Additionally, a High Wind Warning issued for the Mother Lode, the western slope of the northern Sierra Nevada and the northern San Joaquin Valley, will remain in effect until 11 PM tonight.

Source: https://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/2997793/flood-advisories-high-wind-warnings.html

A fan sits in the stands during the first half of a boys basketball CIF State Division II championship game between San Joaquin Memorial and Pacifica Christian at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/11/pacifica-christians-loss-in-cif-state-boys-basketball-division-ii-final-a-painful-end-to-its-season/

Although as summer begins to bear down on the San Joaquin Valley, seeing, for many residents, is believing.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/kind-of-a-rare-situation-could-mean-cooling-and-possible-thunder-storms/article_0d5b1ab0-03f2-11ee-916d-b7d1df3e57d0.html

Animals in the area have seen the San Joaquin River flood in the past, most recently in 2017.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-13/even-the-rabbits-need-to-get-rescued-from-flooding

In 2014, California adopted a landmark law aimed at combating excessive groundwater pumping, especially in farming areas of the San Joaquin Valley where many families were seeing their wells sputter and run dry.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-23/calls-grow-for-stronger-california-groundwater-regulation

Pete Ramirez's family has owned their Firebaugh home along the San Joaquin River for more than 50 years.

Source: https://abc30.com/sandbag-barrier-san-joaquin-river-flooding-concerns-firebaugh-community/12983841/

San Joaquin Memorial celebrates after defeating Pacifica Christian 58-47 to win the boys basketball CIF State Division II championship game at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

Source: https://www.ocregister.com/2023/03/11/pacifica-christians-loss-in-cif-state-boys-basketball-division-ii-final-a-painful-end-to-its-season/

The fertile site at the confluence of the San Joaquin and Tuolumne rivers once hosted a dairy operation and a cluster of crop fields owned by one of the county’s most prominent farmers.

Source: https://grist.org/agriculture/dos-rios-california-central-valley-floodplain/

The state is sending millions to farmers throughout the San Joaquin Valley to keep water in the ground.

Source: https://theava.com/archives/224097

Valerie Nafius, contracts lead for Chevron's San Joaquin Valley Business Unit, will join webinar host Kelly Bearden to discuss what the company is looking for in businesses that might fit into its procurement program — and how they can sign up.

Source: https://www.bakersfield.com/news/webinar-will-look-at-chevrons-local-contracting-push/article_7aaaeaa2-8320-11ee-8232-1766853f694b.html