San Joaquin County Parks & Recreation Digest

People who like to fish in Monterey County are invited by state officials to grab their licenses and fishing gear and visit Lake San Antonio.

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.

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.

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

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

Learn about the 52nd annual Manteca Chamber of Commerce hosted Christmas Parade scheduled for December 7.

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

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

Ribbon cuttings celebrated two new parks in the Tracy Hills development in the City of Tracy.

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

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

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

An outdoor food truck and container area is being considered for Library Park in downtown Manteca.

Give your design input to a project to build a splash pad in Woodward Park in Manteca.

The public is invited to the Ripon Chamber of Commerce sponsored 39th Annual Main Street Day on October 19.

In their September 17 meeting, the Tracy City Council approved hiring a consultant to create preliminary designs for the proposed aquatics center in the Ellis development on Summit Drive.

A groundbreaking celebration on September 17 marked the beginning of the new recreation center at El Pescadero Park in Tracy.

With almost $15 million on hand, a look at current and future community park projects in the pipeline for the City of Manteca.

Construction of several projects to renovate facilities at Micke Grove Regional Park are set to begin soon.

A ribbon cutting. ceremony celebrated the opening of the 15-acre Champion Park in River Islands.

A Free Family Fun Night is scheduled for Friday, August 9 at Mossdale Landing Community Park, 700 Towne Centre Drive in Lathrop.

A new swimming center for Manteca could cost as much as $30 million.

Swimming is allowed again at Lodi Lake following closure due to bacteria alert.

In their June 24 meeting, the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors approved a new fee schedule for rental of county park facilities.

Nearly every major environmental group in California opposes a bill that would modify the state’s signature environmental law to speed up upgrades to power lines. Supporters say it would help free the state from fossil fuels and make the grid more reliable, but opponents fear it would damage state parks.

On June 19, California YIMBY announced support for the California Forever project going to the Solano County ballot in November.

The Ripon Planning Commission approved the construction of a 12-court tennis complex on a 5.63-acre site on East Clinton South Avenue.

Connie Meintasis, Marion Thibodeau, and Jan Brown were memorialized on May 28 by the Manteca Soroptimists with new trees planted in the Soroptimist Grove public park at Snowcap Drive and Pestana Avenue.

The City of Manteca approved a contract with Ronin Protection Solutions for private security service for various locations in the city.

The Elk Grove City Council voted to approve the move of the Sacramento Zoo to a 100 acre lot at Kammerer Road and Lotz Parkway.

Following litigation, the Tracy City Council voted to take back control of the Ellis Aquatics Center project and instructed staff to proceed with development planning.

17 trees were planted at Yosemite Village Park on Arbor Day April 25 by the Manteca Garden Club with the City of Manteca.