Press Releases
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County AdministratorJanuary 16, 2020
In response to yesterday’s action by the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to initiate an Environmental Impact Report for a Delta tunnel project in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, San Joaquin County officials issued the following comments: “The latest action by the State does absolutely nothing to address any of the goals it seeks to accomplish,” said San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair, Kathy Miller.
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County AdministratorDecember 18, 2019
On December 16, The United State Supreme Court declined to review City of Boise v. Martin, Case No. 19-247 – a decision in which the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcing local laws prohibiting camping and sleeping on public property “when no sleeping space is practically available in any shelter” within the jurisdiction violates the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
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County AdministratorDecember 6, 2019
As a result of Board directing County staff, at the November 19, 2019 Board meeting, an additional $227,062 will be received by the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless and the Gospel Center Rescue Mission to address the temporary expansion of emergency shelter operations during the period of December 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.
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Agricultural CommissionerOctober 18, 2019
On October 14, 2019, an Agricultural Program Aide from the San Joaquin County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office detected one Oriental fruit fly (OFF) in an insect trap located in Tracy.
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County AdministratorOctober 8, 2019
Today, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a new thirty-six month contract with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association (DSA). DSA represents approximately 285 peace officers in San Joaquin County.
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