San Joaquin County Land Use & Development Digest

Rural counties are some of the most reliant on federal funding and federal workers. But some still welcome Trump’s upcoming cuts to forestry and other departments

A handful of legislators rallied near the state Capitol Thursday to promote what they’re calling an “extremely unsexy,” but important, bipartisan bill package intended to put California’s housing development into overdrive.

A number of bills are making their way through the state legislature with the goal of reducing red tape and fast tracking construction of new housing.

In the recurring legislative fight between YIMBY legislators and defenders of California’s signature environmental law, one bill could be a final legislative showdown.

The infrastructure improvement work for the 49-acre DeBenedetti Park in Lodi has begun.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

Read on for details about the 20-year partnership with Home Depot approved by the Stockton City Council in their March 18 meeting which is expected to generate up to $1 million annually.

Read on for more information about how development fees applied to a new subdivision on Union Road in Manteca will be utilized by the city.

In their March 18 meeting, the Stockton City Council approved over $2 million for a local engineering firm to engage design work to upgrade the Miracle Mile corridor. Read on to learn more about the project.

Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built in high-danger fire areas.

Billions of state and federal dollars are spent on Lake Tahoe. But is all this attention actually protecting this unique treasure? Pollutants pour in, while development continues. Funding has shifted in focus to tourism and traffic projects, while money spent directly on fixing the lake has declined.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said today he will grant State Farm’s request to raise home insurance premiums by 22% on average if the company agrees to certain conditions — and wins approval at a public rate hearing next month.

Read on to learn the story behind the Army Corps of Engineers abrupt release of billions of gallons of water from two California dams despite pushback from water managers and state elected officials.

A homeless encampment at the Lodi Softball Complex caused the cancellation of practice for the Lodi High softball team at the start of this season. Read on to learn more.

As the local population continues to grow, the Manteca Unified School District is making plans to construct and open three new elementary schools with a projected completion date of mid-2027. Read on for details about funding and locations of the new schools.

The City of Manteca is considering how to upgrade local parks and improve recreation staffing and programming. Read on to learn more.

There are an estimated 250 vacant commercial buildings in Stockton, and the city council is discussing how to encourage their use or development as a means of fighting blight. Read on to learn what measures are under consideration.

From pushing for oversight of the FAIR Plan to providing tax breaks for premiums, California lawmakers try to fix insurance market problems.

It’s legal in California to evict tenants for nonpayment even when they can pay all their overdue rent. A proposal pending in the Legislature seeks to change that.

In a closed session during their March 4 meeting, the Manteca City Council discussed the purchase of a parcel for the location of a future city park. Read on to learn where the parcel is located.

Read on for more information about the recently opened Sutter health care center in Manteca, and plans for another in Lathrop.

Read on to learn more about the approval by the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors of additional staff and how it is expected to improve the county permitting process.

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless encampments in California and beyond.

Read on to learn more about how the Lathrop Gateway Arches project is progressing.

Oakland Democrat Buffy Wicks said lawmakers will soon see 20 bills to speed up housing construction, along with more on energy, water and transit.

The governor has proposed spending climate bond money dedicated to wildfire mitigation in various ways. Some lawmakers think a focused strategy would be more effective.

Engineers with the City of Manteca are asking for funds for preliminary design work for a new interchange with Highway 99 at Roth Road. Read on to learn more.

Ricardo Lara said he will look at information provided by State Farm before revisiting his previous decision to reject the company’s emergency rate hike.

Feather River College is still reeling from the 2021 Dixie Fire, which destroyed hundreds of homes in the surrounding community and warped the housing market. The college is one of many schools that have tried — and failed — to secure state grants to build more student housing.

Each year, legislation aimed at better wildfire mitigation fails – often due to cost or conflict with environmental regulations.

While local homeless make up a tiny fraction of the population of Manteca, they are responsible for a third of fires. Read on for details.

A passel of recent California laws were supposed to supercharge the construction of desperately needed housing. According to YIMBY Law, they haven’t even come close.