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'Stockton' is a city in California and the seat of San Joaquin County (the 5th largest agricultural county in the United States). According to 2005 estimates by the California Department of Finance, Stockton has a population of 279,513 and is the 12th largest city in California.[1] Stockton is also the fourth largest inland city in California [2], behind Fresno, Sacramento and Bakersfield.
History
Stockton got its start when Captain Charles Maria Weber, a German immigrant, decided to try his hand at gold mining in late 1848, but soon discovered that serving the needs of gold-seekers was a more profitable opportunity [3]. It was for this reason that he founded Stockton in 1849 when he purchased over 49,000 acres (200 km²) of land through a Spanish land grant. The area now known as Weber Point is the same spot where Captain Weber built the first permanent residence in the San Joaquin Valley.[4]
Stockton has boasted several names over the years, including Tuleburg, Gas City and Mudville, but Captain Weber decided on Stockton in honor of Commodore Robert F. Stockton. Stockton was the first community in California to have an English name; every other community up until that point was Spanish or Native American in origin.
The city was officially incorporated on July 23, 1850, by the County Court, and the first city election was held on July 31, 1850. In 1851, the City of Stockton received its charter from the State of California.
Early settlers included gold seekers from Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, the Pacific Islands, Mexico and Canada. The historical population diversity is reflected in Stockton street names, architecture, numerous ethnic festivals, and in the faces and heritage of a majority of its citizens.
Geography and Climate
Encompassing Interstate 5, State Route 99 and State Route 4, Stockton is strategically located about east of the San Francisco Bay Area and south of Sacramento, the capital of California [5]. Stockton is surrounded by the rich and fertile lands of the California Central Valley and is home to the largest inland seaport in California. In and around Stockton are thousands of miles of waterways, canals, and rivers that comprise the California Delta. The legendary Delta, created by the confluence of several rivers and many man-made channels-popularly known as 1,000 of waterways-is what in many ways defines Stockton and surrounding communities. Wildlife, irrigation, transportation and recreation all owe their existence and success to the muddy waters of the San Joaquin Delta.
Stockton is located at 37°58' North, 121°18' West; its land area is 52.57 square miles (136 km²); its water area is 0.95 square miles (2.5 km²). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 144.9 km² (56.0 mi²). 141.7 km² (54.7 mi²) of it is land and 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (2.22%) is water. The city lies at the nadir of the San Joaquin Valley.
The Victoria Island structure, thought to be the result of a space impact 37 - 49 million years ago, lies under shale beds to the west of Stockton.
| Monthly Normal and Record High and Low Temperatures | ||||||||||||
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rec High °F | 71 | 78 | 87 | 100 | 107 | 111 | 114 | 109 | 108 | 101 | 84 | 72 |
| Norm High °F | 53.8 | 61.2 | 66.1 | 73.3 | 81.3 | 88.9 | 93.8 | 92.6 | 88.2 | 78.6 | 64 | 53.8 |
| Norm Low °F | 38.1 | 41 | 43.6 | 46.7 | 52.1 | 57.5 | 60.8 | 60.3 | 57.4 | 50.5 | 42.1 | 36.7 |
| Rec Low °F | 19 | 22 | 27 | 32 | 38 | 45 | 49 | 50 | 43 | 33 | 25 | 17 |
| Precip (in) | 2.71 | 2.46 | 2.28 | 0.96 | 0.5 | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.33 | 0.82 | 1.77 | 1.82 |
| ''Source: USTravelWeather.com [1]'' | ||||||||||||
Demographics
In the past decade, Stockton and the nearby communities of Tracy, Manteca and Lodi have experienced a population boom. This is largely due to thousands of people settling in the area to escape the relatively high cost of living of the San Francisco Bay Area. This influx of new residents, however, resulted in a sharp increase in the cost of living of Stockton, although it is still significantly lower than any Bay Area city of comparable size.
As of the census of 2000, there were 243,771 people, 78,556 households, and 56,167 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,720.4/km² (4,455.7/mi²). There were 82,042 housing units at an average density of 579.0/km² (1,499.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 43.26% White, 11.25% African American, 1.12% Native American, 19.90% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 17.31% from other races, and 6.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.50% of the population.
