San Joaquin County

April 26, 2012

With PG&E-donated Scoreboard Coming Soon, New Football Field Starts Taking Shape

A football field in this San Joaquin County town is getting a state-of-the-art, double-sided digital scoreboard, thanks to funding from PG&E.

April 26, 2012

PG&E’s $286 Million Property Taxes, Fees Aid Utility’s Communities

PG&E announced this week that is has paid franchise fees and property taxes of almost $286 million to the 49 counties and 243 cities where it operates.

April 16, 2012

More than 1,000 PG&E Volunteers Clean, Restore State Parks for Earth Day

PG&E workers, their families and friends – most wearing teal-blue company T-shirts – were armed with hammers, pruning shears and other tools as they broke through the morning stillness at 16 recreational sites. PG&E provided a $265,000 grant to the parks foundation and to participating parks for supplies and materials required to complete Earth Day and Park Champions Program projects and PG&E has given more than $1.5 million since the partnership began.

A parking-lot solar structure dedicated Thursday will provide more than 80 percent of the power for the San Joaquin County education building next door. (Photos by Matt Nauman.)

March 30, 2012

School District Solar Project Saves Money, Offers Array of Educational Benefits

A new $2 million, 498-kilowatt solar structure dedicated this week will provide power for the San Joaquin County Schools’ Wentworth Education Center. Its 1,918 solar panels that cover a large parking lot also will be a rich educational resource for students from the Stockton area, especially those at the PG&E-sponsored New Energy Academy.

January 17, 2012

PG&E Donation Will Bring Tablet Technology to Students

An $18,500 contribution from PG&E will help Manteca Unified put high-tech computer tablets in the hands of some of its students.

December 30, 2011

PG&E Helps Raise $50K for Teacher Wish Lists

In just two months, PG&E helped raise $50,000 for San Joaquin County schools through the online charity tool DonorsChoose.org.

The Color the Skies balloon festival supports Children's Hospital Central California. (Photo courtesy of Color the Skies.)

September 6, 2011

PG&E Helps Raise Money for Children’s Hospital in Central Valley

An estimated $50,000 was raised for Children’s Hospital Central California at the 6th annual Color the Skies Hot Air Balloon Festival in Ripon over Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3 & 4.

Red Cross and PG&E employees and volunteers helped their neighbors get ready for disasters at a Thursday event.

August 4, 2011

At ‘Are You Ready?’ Event, PG&E Supports Capital Region Red Cross

PG&E pledged $150,000 to the Capital Region Red Cross during a downtown Stockton celebration Thursday (Aug. 4) that included activity booths, giveaways and safety demonstrations.

June 16, 2011

PG&E Supports Food Bank Program for Seniors

PG&E will present a $25,000 check on Thursday, June 16, to help the Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin County as lead sponsor of the Senior Brown Bag Food Program.