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The Board of Supervisors formally approved an employment contract with the Service Employees International Union, Local 1021 (SEIU) in a Special Meeting on July 15, 2026. The agreement covers the following bargaining units: Office and Office-Technical; Trades, Labor and Institutional; Para-Professional and Technical; Professional; Safety, Investigative and Custodial; and Supervisors.

San Joaquin County has released its Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. The balanced budget totals about $3.3 billion and continues funding for public safety, healthcare, roads, parks, behavioral health services, and other core County programs.

As part of the 2027 Federal budget process, San Joaquin County recently submitted nearly $19 million in funding requests to support ten local projects to enhance programs, services, and infrastructure throughout the County. San Joaquin County submitted the following requests:

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.

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.