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Stockton Budget Crisis (June 2009; Flash, map). On June 23, 2009, Stockton City Council approved a spending plan for fiscal year 2009-10 that called for layoffs and service reductions citywide. At the center of the budget is the general fund, the largely discretionary part of the budget. The general fund had been damaged by declining sales and property tax revenue in the slumping economy.
Ian developed an interactive online budget game to give users a better understanding of some of the choices that must be made to balance the budget. The project also featured a clock, built in Flash, that counted down to the city’s budget deadline as well as an interactive map detailing how specific neighborhoods would be affected by budget cuts.

State of the City (February 2009; video, audio, live chat). “Stockton will survive (the economic downturn) and will emerge stronger and more resilient because of the fact we will work together to make it happen,” Mayor Ann Johnston told about 900 civic and business leaders during her inaugural State of the City address. This project called for Ian to coordinate Recordnet.com’s first live reporter chat, which drew more than 300 users. He also shot and edited video, edited audio and created and posted several buttons while on deadline. Ian also coordinated a live chat with a reporter the day after the speech.

Fireworks over Stockton (July 2009; Flash). After Stockton City Council eliminated its 2009 Independence Day fireworks display to save money, Ian created an interactive fireworks display that could provide users with a little July 4 spirit any time during the year. The project was developed with the Flint Particle System and it became Recordnet’s most-viewed Flash feature to date.

County Administration Building (August 2009; video, audio, photo panoramas). It’s hard to miss the new San Joaquin County administration building. Glass walls at sharp angles climb six stories high, towering over downtown Stockton. To mark the building’s opening a team at Recordnet.com created a floor-by-floor interactive tour. Ian created the project’s multimedia features, which included multiple videos and audio clips recorded and edited on deadline. He also developed Recordnet.com’s first photo panoramas so that users could experience the building’s impressive lobby and board of supervisors’ chambers in a 360-degree interactive environment.

Air Pollution and Cancer (August 2009; map). A Record analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data showed the risk of getting cancer from simply breathing the air is higher for the county’s more economically depressed and ethnically diverse neighborhoods, including some of those closest to the urban core of the city. To illustrate this issue Ian created an interactive map comparing by census tract the risk of getting cancer from air pollution in Stockton. The borders of the map were drawn by hand in Google maps.

Industrial Pollution (March 2009; database). Toxic pollution from some of San Joaquin County’s larger industrial facilities has decreased again, continuing a trend that dates back at least several years, according to federal data. This database allows Recordnet.com users to search five years of Environmental Protection Agency information about the amount of pollution created by San Joaquin County businesses. It called for Ian to create an easy-to-use searchable database as well as a landing page. He also had to work with a reporter to ensure that the terms used in the database could be easily understood by users. The project was completed in an afternoon on deadline.

Stimulus projects (March 2009; database). Of the $787 billion in the federal stimulus package, millions of dollars are expected to flow into San Joaquin County. Some of those dollars will come from $26.6 billion in funds for surface transportation funds. This database allowed users to search for stimulus-funded road projects in their home communities. It called for Ian to create an easy-to-use searchable database, a style for the database and a landing page.

Asparagus Festival 2009 (April 2009; map). The Asparagus Festival is Stockton’s biggest annual event, drawing more than 100,000 people to the city’s downtown for food and fun. For the 2009 festival Ian created an interactive map that provided local residents with a preview of what they could expect at the event.

Runner Girl (February 2009; video, audio, database). Nine weeks to whip your body into shape. Nine weeks to teach your feet, your legs, your lungs that there’s no such thing as pain. Nine weeks between this moment and 13.1 miles of unadulterated half-marathon bliss. This project called for Ian to film and edit six videos, edit podcasts and create a database for a training log.

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Video

For more video by Ian Hill, check out the 209Vibe Youtube page.

Double homicide near Oak Park
(June 2009).Two unarmed guards with Stockton-based Ad Force Private Security were shot and killed early June 2 in Park Village apartments on Alvarado Avenue north of Oak Park.

Stockton dropout rates falls
(May 2009). Stockton Unified School District officials held a news conference May 12 to announce a double-digit reduction in the district’s dropout rate.

Stockton’s Neglected ready for new album
(March 2009). The Stockton rap group Neglected performed March 14 at the St. Patrick’s Day celebration in downtown Stockton. In this video, Neglected’s Marcos and Stephen Herrera talk about their music and rehearse for their weekend concerts.

No bidders for Lexington at $12 million
(August 2009). No bidders emerged for the Lexington Waterfront Plaza Hotel at an auction outside the San Joaquin County Courthouse. The minimum bid was $12 million. Spectators included the hotel’s vice president and its former employees.

Chavez students prepare for arts fest
(May 2009). This video shows students at Chavez High School rehearsing for the 2009 Stockton Arts & Multicultural Celebration.

Preparing pork adobo
(July 2009). In this video, the staff and co-owner of Best Lumpia restaurant in Stockton show how to prepare the Filipino dish pork adobo.

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Podcasts

Press the gray play button to hear streaming podcasts recorded and edited by Ian Hill.

The Stockton Royale
Ian’s inital podcasts were profiles of local bands. Here’s an interview with funk act the Stockton Royale.

The 209: May 3-4, 2008
Ian also provided listeners with previews of local events through his podcast and weekly appearances on the Stockton radio station MEGA100. Here’s one of his early event preview podcasts.

209Weekend: May 30-June 1, 2008
After a few weeks Ian’s event preview podcasts were given their own brand: 209Weekend. Here’s another podcast giving listeners a preview of upcoming events in their area.

209Vibe artist shout-outs
The marketing plan for 209Vibe was designed with radio station marketing in mind. And like a radio station personality, Ian asked his podcast subjects to give a shout-out to 209Vibe. This is a compilation of some of the best shout-ous.

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Chats

Ian moderated Recordnet.com’s first live, online chat in 2009. He has since moderated several other chats between reporters and Recordnet.com users. Click the banners below to see archives of some of Ian’s favorite chats.