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Important Summer Safety Tips for Safe Kids

Don't Let the Summer Heat Spoil your Children's Fun

Your kids look forward to summer all year long and IT'S FINALLY HERE! Along with summer comes bumps, bruises, scrapes, sunburns, heat and so much more. The best way to avoid these summer mishaps is to be prepared!

Below are some simple tips on how you and your kids can stay safe and happy all summer long! You can find these and more on summer safety by checking out the California Department of Public Health.

So many people are completely unaware that their cell phone may be putting their safety at risk. Did you know that your cell phone can access not only all of your personal information but your current location and anywhere that you have ever been with your phone (while you had service or wifi). You can also be tipping off criminals by posting your plans on different social media sites.

We want to help you keep yourself protected from hidden dangers inside your cell phone!

Wireless Home Security is the best solution for most homes. But is it right for you? Unless you've moved into a home already pre-wired for security or you are currently in construction on a new home, a wireless system will save you a big headache!  Check out this blog for pre-wired homes or wiring during construction. Otherwise, in the majority of other situations, a wireless alarm system will keep the smile on your face. Here are 10 situations you avoid by choosing a wireless home security system for your un-wired home.

What a beautiful spring it has been! We have reached the beginning of May and I am sure that you can all feel that summer is right around the corner here in Los Angeles. The end of spring brings lots of fun and exciting summer adventures, family vacations, summer camps and so much more. While Los Angeles is a hot summer destination for much of the country, it is your home!What could be more exciting? 

Home Security Systems can be a funny thing. Not funny ha, ha, but peculiar how you can believe crime is everywhere and believe alarm systems prevent crime, but take no action. An American home is broken into every 15 seconds to the tune of over $2000 in lost property and damages. Yet many, like me, don't invest in a home security system. That is until something happens. Hopefully it doesn't happen to you. Sometimes a burglary a few doors down or a friend of a friend's neighbor suffers a home invasion and there's an over sized slice of reality sitting on your plate. And it's starring right at you. 

It's finally spring! One quick look around and you can tell; spring has sprung. As a Stockton resident, you know spring is the absolute best time of year to get outside and enjoy the great weather. The sinister chill has lifted, the chili breezes are gone, and there are several precious weeks left before it's 100 degrees every day.

It's clearly time to get out and play. Even a lunch break becomes an excuse to stroll the plaza and get some much needed vitamin D. If you need some fresh ideas of ways to get out and enjoy the great weather, here's 4 great ideas from downtownstockton.org for making sure you are taking advantage of the beauty of spring. If you are a husband or significant other, earn brownie points and a day alone with the remote by sending your woman off on the "girls' day out."  

To get a pre-work boost and to catch up on emails, stop in at Starbucks Coffee or Freedom Coffee, both have Wi-Fi free. If you’re planning a last minute meeting and need a rental space, click here for a full directory. For a quick lunch, grab a slice, cafeteria style, at Alfalfa’s Pizza and Deli for less than $4. They make killer sandwiches too. 

For an upscale waterfront business lunch, take your clients to the University Plaza's Delta Lounge in the Waterfront Hotel. If you need to order in for your team, click here delivery options. If you’re meeting friends after work and need a change of scenery, head over to Chitiva’s Waterfront Bar and Grill or to Nena's Mexican Restaurant for a margarita or hide out in a local watering hole at Davoli’s Avenue Inn or Weber Inn.

Have a Girls Day Out:

Start mid-morning with a chocolate mocha or herbal tea from the world’s tiniest and tallest coffee shop – the Red's Café then hop across the street for a little shopping inside The Courthouse Plaza. The Glam Dollz Boutique has a great selection of high-heels and pumps, and Bella's Fashions sell a variety of fun accessories. Right next door, grab a healthy lunch at Daisy and Juice Subs and head over to the Janet Leigh Plaza just a couple blocks away.

