Stockton Metro is the economic center of the northern San Joaquin Valley. Stockton has been the retail, financial, medical and transportation center of the region and neighboring Sierra counties since the Gold Rush. People first came to find sierra Gold, now they come for affordable homes and a family friendly environment. Located in the heart of Californias Great Central Valley; Stockton is just 62 miles east of San Francisco and 48 miles south of Sacramento.San Joaquin County is projected to continue to outpace California and the nation in growth over the next three years; The Record is the number one newspaper in san Joaquin County and is part of the San Joaquin Media Group, which also includes Elegant Lifestyles, Recordnet.com, Vida en el Valle, Home Life and Valley Home Finder. Its goal is to continue to bring you quality products designed to reach nearly every household in the community or a specific segment to suit your business needs.The Record offers something for everyone; local, state, national and world news combined with sports, business, entertainment and the areas largest classified section. For 110 years Metro consumers have turned to The Record for their news and information, which reaches approximately 293,600 adult readers each week.The valleys internet news source is even better with the newly redesigned Recordnet.com. In addition to news it offers consumers 24/7 access to online classifieds. The Stockton Record is in the Sacramento - Stockton - Modesto, CA DMA. The Stockton Record offers ROP and insert advertising opportunities in its daily and Sunday circulation. This paper also offers total market coverage (TMC) through a non-subscriber distribution. Echo Media has direct relationships with over 7,500 newspapers providing tremendous local coverage.