
Leticia Desantiago
Leticia Santiago
1245 S. School Street
Lodi, CA 95240
$18,561.10
Ford Motor Credit Co.
Mario Johansen
676 Mc Laughlin Street
Richmond, CA 94805
$18,367.80
Riverwalk Holdings LTD
Melvin O. Galeos
2939 Kennsington CT.
Tracy, CA 95377
$2,857.53
Department Stores
National Bank
Lourdes Maria Nieto
2585 Lincoln Blvd.
Tracy, CA 95376
$41,511.53
Caterpillar Financial
Services
Emmanuel k.
Okoreen
8881 Tarracorvo Circle
Stockton, CA 95212
$6,942.89
Arrowood Indemnity
Co.
Christina Perez
3444 Tenaya Lane
Stockton, CA 95212
$9,987.47
Phoenex Credit, LLC
Gino John Lee
821 W. Center Street
Apt. A
Manteca, CA 95337
$3066.14
Ford Motor Credit Co.
Lynn Toy
7056 Bridgeport Circle
Stockton, CA 95207
$56,487.60
Hakeem, Ellis &
Marengo
Eddie Peregrino
799 Adam St.
Mountain House, CA
95391
$325,040.78
Steve Walley and
Anita Walley
Antonio Pasos
Pasos Vineyards
12470 Locks Road 268
Lockeford, CA 95327
Barrel Builders, Inc.
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Modesto, CA 95354
Arce R, Juan Jose
A Glowing Touch
14 S Third Street
Patterson, CA 95363
Cook, Carlene M
A&R Appliances
Affordable & Reliable
3748 N Santa Fe Ave
Denair, CA 95316
Estrada, Rene
Armendariz, Evelyn
STANISLAUS
COUNTY
LEGALS
Fictitious Business Names
2 Sons Good Eats
3952 Patterson Rd #11
Riverbank, Ca 95367
Holcomb, Ashley
A & R Bargain Store
1601 Yosemite Blvd
Suite B
Armendariz, Evelyn
4970 Salida Boulevard
Salida, CA 95368
Royce Corporation, The
Acura Specialist
1320 9th St
Modesto, CA 95354
Lucas, Gordon
Lucas, Marge
Aj Construction
And Rhvac
1508 Caulfield Dr
Ceres, CA 95307
Atwal, Ajeet Singh
Al Afendi
1017 J Street
Modesto, CA 95357
Ismail, George
Ismail, Jacqueline
All-In Spreading
3642 Finney Rd
Modesto, CA 95358
Genasci, Thomas Austin
Silva, Manuel Silveira
Allegrini Wines USA
600 Yosemite Blvd
Modesto, Ca 95354
E & J Gallo Winery
Alpha Electrical
Services Inc
3350 Liberty Square
Pkwy
Turlock, Ca 95380
Adi Shakti Inc
Alpha Trucking
1716 Chaney Drive
Modesto, Ca 95351
Singh, Rajbinder Gill
Bikrijmjit Singh
American Dream
Trucking
909 Pecos Ave
Modesto, Ca 95351
Lopez, Charlotte
American La Minates
Inc
3142 Talbot Ave
Riverbank, Ca 95367
American Laminates Inc
American
Registration Service
562 South Sierra
Oakdale, Ca 95361
May 2014
Daleo, Lori Ann Marie
Daleo, Daniel Voss
Ann’s Fashions
1940 Crows Landing Rd
Ste 3
Modesto, Ca 95358
Olivares, Ana
Quintero, Victor M
Art Related Things
1131 Wellesley Ave
Modesto, Ca 95350
Johnson, Mary Dale
Artisan Signs
1921 Altessa Ln
Ceres, Ca 95307
Escobar, Andrew
Automation Cad
& Engineering
1540 E Hatch Rd Suite C
Modesto, Ca 95351
Canido, Jose L
Azevedo Brothers
Orchard Farming
342 N Hart Rd
Modesto, Ca 95358
Az Azevedo, Nicholas
James | Evedo, Brett Lee
B & B Marketing
384 E Olive Ave Ste 3
$Turlock, Ca 95380
Manseau Johnson Inc
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And Fashion
3001 Yukon Dr
Modesto, Ca 95350
Rodriguez, Elvira M
Patricia Bordona
Trustee Of The Bordona
Phyllis A Bordona
Trustee Of The Family
B & G Trucking
5400 Liverno Dr
Salida, Ca 95368
Gill, Dilraz Singh
Singh, Bhupinder
Boyette
Transportation
321 Gran Via Ct
Modesto, Ca 95354
Boyette, Bruce Wayne
Bear Flag Wine
600 Yosemite Blvd
Modesto, Ca 95354
E & J Gallo Winery
Brady Machine Shop
6870 Crows Landing Rd
Ceres, Ca 95307
Pena, Ann | Pena, Albert
Beita Products
2107 Bristol Park Cir
2107 Bristol Park Cir
Beitashour, Edward
Brian’s Quality Signs
2105 Winslow Ct
Modesto, Ca 95355
Oblzuskii, Brian
Bella Real Estate Inc
610 13th Street
Modesto, Ca 95354
Bella Real Estate Inc
California Vegetable
Seeds Company
1110 Partee Lane
Ceres, C A 95307
Innova Seeds Co.
Beyond Boundaries
117 W Main St Ste 6
Turlock, Ca 95380
Silva, Lorrie
Bordona’s Bank
Building
6626 Third St
Riverbank, Ca 95367
Julian Bordona Iii
Trustee Of The Bordon
Robert E Bordona
Trustee Of The Family
Carolina Lopez
Wellness
1231 8th Street Ste.
150-C
Modesto, CA 95355
Torres-Lopez
Edith Carolina
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you more about our activities right here in your community.
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throughout the Central Valley, PG&e is making progress every day. We have
pressure-tested more than 50 miles of gas transmission pipeline; replaced nearly
20 miles of gas transmission pipeline; invested more than $490 million into electrical improvements;
and installed smart grid technology on more than 110 electrical circuits benefiting more than 270,000
customers in the Central Valley. in the event of an outage, this “self-healing” technology minimizes the
amount of customers who are without power for an extended period of time.
together, we are working to enhance pipeline safety and strengthen our gas and electric
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