California’s shortage of affordable housing continues to affect some of the most vulnerable citizens of Stockton and San Joaquin County. Solutions have been difficult to achieve, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have only increased the challenges faced by low-income renters.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors recently agreed to a legal settlement resulting in the Zoological Society transferring donations that it previously received on behalf of Micke Grove Zoo in the amount of $650,881 to the County for the support of the Zoo. As agreed upon, these donations will be dedicated to improvements and upgrades at three possible animal habitats at the Micke Grove Zoo: the Lemur Island and Den, the Mediterranean Aviary, or the Reptile/Amphibian Exhibit. The County will retain all policy-making decisions regarding the Zoo and provide fiscal oversight prior to expending these donations toward one or all of the agreed upon exhibits.

Members of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors along with national developer, Catellus, broke ground today on Airpark 599. Located at the junction of Highway 99, Arch Airport Road, and Interstate 5, the first phase of Airpark 599 will include about 60 acres of underutilized County-owned land and will construct nearly 1.2 million square feet of new industrial space. Once completed, the project will provide much needed jobs, generate new revenue for the County and will increase economic development activity adjacent to Stockton Metropolitan Airport.

San Joaquin County will be presenting proposed State maps and a narrative to the California Citizen’s Redistricting Commission (CRC) on Friday, October 22, 2021. This presentation will provide the County Board of Supervisor’s approved maps for Congressional, Assembly and Senate district proposed maps for the 2021 redistricting process. The CRC is holding three days of public comment which include presentations on maps between October 21 and October 23 in anticipation of their first draft maps being released on November 15, 2021.

San Joaquin County is pleased to announce the execution of a ground lease for development of the first of several large industrial buildings planned to be constructed on County-owned land for the Airpark 599 project. With a term of 99-years, the ground lease includes 57.97 acres to be developed with an approximately 1.2 million square-foot industrial building.