Board News

Stockton, CA – At its special meeting, the Board of Supervisors voted to support Proposition 36, which would repeal Proposition 47 and restore common sense to the issues of homelessness, drug addiction and theft reduction in California. The measure was passed unanimously by the Board of Supervisors. The Board took separate action to place a measure on the local ballot to limit county public assistance to substance abusers and addicts who refuse treatment.

Stockton, CA - New, synthetic opioids like Fentanyl have hit San Joaquin County – like counties across this country – hard. The current drug epidemic is unlike anything the County has seen before.

Stockton, CA – Today, Miguel Villapudua, Chairman of the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors issued the following statement in response to the executive order on homeless encampments issued by Governor Gavin Newsom:

Stockton, CA - Supervisors Tom Patti and Paul Canepa joined City of Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln and Councilmember Michael Blower at the City of Stockton’s Swenson Park today to break ground on a new option for family fun in the Port City and San Joaquin County.

Stockton, CA – At its meeting on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors authorized the County’s Agricultural Commissioner to establish a Livestock Pass Program in San Joaquin County.

Stockton, CA – After emergency action by Chairman Miguel Villapudua last week, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors affirmed the Chair’s decision to declare a local emergency due to the beet leafhopper (“BLH”) and the presence of the beet curly top virus (“BCTV”) on tomato crops in the County.