Francine Vargas stood in line Tuesday at the Stockton Salvation Army anxiously cradling her white curly-haired Bichon Frise dog named BB, while she waited for veterinarians with the ElleVet Project, a nonprofit veterinarian clinic on wheels, to tell her what happened to BB’s enlarged and swollen front leg.

Vargas was receiving animal care for BB in Stockton, one of the stops on the ElleVet Project’s tour across the West Coast which began June 1.

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Victoria Franco is a Stockton-based reporter covering the diverse news around the Central Valley as part of the Report for America program. As a Stockton native, Franco is proud to cover stories within her community and report a variety of coverage. She is a San Jose State University alumna with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. In her collegiate years she was Managing Editor for the Spartan Daily. From her time at the Spartan Daily she helped lead her staff to California College Media Awards and a General Excellence first place. Victoria encourages readers to email her story tips and ideas at victoria.franco@baycitynews.com.