There were 78,556 households out of which 40.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.1% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.5% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.59.
In the city the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $35,453, and the median income for a family was $40,434. Males had a median income of $35,181 versus $26,602 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,405. About 18.9% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
'Edward J. Chavez' was elected mayor of Stockton in 2004 and officially began his term on January 1, 2005 [6]. Chavez succeeded Gary Podesto to the mayorship. His term expires December 31, 2008. Chavez joined the Stockton Police Department in August 1973 as an undercover officer. Working his way up, he was appointed Chief of Police in August 1993 and served until his retirement in 2003.
'J. Gordon Palmer, Jr.' was named City Manager on March 7, 2006. Palmer has served as Deputy City Manager with the City of Stockton since 2004. Prior to working for the City, he served as deputy port director with the Port of Stockton from 2000 to 2004, and manager of master planning at the Port of Long Beach from 1989 to 2000. From 1977 to 1989, he was a regional planner and then principal economist with the Southern California Association of Governments.
Stockton is the first Valley city to elect a self identified lesbian, Susan Talamantes Eggman, to the city council. [7]
Industry
Although historically an agriculturally based community, Stockton's economy diversified into industrial sectors, with companies like Diamond of California and Hickinbotham Bros. basing their operations there. Some corporations have also shifted their regional headquarters to the city, including the Duraflame Log factory [2] and Central Valley Grain are also headquartered in the city.
Real Estate
Stockton was disproportionately affected by the collapse of the sub-prime lending market in 2007, and lead the United States in foreclosures as of August of that year [8].
Media
Television stations
Stockton is served by television stations mostly based in Sacramento. Only it is part of the Sacramento television market (#19 according to Nielsen) along with Modesto since most stations transmit between Stockton and Sacramento, giving Stockton decent coverage as well. Three of the stations listed below are licensed to Stockton.
★ KCRA Channel 3, NBC affiliate
★ KCSO-LP Channel 33, Telemundo affiliate.
★ KMAX Channel 31, The CW affiliate
★ KOVR Channel 13, CBS affiliate. At one time KOVR was based out of Stockton before relocating to West Sacramento, but Stockton is still the city of license.
★ KQCA Channel 58, My Network TV affiliate. Licensed to Stockton.
★ KTFK-TV Channel 64, TeleFutura affiliate. Licensed to Stockton.
★ KTNC Channel 42. Broadcasting from Concord
★ KTXL Channel 40, FOX affiliate
★ KUVS Channel 19, Univision affiliate. Licensed to Modesto.
★ KVIE Channel 6, PBS affiliate
★ KXTV Channel 10, ABC affiliate
Radio broadcast stations
★ KJOY 99.3: Adult Contemporary
★ KMIX 100.9: Regional Mexican
★ KQOD 100.1: Rhythmic Oldies
★ KSTN-FM 107.3: Regional Mexican
★ KUOP 91.3: News/Talk and Jazz
★ KWIN 97.7: Rhythmic Top 40
★ KYCC 90.1: Christian
★ KLOVE 90.7: Christian
AM Stations
★ KCVR 1570: Spanish Adult Hits
★ KSTN 1420: Classic Hits
★ KWG 1230: Catholic
★ KWSX 1280: Spanish Oldies simulcast of KMRQ 96.7 Manteca
Plus several radio stations from Modesto, Sacramento and the Bay Area are receivable in Stockton
Print media
★ ''The Record'' a daily newspaper
★ ''La Voz'' a weekly newspaper (Spanish language)
Blogs & Online Publications
★ Eyes of Argus.net, a blog that covers the Practical application of Local Government leadership in Sacramento, Elk Grove, Stockton, Lodi and other surrounding counties since 2005. Argus is edited by local Elk Grove political activist, 'Jason Daniel'
Sister cities
Stockton has seven sister cities worldwide:
★ - Shizuoka, Japan
★ - Iloilo City, Philippines
★ - Empalme, Mexico
★ - Foshan, China
★ - Parma, Italy
★ - Battambang, Cambodia
★ - Asaba, Nigeria
Transportation
Public transportation
Stockton does not have a lightrail or subway system and employs busing as its only method of municipal public transportation. These services are provided through the San Joaquin Regional Transit Districtwhich also provides limited regional transportation. Local routes run every hour on average and fares are $1.25 for adults with 25c transfers, $1.00 for children over 5 years of age.
