Former Stockton City Councilwoman and mayoral candidate Ann Johnston says both her professional and political careers have stemmed from seeing community need and setting out to fill it.

In 1986, 21 years ago-Top Gun was the top grossing film of the year, the Oprah Winfrey show premiered, IBM introduced the first lap top, Geraldo Rivera opened Al Capone’s vault only to find a flask of moonshine; the New York Mets won the World Series and

Like other counties across the nation, San Joaquin County struggles with high gas prices, unforgiving interest rates and enormous home foreclosures, leaving scores of families in dire straits.