Press Releases

As a result of Board directing County staff, at the November 19, 2019 Board meeting, an additional $227,062 will be received by the Stockton Shelter for the Homeless and the Gospel Center Rescue Mission to address the temporary expansion of emergency shelter operations during the period of December 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020.

Today, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a new thirty-six month contract with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association (DSA). DSA represents approximately 285 peace officers in San Joaquin County.

Today, the citizens of San Joaquin County were impacted by Deputy Sheriff’s not showing up to work causing the Superior Court to close to the public. The Deputies who are involved in this action work in the Courts as bailiffs. The Deputies actions are tied to labor negotiations between San Joaquin County and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association. Strikes by law enforcement are illegal. Regardless, the intent of labor negotiations should not be the cause for services being diminished to San Joaquin County residents. We are always mindful of our responsibilities to the taxpayers; any agreement we reach with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association or other unions must be viable in the long term.

San Joaquin County recently filed a lawsuit in the San Joaquin County Superior Court requiring the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to abide by local drilling permit requirements to protect wildlife and water quality in accordance with California state law.

The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the 2019-2020 Final Budget on June 26, 2019. The approved $1.8 billion budget includes a $40.8 million increase from the previous year and provides necessary funding for Countywide programs and services including special districts.