The San Joaquin RTD also operates limited express routes to Livermore, the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station, Mountain View, Palo Alto, and San Jose (the latter connecting to Santa Clara VTA light-rail). Tickets are sold on a subscription basis with reserved seating, with fares based on distance travelled.
Regional and international transportation
Stockton also has access to several different modes of regional and international transportation:
Land
Due to its location at the 'crossroads' of the Central Valley and a relatively extensive highway system, Stockton is easily accessible from virtually anywhere in California. Interstate 5 and State Route 99, California's major north-south thoroughfares, pass through city limits. Also, Stockton is just minutes away from Interstate 205 and 580.
Stockton is also connected to the rest of the nation through an extensive network of railways. Amtrak and Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) both make stops in Stockton, with Amtrak providing passenger access to the rest of the nation. Moreover, Union Pacific meets the cargo rail needs of the city. Recently, BNSF Railway opened a much needed $150 million intermodal freight transport facility in southeast Stockton, which satisfies long-haul transportation needs.
Air
Stockton is served by Stockton Metropolitan Airport, located on county land just south of city limits. The airport has been designated a Foreign Trade Zone and is mainly used by manufacturing and agricultural companies for shipping purposes. Since airline deregulation, passenger service has come and gone several times. Most recently, domestic service resumed in June 2006 with service to Las Vegas by Allegiant Air, and the days of service/number of flights were expanded a few months later due to demand. Also in 2006, Aeromexico had planned to provide service to and from Guadalajara, Mexico, but the airport's plan to build a customs station at the airport was initially rejected by the customs service. However, the possibility of building this station is currently a continuing matter of negotiation between the airport and the customs service, and Aeromexico has indicated a continuing interest in eventually providing service. Ground transportation available from Hertz, Enterprise, Yellow Cab and Aurora Limousine. Beginning in September 2007, air service to Phoenix will commence.
Water
The Port of Stockton is a large inland port set on the San Joaquin River, which provides a direct route to the Pacific Ocean and other port cities around the world. The Port of Stockton is the third largest landholder seaport in California and has also been designated a Foreign Trade Zone. The Port of Stockton operates a 2,100 acre (8.5 km²) transportation center with berthing space for 14 vessels. In addition, 6.5 million square feet (600,000 m²) of warehouse storage space is available. The Port of Stockton is currently competing with HSMPS (Historic Ships Memorial at Pacific Square) for the rights to dock the USS Iowa (BB-61) as a permanent museum and memorial. The Port of Stockton plans to donate 1,000 feet (93 m²) of dock space to make the USS Iowa available to visitors, a 90,000 square foot (8,000 m²) building to be used as a museum and ten acres (40,000 m²) of land for parking. Adjacent to the Port is Rough and Ready Island, which served as a US Naval Base from just prior to World War II until its decommissioning in the mid 1990s.
The Port of Stockton is also a home for the Stockton Rowing Club. Stockton Rowing can trace its history back more than 100 years. Its modern expansion began in the early 1980s.
Education
Higher education
University of the Pacific
Also located in Stockton are Maric College - Stockton, San Joaquin Delta College, Humphreys College and School of Law, Heald College, MTI Business College, National University, Weber Institute of Science and Technology, and University of Phoenix.
Stockton used to be the site of a California State Hospital, the oldest in the state system, founded only a few years after statehood. was closed in 1996 and has since been converted into the Stockton branch campus of California State University, Stanislaus.
Primary and secondary schools
Most areas in Stockton are zoned to schools in the Stockton Unified School District.
