San Joaquin County Local Land Use & Development News Articles and Digest

Homelessness Land Use & Development City of Manteca

04/02/2024
Manteca is opening two new portable dormitory units of 50 beds each at the homeless emergency services center at 555 Industrial Park Drive.

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Land Use & Development City of Stockton

Stockton Council Turns Away Motion to Add Controversial Publisher to Planning Board

03/24/2024
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An attempt to add controversial website founder Motecuzoma Sanchez to another city commission during the March 19 City Council meeting ended abruptly when a motion to confirm his appointment failed to be seconded.

From SF Gate...

Land Use & Development

California Forever Denies Reports of Shady Tactics Outside Bay Area Target

03/24/2024
Rumors are flying that California Forever is using dodgy tactics to gather signatures.

From Tracy Press...

Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation City of Tracy

New Suit Filed in Aquatics Center Project

03/22/2024
A project to build an aquatics center on 16 acres at Summit Drive and Corral Hollow Road in South Tracy has been further mired in litigation as a new suit is filed.

From Stocktonia...

Land Use & Development City of Stockton

Stockton City Council Declines to Add Sanchez to Planning Commission

03/20/2024
209 Times founder Motecuzoma Sanchez failed to get a seat on the Planning Commission when a motion to confirm his appointment failed to be seconded.

From Manteca Bulletin...

Public Safety Homelessness Land Use & Development City of Manteca

CalTrans to Clean Up Homeless Encampment

03/19/2024
CalTrans has reached out to inhabitants of the homeless encampments on the Main Street and 120 Bypass interchange and has begun work to clean up the area and secure it from future camping.

From Manteca Bulletin...

Environment Land Use & Development Water

Manteca Wastewater Treatment Costs to Rise

03/18/2024
The City of Manteca is preparing for alternative means of disposing of biomass solids resulting from the treatment of city wastewater to comply with a state mandate.

From Manteca Bulletin...

Land Use & Development Housing

Multi-Story Townhomes Coming to Northern San Joaquin Valley

03/15/2024
Denser housing is planned for the River Islands planned community and in the area surrounding the Manteca central district.

From Manteca Bulletin...

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River Islands Advances South County Development Planning

03/14/2024
The Lathrop Planning Commission is reviewing plans for River Islands neighborhood designs which includes a football stadium, lakes, parks, housing and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial use space.

From Manteca Bulletin...

Land Use & Development Transportation

Manteca at Center of Highway Construction

03/12/2024
As the new McKinley/120 Bypass nears completion, work begins on the upgrades to the Austin Road/Highway 99 interchange and the 120 Bypass/Highway 99 interchange.

From Stocktonia...

Land Use & Development Housing

Stockton City Council Approves Housing Project

02/28/2024
With Mayor Kevin Lincoln recusing, the City Council voted 6-0in favor of the South Pointe Village housing project, a housing development of at least 520 units on the inner harbor’s south bank.

From Los Angeles Times...

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Central Coast Ranch That Is Home to Endangered Species to Be Preserved

02/23/2024
The Wildlife Conservation Board voted to award $10.3 million to the Land Conservancy of San Luis Obispo County to preserve the 27,000-acre Camatta Ranch in Santa Margarita.

From SF Gate...

Land Use & Development

Wealthy Bay Area Enclave Worried About Sprawling New Development

02/22/2024
Residents of San Rafael say the project could bring noise, pollution and crime to the area.

From CalMatters...

Land Use & Development

Promises for New City in Solano County Are Worth Hundreds of Millions—if They Stick

02/21/2024
California Forever CEO Jan Sramek says promises of new homes, jobs, investments are binding, but legal experts and elected officials are skeptical.

From CapPublicRadio...

Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development

Nevada County Rejects Controversial Gold Mining Project

02/19/2024
After years of controversy, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors unanimously struck down a Grass Valley gold mining project. “It’s clear that this community wants to move forward to a cleaner economic future,” said Supervisor Heidi Hall.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Homelessness Land Use & Development Elections & Politics State of California

An Initiative Promised 20,000 Homes for Mentally Ill Californians. It Delivered Far Less

02/06/2024
California voters this spring are considering a $6.4 billion bond to house people with serious mental health conditions. A similar 2018 ballot measure offers lessons about the obstacles that stand in the way of construction.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development

Darrell Steinberg: Return of State Workers Helps, But Sacramento’s Transformation is Well Underway

02/05/2024
Downtown Sacramento faces many challenges, but the growing number of small businesses, hotels, homes and other major developments signal its transformation, says the city’s mayor.

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Silicon Valley Billionaires vs. Bay Area’s Housing Crisis?

01/28/2024
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In NYT’s “The Farmers Had What the Billionaires Wanted,” we meet a man who wants to build a city in the middle of nowhere, and folks who are slowing him down. For now.

From Tracy Press...

Land Use & Development City of Tracy

Two Openings on Tracy Planning Commission

01/26/2024
The city of Tracy seeks applicants for two seats on the Tracy Planning Commission. The seats are currently held by Gurtej Atwal and Don Penning.

From Tracy Press...

Land Use & Development Sports City of Tracy

City, Developer, Still at Odds Over Aquatics Center Obligations

01/19/2024
The status over a local developer’s obligation to provide money for a proposed aquatics center is still in limbo after a San Joaquin County Superior Court declined to order the developer to make the payment.

San Joaquin County Local News: Land Use & Development