San Joaquin County Local News: Parks & Recreation


All Local Parks & Recreation News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Image caption: The Baldwin Hills area in South Los Angeles is one region where a state conservancy would keep open land accessible to the public.
California’s 10 State Conservancies: How They Protect Parks and Open Land

How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.

Image caption: There are more than 300 community service districts in California.
Community Services Districts, Explained

Community service districts can do most anything a city government can do. Here’s how they work and how to start one.

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02/06/2025
Read on for information about the $1.3 million increase in funding for the parks and recreation budget approved by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors in their February 4 meeting.

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01/30/2025
The Manteca City Council is sending the $2.9 million Woodrow Park splash pad project out to bid. Read on to learn more about the project and when construction is projected to be completed.

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01/29/2025
Read on learn about Manteca Mayor Gary Singh's desire to build a plaza honoring local veterans.

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01/24/2025
Read on learn what two new parks in Tracy have been named.

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01/22/2025
An update on the construction and other work under way at the Ripon Community Center tennis, and soon, pickleball, courts.

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01/17/2025
The City of Tracy Parks, Recreation and Community Services department is seeking public input about the future Tracy Aquatics Center. Read on for information about the upcoming workshop and survey.

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01/09/2025
State prisoners have long been a part of California’s firefighting force. Hundreds of them now are deployed in Los Angeles County.

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12/13/2024
The effort to redevelop the 192-acre former golf course and green space inched forward when the Stockton City Council approved $1.3 million for the final design. Read on to learn more about about this project in South Stockton.

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12/11/2024
In their December 10 meeting, the Ripon City Council approved funds for pickleball nets and hardware to be added to the Ripon Community Center tennis courts.

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11/19/2024
Learn more about the 2-acre park being funded by a large apartment development in Manteca.

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11/19/2024
Read on for details about the Escalon Holiday Parade on December and the vendor booths, food, activities and music around Main Street Park.

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11/18/2024
Image for display with article titled Crowdsourcing Plans for Resilience

Seacliff State Beach was obliterated by storms in 2023. California State Parks is mobilizing the public to reimagine its future.

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11/12/2024
Find more about a possible community garden to be developed on an unused parcel in downtown Manteca.

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11/06/2024
Find out which design option was selected for the splash pad to be built at Woodward Park in Manteca.

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11/01/2024
Ribbon cuttings celebrated two new parks in the Tracy Hills development in the City of Tracy.

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10/24/2024
A groundbreaking was celebrated on October 23 to mark the beginning of work to restore the pool at Victory Park in Stockton.

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10/19/2024
East Bay Municipal Utilities District is considering a ban on use of motorized personal watercraft at Lake Camanche.

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10/15/2024
The Ripon Garden Club is working with the city to donate a rose garden near Stouffer Park.