Press Releases

Today, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors joined County leaders and the Health Care Services Agency to officially open the County’s new Medical Examiner facility. The modernized building is designed to provide a secure, respectful, and efficient environment that supports advanced forensic operations, offers thoughtful accommodations for families and visitors, and includes flexibility to meet future needs.

San Joaquin County Health Care Services Agency (SJCHCS) Director, Genevieve Valentine, was invited to participate in the “Best Practices for Addiction Treatment in Homelessness Summit” in Washington, D.C., a prestigious invitation-only opportunity to make contributions towards solutions to some of the most complex public health challenges facing communities nationwide.

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:

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.