Stroll across the plaza and buy a candle or a last minute gift at Pier 159, where they have EVERYTHING and then wind down with a movie in 3-D or IMAX at the Cinema. Who could ask for more? On your way home, don't forget to pick up a pound or so of freshly roasted coffee beans at the Jesus Mountain Coffee Co. at 224 E. Miner Avenue (behind Huddle, cooperative work space).

Have an Active Day Outside:

Kick off the day with fresh fruit or a fresh squeezed juice at Juice It Up! on Weber Avenue. If you biked down, the best place to lock your bike is on the Cinema Plaza across from the Cold Stone Creamery. Or, if you need a caffeine boost to start the day, bike racks are also located outside Freedom Coffee which also has juice, muffins, and free Wi-Fi.

Get your heart rate up at the In-Shape Health Club. If you’d prefer to exercise outside, walk the new Joan Darrah Promenade to Downtown Stockton Marina, launch a pole with the fishermen who are pulling in bass, and end at Weber Point to play soccer, run through the fountains or monkey around in the kids play area.

If you’re feeling a little more adventurous, launch a kayak or a hydro-bike from a dock at the Marina (209-462-4200) and see if you can spot the sea otters who live in the boat slips. Or, if you’d like to watch someone else do the work, take in a Stockton Ports Baseball Game at Banner Island Ballpark or a Stockton Thunder Hockey Game at the Stockton Arena.

If you just care about the food! Downtown Stockton is chockfull of fabulous ethnic eateries for the foodie to enjoy!

• Thai: For excellent Pad Thai, try Royal Siam 2.
• Greek: For great house made spanakopita and baklava, try Yasoo Yani or try a gyro plate at the Kabob and Gyro House.
• Mexican: Downtown has many excellent Mexican restaurants but our Facebook followers have voted Xochimilco Café their favorite. Xochimilco is open late, most weekends until at least 1 am.
• Chinese: One of the oldest standing restaurants in Stockton, On Lock Sam has excellent duck!
• Pizza by the Slice: Alfalfa’s Pizza and Deli or Joe’s Pomodoro Pizza Cafe.
• BBQ: Q's Korean BBQ is known for their mouth-watering short ribs.
• Sushi: Try Misaki for fresh cuts of sashimi and sushi.

ADT Pulse Cameras are ADT's wireless security cameras for your home. They add that extra layer of protection your family needs and deserves. Cash, jewelry and electronics equal easy money, burglars are eager to get into your home and take it. It just doesn’t make sense anymore to leave cameras out of your home security plan. More important than material possessions is the safety and well being of your family. Burglaries and home invasions are a daily headline on evening news channels. Adding surveillance cameras to your home or business security system adds several additional ways to monitor, prevent and capture suspicious activity. You can even make sure Fido is playing his role of the home security plan.

Bend at the knees. Don't over pack your boxes. Rent a dolly. Heavy boxes go in the truck first. Wear closed toe shoes. . . You have read blog after blog on how to physically relocate your belongings, but what about everything else that goes into your move? 

We have 7 tips on how to sell a house and protect your move from start to finish. 

9. 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. . . You made it!

That's right. You have made it through 8 months of your pregnancy journey and have reached the longest 1 month wait of your life. It is very likely that you will spend the next 4 weeks agonizing over all of the last minute preparations that come along with bringing home your new little bundle of joy. "I've washed all the baby clothes twice, is that enough? Do we have enough bottles? Do we have enough diapers?" There are enough details of new baby preparation that you could stay busy for what seems like a lifetime. 

We've created a list of 5 New Baby Safety Tips to help you be as prepared (and stress free) as possible when you bring home your new addition.

Today we offer a guest home security blog by the Security Sensei himself.

A look at his Twitter feed and you can't help but be inspired by his passion to educate about everyday things you and I can do to be safer. When offered the opportunity to share an article, I instantly remembered an article describing how criminals evaluate the risk involved in burglarizing your home. I hope you find the information as valuable as I did!