By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Jun. 28--This Central Valley air is enough to make you cry -- if not wheeze, sneeze, cough or pant. And those are just the pets. They're suffering, too, from the stagnant ocean of wildfire smoke parked day after day in the Central Valley.

By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Jun. 8--It's about the size of a bread box and weighs less than a basketball.

By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. May 10--The owner of a construction-glass plant in Lathrop is proposing a $100 million upgrade, contingent on some government financial support.

By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Mar. 12--California gas prices are reaching new heights as the cost of crude oil continues to set records.

By Bruce Spence, The Record, Stockton, Calif. Dec. 6--Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is predicting that average residential natural gas bills for December will be up almost 5 percent from a year ago.