The mission of the Community Revitalization Unit is to strategically identify and address community reported blight-related issues within the County. These issues include Homeless Outreach, Abatement, Illegal Dumping, and other quality of life issues. The members of the Community Revitalization Unit work closely and liaisons with Mental Health Professionals to provide the best level of service to community members and their families who are in crisis. The Community Revitalization Unit is members of the Homeless Encampment Response Team and Illegal Dumping Task Force, both of which are County Wide Teams partnering to solve these issues together.

The Ordinance Compliance Unit is responsible for ensuring that legal commercial cannabis operations comply with San Joaquin County Ordinances Title 4, Title 9, and California State Law. To ensure compliance, the Ordinance Compliance Unit is involved in the planning stages of these projects to ensure public safety for the community as well as the employees. The Ordinance Compliance Unit ensures that a background check is conducted of the operators and they are free of any disqualifying criminal convictions. Finally, the Ordinance Compliance Unit conducts spot checks of these facilities to ensure they are continuing to comply with Ordinance codes and State Law.

The Agriculture, Gang, and Narcotics Enforcement Team (AGNET) is a hybrid unit that investigates crimes related to those areas. The unit is formed with detective-level personnel who collaborate together to proactively mitigate agricultural-related crimes, gang activity, and street-level narcotics sales and possession. This unit is also responsible for general enforcement within high crime areas within the county and is commonly assigned to locate and apprehend wanted persons from high profile or violent related crimes.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office recognizes the concerns of the community relating to the homeless population. These concerns range from private and public property encampments, trespassing on and destruction of private property, discarded garbage, drug and medical waste, and mental health issues. The Sheriff’s Office knows the homeless epidemic’s challenges and The sheriff’s Office is (determined) to work to ensure the community’s rights are upheld.