Additional school districts include:
★ Lodi Unified School District
★ Lincoln Unified School District
★ Manteca Unified School District
Private schools in Stockton include:
★ St. Mary's High School (Catholic)
★ St. George Parish School (Catholic)
★ Presentation Catholic Elementary School (Catholic)
★ Annunciation Catholic Elementary School (Catholic)
★ St. Luke's Catholic Elementary School (Catholic)
★ Carden Elementary School (Methodist)
★ Brookside Christian High School (Christian)
★ Lakeside Christian Elementary School (Christian)
★ Inner City Christian Academy (Christian)
Events of historical significance
Completion of port and deepwater channel
The river port and deepwater channel to San Francisco Bay were completed in 1933, giving rise to commercial opportunities that have fueled the city's growth ever since and paving the way for the Rough and Ready Island naval base which placed Stockton in a strategic position during the cold war.
The 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting
On January 17, 1989, the Stockton Police Department received a threat against Cleveland Elementary School from an unknown person. Later that day Patrick Purdy, a mentally ill resident, opened fire on the school's playground with a semi-automatic rifle, killing five children, all Cambodian and Vietnamese refugees, and wounding twenty-nine others and a teacher, before taking his own life. This event received national news coverage and is sometimes referred to as the Stockton Massacre [9].
Then-Mayor Barbara Fass' subsequent work on gun control received national attention and sparked nationwide efforts that sought to ban semi-automatic military-style rifles like the one used in the shooting.
Closure of Stockton's naval reserve center
In September 1996, the Base Closure and Realignment Commission announced the final closure of Stockton's Naval Reserve Center on Rough and Ready Island, which had served as a major communications outpost for submarine activities in the Pacific during the Cold War. While many other base closures in the region were seen as largely negative due to job loss, Stockton residents welcomed the news.fact The site is currently being considered for commercial development.
Downtown revitalization
Since the completion of the Weber Point Events Center, revitalization in downtown Stockton has slowly been on the rise. Newly built or renovated buildings include the Bob Hope Theater, Downtown Transit Center,Regal Cinema's City Centre Cinemas, Sheraton Hotel, Hotel Stockton, and The Stockton Arena and Banner Island Ballpark.
Projects being considered or to be built include a marina, south-shore housing, the revitalization of the Robert J. Cabral neighborhood, bridges across the channel, and a high-rise that may include condos. Stockton has also started bringing Rock acts to the Stockton Civic Center including "Deftones" which is a platinum selling band whose members originated from the Stockton and Sacramento areas.
Professional sports
Stockton is home to several minor league franchises:
★ California Cougars - (MISL soccer team)
★ Stockton Ports - (High-A California League baseball team; affiliate of the Oakland Athletics)
★ Stockton Thunder - (ECHL ice hockey team)
★ Stockton Lightning - (af2 arena football team)
The Stockton Ports play their home games at Banner Island Ballpark, a new 5,000 seat facility built for the team in downtown Stockton. A new 10,000 seat arena, the Stockton Arena, has recently been completed in downtown Stockton, which houses the California Cougars, Stockton Thunder and Stockton Lightning.
Notable Stocktonians
★ Ace Andres - Singer/Songwriter and Lead Guitarist
★ Dave Brubeck - (University of the Pacific alumnus) Jazz Musician
★ James H. Budd - Governor of California (1895-1899)
★ Chris Carr - Grand National Champion motorcycle racer.
★ Jamie Lee Curtis - (attended University of the Pacific) Actress (''Trading Places'', ''A Fish Called Wanda'', ''Freaky Friday'', ''Halloween''), daughter of Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis
★ Nick Diaz - Mixed Martial Arts Fighter and UFC Welterweight Fighter
★ Dennis Dun - Actor ''The Last Emperor'', ''Big Trouble in Little China''
★ Leslie Duncan - Former NFL football player.
★ David Duenas- Author, Musician, Poet, Scholar, Film maker
★ Tom Flores - Super Bowl Winning Coach, UOP Alumnus
★ Leonard Gardner - Author of the novel ''Fat City'', which was later made into a film directed by John Huston.
