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Economic Development
San Joaquin County Government is an inventive partner who works on behalf of business, non-profits, and prospective investors seeking growth, to find answers, connect people and quickly facilitate transactions with the objective of advancing enterprise in throughout the County.
2024-2025 Adopted Budget
2023-24 Year in Review
2024 State of the County Address
New On-line Permit Process!
Report Illegal Dumping
County Initiatives
Emergency Preparation
SJREADY is a community notification system to alert residents about emergency events and other important public safety information. This system allows San Joaquin County to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations such as severe weather, unexpected road closures, and evacuations of neighborhoods and buildings.
Government

Agricultural Commissioner / Assessor-Recorder-County Clerk / Auditor Controller / Board of Supervisors / Child Support Services / Community Development / Clerk of the Board / More

Services

Find County services you can access on-line. Abatement / Absentee Ballots / Abuse Accounts Payable / Address Change / Adoption / More

Strategic Priorities

San Joaquin County measures our success by the prosperity of our communities. We keep our focus firmly on ensuring that our County’s priorities – fiscal responsibility, good governance, public safety, economic growth, and managing and preserving our water resources – guide our investments, actions, innovation and service.

Meet Your
Board of Supervisors
The Board of Supervisors is the governing body of San Joaquin County and serves more than 789,410 residents. The Board established County policies, passes local ordinances, approves the budget, sets local tax rates, supports community programs and provides many other essential services.
County News
For media inquiries, contact Hilary Crowley, Public Information Officer hcrowley@sjgov.org (209) 468-2997
July 22, 2025
Board of Supervisors Approve Free Trash Disposal to Address Service Disruption
Responding to Public Health and Service Disruption with Decisive Action

Stockton, CA – The San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved emergency measures to help residents clear the backlog of household waste as Republic Services reached an agreement to end its labor strike and restore regular trash collection. Thanks to the Board’s response, residents will be able to drop off residential trash free of charge at the County landfill and transfer station. The temporary waste voucher program will be available through Sunday, July 27, 2025, to support residents as full service resumes.

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  • June 26, 2025
    $2.5 Million Grant Funding Available for San Joaquin County Community-Based/Non-County Organizations
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  • June 23, 2025
    San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Adopts Stricter Fireworks Ordinance
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  • June 18, 2025
    Board of Supervisors Approves Annual Budget
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Our History
Greatness Grows Here
Established in 1850, San Joaquin County is composed of 28 departments and agencies that provide a full range of services to more than 789,410 residents. Encompassing an area of 1,426 square miles, including 35 square miles of water and waterways, with eight cities — Escalon, Lathrop, Lodi, Manteca, Mountain House, Ripon, Stockton, and Tracy — San Joaquin County has a long history of providing responsive public service and innovative programs while operating under sound fiscal principles. Working together, an elected Board of Supervisors and County staff strive to represent, and support and protect the individuals, families, businesses, and natural resources that make our County a great place to live, work and play.