San Joaquin County Department of Agriculture, in partnership with Amador, Calaveras, Yolo, and Sacramento Counties, are planning to host an Agricultural Pesticide Collection and Disposal Event in the late summer/early fall. This event is specifically for agricultural use (unwanted or legacy) pesticides from growers that farm in the participating counties.

San Joaquin County Public Health Officer Dr. Maggie Park told the Board of Supervisors yesterday that COVID-19 case rates, hospitalizations, and deaths are starting to slowly increase. COVID-19 case rates have risen from 6.5 per 100,000 on April 18th to 22 per 100,000 on May 23rd. This is likely due to the latest Omicron variant, BA.2.12.1, which is more transmissible than its predecessors.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors and Dignity Health are pleased to announce that after a year of discussions and negotiations, both parties have agreed to a Management Services Agreement (MSA). Through the MSA, Dignity Health will provide advice and assistance to the County in overseeing management of the day-to-day administration of San Joaquin General Hospital.

The month of May is a time when San Joaquin County Behavioral Health Services (BHS) joins the national movement in raising awareness about mental illness and address the stigma surrounding it.

On May 2, 2022, San Joaquin County will begin construction of planned improvements to Pershing Avenue from Meadow Avenue to Thornton Road in north Stockton. The Pershing Avenue Improvements Project, funded by the Measure K half-cent sales tax, will widen Pershing Avenue to include a two-way left turn lane, sidewalk improvements, and buffered bicycle lanes (south of Hammer Lane only). Utility infrastructure improvements include new storm drainage and water supply pipelines north of Hammer Lane.