★ Daniel Goleman - Psychologist
★ Philip Kan Gotanda - Playwright, filmmaker
★ Eddie Guardado - Major League Baseball Player
★ Jose Hernandez - NASA Mission Specialist/Astronaut
★ J.T. Hickinbotham - Founder of a nationally known Steel Company
★ Benjamin Holt - Inventor
★ Chris Isaak - Singer/Songwriter
★ Maxine Hong Kingston - Author
★ Janet Leigh - (attended University of the Pacific) Actress (''Psycho'', ''Touch of Evil'')
★ Michael Olowokandi - (UOP graduate) NBA Player
★ Pavement - 1990s indie rock band
★ Grant-Lee Phillips - Singer/Songwriter; member of alternative rock band Grant Lee Buffalo
★ Alex Spanos - Billionaire Real Estate Developer; Owner of the San Diego Chargers
★ Ed Sprague - Major League Baseball Player
★ Amos Alonzo Stagg - Football Coach
★ Jazz Raycole - Actress on who played Claire Kyle on "My Wife and Kids" for 1 year
★ Izzy Gallegos - Singer in boyband US5
Trivia
★ The ''Port of Stockton'' is the easternmost inland port in California and the largest inland port.
★ Prior to its incorporation in 1850, Stockton had several names, including ''Tuleburg'' (named for the grassy plants so common in the region's rivers and delta waterways called tules), ''Gas City'' and ''Mudville'' (because of the frequent annual flooding). It is claimed that Stockton was the inspiration for Ernest Thayer's famous 1888 poem Casey at the Bat about a notoriously ill-fated baseball team. The Stockton Ports played for two seasons under the name ''Mudville 9''.
★ Stockton founder Captain Charles M. Weber chose to honor Commodore Robert F. Stockton by naming the city after him. Commodore Stockton had been instrumental in the capture of California during the Mexican-American War. Stockton was the first community in California to have a name not of Spanish or Native American origin.
★ An article written in 1856 by the ''Stockton Directory'' (a paper long since disbanded) told about Stockton's major advantages over all inland California cities:
:"The City of Stockton is situated on a beautiful prairie at the head of the Stockton Slough, a wide and deep arm of the San Joaquin River, which extends eastward some three miles (5 km) from the river into the plain. As a harbor, in point of capacity, Stockton possesses advantadges over all inland cities of California [in that] there is sufficient depth and breadth of water, at all seasons of the year, for all purposes of moorage and navigation."
★ Stockton was twice named an All-America City (1999 & 2004).
★ With over 100,000 trees, Stockton was thrice named ''Best Tree City'' in the western United States by Sunset magazine.
★ In 2005, Forbes magazine listed it as having 6,570 crimes per 100,000 residents [10] — the highest listed[11]; and 0.8% of engineers within total employment[12] — the lowest listed11. The city had the 7th lowest (of 150) educational attainment (bachelor's degree or higher over the age 25)[13].
★ Central Connecticut State University surveys from 2005 and 2006 ranked the city as the most illiterate of all U.S. cities with a population of more than 250,000[14][15][16].
★ Citing high unemployment, crime, cost of living along with low educational attainment, Bert Sperling ranked Stockton-Lodi as second worst out of 331 U.S. metropolitan areas in his book, "Cities Ranked and Rated" (2004). Think your city is best? See the latest rankings
★ Stockton had the third-highest auto theft rate in the nation in 2005 For Car Thieves, the West is Best and second-highest in 2006. Vehicle thefts dropped in 2006
★ Until levees were completed on the delta waterways just west of the city as well as flood control dams on the rivers in the foothills to the east, parts of Stockton would flood almost every year. Many of the levees date back to the 19th century, but serious flooding was still a real threat in certain Stockton neighborhoods as late as the 1950s. Many of the houses built on these floodplains during that era have large stairways or stoops leading down to ground level because the main structures are actually up on stilts, which are covered and enclosed and frequently used as basements or crawl spaces.
★ The first American to break the 4-minute mile did so in Stockton[3]. Don Bowden, a UC Berkeley student at the time, ran a mile in 3 minutes 58.7 seconds during the Pacific Association Amateur Athletic Union track meet at UOP's Baxter Stadium on June 1, 1957. (Englishman Roger Bannister ran the world's first sub 4-minute mile on May 6, 1954.)
