Press Releases

Stockton, CA, – The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors today proclaimed a local emergency in response to the growing threat posed by the invasive golden mussel in the San Joaquin Delta, urgently calling for strengthened State partnership, additional resources, and coordinated action to protect one of California’s most vital waterways.

San Joaquin County Board Chair Sonny Dhaliwal issued the following statement concerning and recent allegations and revelations of abuse by Farm Labor Movement leader César Chávez:

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors reviewed the midyear budget report for the current fiscal year. At the end of the fiscal year, the County projects General Fund savings of $23.7 million as compared to the budget for the year. By June 2026, the County expects to bring in $10.1 million more in local tax revenue than budgeted.

San Joaquin County has been awarded $38,230,841 in Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 2: Unmet Needs funding from the State of California, enabling major new expansion of Phase 2 of the County’s SJ BeWell Campus.

Stockton, CA, On March 3, 2026, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors received an oral report from County Administration and Health and Human Services leadership outlining the estimated local impacts of H.R.1, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law on July 4, 2025.