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Issue 9 • Feb. 20, 2015 • deltacollegian.net
TRUCKS BRING NEW MEANING TO FAST FOOD By Orlando Jose
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TRUCKS AROUND TOWN: The number of food trucks throughout the area is growing. Not all are focused on tacos or burritos. Instead, there are trucks that specialize in Korean food and burgers.
Everywhere a hungry patron goes these days, there’s a food truck waiting. And it’s not just taco trucks. In San Joaquin now, there are burger trucks, taco trucks, rice bowl trucks and even fourwheel cupcake cuisines. Merced Hernandez is the owner of the Tacos El Dorado, which rolls up near Hammer and West lanes. Hernandez’s truck sells burritos, tacos, nachos and flautas. His truck boasts “the best tacos/burritos in town.” Delta student Eric Gutierrez raved about the food. “I’ve been to a lot of taco trucks around Stockton,” he said. “The taste of this taco truck is nice and fresh. He has everything I like here, I order flautas and a super burrito and the enchiladas with the mole sauce is incredible.” Gutierrez said Hernandez knows what he is doing. “He is a great cook, he puts his pride into his work,” said Gutierrez. Gutierrez is a food-truck fan. His least favorite is food truck of Indian flavor – saying the portions were too small for the price. “I’m a big guy and I like the quality for the cheaper price,” he said. Sina Yem is the owner of Rice Pot Movement, another local truck. The truck sells items includ-
ing Tai Chi tacos, fried pork dumplings and Asian-inspired slider hamburgers. “We always been into food, trying different things, especially interesting types of food,” said Yem. Yem said the truck offers more to the city’s palate. “We just figure Stockton didn’t have too much diversity of food selection, especially food trucks other than restaurants,” he said. Yem purchased his food truck from Craigslist. The former Sara Lee bread truck cost about $4,000. “It took like a full year to do all the fabricating, all the pieces, equipment in there,” he said. Also, on Pacific Avenue: Grubb City Burgers & Sandwiches. Alfonso Jaramillo, the owner, said his truck is all about burgers, juicy burgers, and original sandwiches. Jaramillo said the food is 100-percent fresh. Grubbs also offers free raffles, which might interest cashstrapped college students. After you purchase a meal, your name is entered in a drawing to win every Friday, so if your name is called you get a free sandwich or burger. Grubb City’s fare includes a gourmet specialty burger, the Pacific Islander Swagg Burger. The burger includes chopped onions, coconut and candy on the delicious bread. Jaramillo said it’s the truck’s masterpiece.
Giants’ three World Series trophies visit Stockton Civic Auditorium By Frank Allen
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Stockton residents lined up as early as 7 a.m. on Feb. 12 to experience the 2014 World Series victory all over again. The San Francisco Giants World Champion trophies were displayed at the Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium. All three World Series trophies were on display to the public for a free viewing. The trophies could be seen but not touched. Shana Daum, vice president of public affairs and community relations for the Giants, accompanied the trophy to Stockton. Daum is responsible for the non-baseball meetings, public relations, community programs and initiatives, business public relations, media activities and player relations for the club. Daum was born and raised in Stockton and is a
1984 St. Mary’s High School graduate. She then graduated from University of California, Davis and received her master’s in sports management from the University of San Francisco. “It’s fun to come back here. And how neat to be able to bring to my community bring World Series trophies now,” Daum said. “Stocktonians, I think, are the best fans in baseball.” The Giants have a program called the Junior Giants, that is funded out of the Giants community fund and 23,000 children play free baseball throughout Northern California. The Junior Giants program is available to children from the age 5 to 18. Stockton is a city filled with Bay Area baseball fans. Locals support the Giants and the Oakland A’s, just as much as the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders football team. When a Bay Area team like the Giants, become champions, fans want a piece of that action. Even though, they can’t be in the game, all the
fans can really do is support from afar. The trophies coming to Stockton is a huge event for the city. Many in attendance said they didn’t even know the trophies were coming to Stockton. Linda Avila, a stay-at-home mom, took five children to see the trophies. Her two daughters, one son, a nephew and a niece announced she had barely found out that morning the trophies were in Stockton. That doesn’t mean to say there wasn’t a line to see the trophies. The line stretched out a quarter length around the auditorium. This isn’t the first time the trophies have been in Stockton. Previous trophy tours happened after the 2010 and 2012 World Series wins too. Fans came out to see the trophies in past years, they showed their support for the 2014 win and will continue to celebrate future victories.