★ Several major motion pictures have been filmed in and around Stockton (see below).
Culture
Music
Stockton is well known as having the third oldest professional orchestra in California, the Stockton Symphony, behind the San Francisco Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Auditoriums and Concert halls
★ Bob Hope (Fox California) Theatre
★ Faye Spanos Concert Hall
★ Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium
★ Warren Atherton Auditorium at Delta Center for the Arts
Museums
The Haggin Museum features collections and exhibits related to local history and California history, and owns important works by late 19th and early 20th century artists. Notable among them is Albert Bierstadt, who was most well-known for interpreting the towering grandeur of Yosemite and much of California's magnificent Sierra Nevada mountains.[4]
The Children's Museum of Stockton Children's Museum of Stockton is housed in a former warehouse on the Downtown Waterfront, and boasts many interactive displays.
There are a few proposed museums, including the effort to bring the USS Iowa to the Port of Stockton as a naval museum. The Filipino American National Historical Society has proposed the construction of the National Pinoy Museum in the Little Manila district. The museum would be dedicated to the history of Filipino-Americans. Stockton once had one of the largest population of Filipinos in the United States. There have also been efforts to convert the San Joaquin Street home of Moses Rogers, a former slave, into a non-profit museum dedicated to Stockton's African-American community.
Music
The Stockon Chorale, Stockton Symphony and Orchestra, and the Stockton Youth Chorale, which regularly perform in the area are all musical organizations open to public audition. In addition, local high schools and colleges featuring world famous ensembles such as the Lincoln High School Chamber Ensemble, The Delta Singers, and the Amos Alonzo Stagg High School Madrigal Singers also give public performances.
The city also is home to thriving underground rock and rap scenes. Local musicians perform at the Blackwater Cafe, Torino's, the Stockton Empire Theatre and Bradley's, among other venues.
Festivals
Annual festivals celebrating the rich cultural heritage and values of Stockton's diverse population and the city's agricultural importance include:
★ The Stockton Asparagus Festival - world-renowned, award winning (April)
★ Black Family Day (Sept)
★ The Brubeck Festival (April)
★ The Earth Day Festival (April)
★ Cambodian New Year (April)
★ The Filipino Barrio Fiesta (August)
★ The Greek Festival (September)
★ The Jewish Food Fair (June)
★ The Stockton Festival of Lights and Boat Parade (December)
★ The Stockton Obon Bazaar (July, Bhuddist)
★ The Record's Family Day at the Park
★ San Joaquin Film Festival (Opening June 2008)
Popular culture
★ Several high-profile people have visited Stockton, including President George W. Bush, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Indian Nationalist Lala Hardayal, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, musician Bob Dylan, and former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani.
★ The historic ''Bob Hope Theatre'' (formerly ''Fox California Theatre'') in downtown Stockton is one of several 'movie palaces' in the Central Valley. Bob Hope often came to Stockton to visit close friend and successful businessman Alex Spanos who donated much of the money to revitalize the theater after Hope's death.
★ Stan Lee named Stockton the birthplace of the Fantastic Four in 1986, after Joe Field successfully petitioned Marvel Comics to change it from the fictional "Central City."
★ Leonard Gardner's acclaimed 1969 novel ''Fat City'' is set in Stockton in the late 1950's. It was made into a 1972 movie which was filmed in Stockton by director John Huston.
★ A popular 1965-1969 television western called ''The Big Valley'' starring Barbara Stanwyck, Lee Majors, and Linda Evans was set in 19th century Stockton, but was never filmed there. The show concerned the adventures of the fictional Barkley family, wealthy owners of a sprawling ranch just outside of Stockton. The show has long been lauded for its historic accuracy, in terms of the social mores, politics and customs of 1800s California.
★ In the movie ''This Is Spinal Tap'', the low point for the fictional heavy-metal band's U.S. tour was their appearance at a Stockton amusement park. Their billing read: "Puppet Show — and Spinal Tap." The movie was not filmed in Stockton, but director Rob Reiner did film portions of his later film ''The Sure Thing'' on the UOP campus in Stockton.
A surprisingly large number of major motion pictures have been filmed in Stockton[4]. One of the earliest, ''All the King's Men'', won 1949 Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actor (Broderick Crawford), and Best Supporting Actress (Mercedes McCambridge). In subsequent years filmmakers have used Stockton's waterways[5] to stand in for the Mississippi delta, the surrounding farmland as the American plains and midwest, and UOP's picturesque campus[6] as an Ivy League college. Rob Schneider's 2007 film Big Stan was filmed in a prison near Stockton and, as with several of the movies made in the region, many Stocktonians appeared in the film as extras. Other movies filmed in and around Stockton include:
★ ''All the King's Men'' (1949) [7]
★ ''Always''
★ ''Atlanta Child Murders'' (1985)
★ ''The Big Country'' (1958) [8]
★ ''Big Stan'' (2007) [9]
★ ''Bird'' (1988) [10]
★ ''Blind Man Sees First''
★ ''Blood Alley'' (1955) [11]
★ ''Bound for Glory'' (1976) [12]
★ ''Cabana Time''
★ ''Coast to Coast'' (1980) [13]
★ ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967) [14]
★ ''Coyote'' (1997) [15]
★ ''Day of Independence'' (2003) [16]
★ ''Dead Man on Campus'' (1998) [17]
★ ''Death Machines'' (1976) [18]
★ ''Dirty Mary Crazy Larry'' (1974) [19]
★ ''Dreamscape'' (1984) [20]
★ ''Fat City'' (1972) [21]
★ ''Flubber'' (1997) [22]
★ ''Friendly Fire'' (1979) [23]
★ ''Funky Fresh''
★ ''Glory Days'' (1988) [24]
★ ''God's Little Acre'' (1958) [25]
★ ''High Time'' (1960) [26]
★ ''Hot Shots! Part Deux'' (1993) [27]
★ ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' (1989)
★ ''Inventing the Abbotts'' (1997) [28]
★ ''Oklahoma Crude'' (1973) [29]
★ ''Pop Dat Booty''
★ ''Porgy & Bess'' (1959) [30]
★ ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' (1981) [31]
★ ''Rampage'' (1988) [32]
★ ''Return Fire/Jungle Wolf II'' (1988) [33]
★ ''R.P.M.'' (1970) [34]
★ ''Skipping''
★ ''The Strawberry Statement'' (1970) [35]
★ ''The Sure Thing'' (1985) [36]
★ ''Valentino's Return'' (1989) [37]
★ ''The World's Greatest Athlete'' (1973) [38]
Other Pop Culture
The music video Bebot by the Black Eyed Peas was shot in Little Manila in Stockton. Spanish pop artist Ignacio Dela Cruz also choose the asparagus fields located in the Stockton delta for scenes in his latest music video entitled "Los Trabajadores".
Landmarks
Stockton boasts 49 historical landmarks, dating as far back as 1855.
External links
★ City of Stockton
★ Stockton, California Official Visitor & Tourist Information
★ Stockton Sister Cities Association
★ San Joaquin Cross-Cultural Media / San Joaquin Film Festival 2008
★ Eyes Of Argus - Watches Stockton's Local Government
References
1. City of Stockton
2. http://www.stocktonsistercities.org/stockton.html
3. http://www.ci.stockton.ca.us/Awards/WeberAward.cfm
4. City of Stockton
5. http://www.stocktongov.com/pages/location.cfm
6. http://www.ci.stockton.ca.us/CityCouncil/Mayor.cfm
7. http://www.eggman4council.com/pressReleases/pressRelease09_17_06.htm
8. http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/14/real_estate/California_cities_lead_foreclosure/index.htm
9. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,151105,00.html
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11. Best Places For Business And Careers
12. Least engineers
13. Educational attainment
14. America's most literate cities, 2005
15. Literacy letdown
16. America's most literate cities, 2006
17. City of Stockton
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