Monday, December 16, 2019
In an effort to stay up-to-date on Tracy residents’ retail preference and purchasing behavior, the City of Tracy has released the 2019 Retail Survey.
News & Events
Monday, December 16, 2019
The City of Tracy’s annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) applications for projects beginning July 1, 2020 are now available.
Friday, December 06, 2019
Passenger rail service could increase 10-fold over Altamont Pass – enticing news for people who drive it daily from the Modesto area.
Rail planners are seeking funding for a 3.5-mile tunnel at the pass and other upgrades that would reduce travel times to Bay Area jobs. They envision 30 daily round trips at up to 125 miles per hour as soon as 2026, and 40 trips at some later date.
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After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople
Thursday, December 05, 2019
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion.
Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community college at a local manufacturing plant in the hope it will bump up his wages.
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DOT Launches Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative
Wednesday, December 04, 2019
*Provided by U.S. Department of Transportation
“Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure. Specifically, rural transportation infrastructure’s unique challenges need to be considered in order to meet our Nation’s priority transportation goals of safety and economic competitiveness.”
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The story of California’s economic expansion
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Our state officially ties the longest economic expansion on record – 113 months of job growth. While that is something we should be proud of, the story behind that number is more complex. Our fundamental objective, from an economic standpoint, is to ensure that the California economy works for everyone. Right now, the prosperity isn’t shared by all Californians.
The last time California saw 113 months of economic expansion was in the late 1960s and I was growing up in Turlock. Back then, if you were in the Central Valley you had the same economic prospects looking forward whether you gre...
Regions Rise Together: building a plan for inclusive, sustainable growth across California
Monday, December 02, 2019
By many economic measures, California’s economy is booming. We are the fifth largest economy in the world. We are leaders in everything from manufacturing to technology to trade. We see more businesses start here than anywhere else in America–including many that go on to become industry leaders thanks to our innovative spirit, world-class colleges and universities, state-of-the-art labs, and a truly diverse workforce.
But this growth is not shared across the entire state. In fact, it’s heavily concentrated along our coast. Nearly 70% of job growth from 2010 to 2018 came from the coastal areas around Los Angeles, San Diego, an...
What’s happening in downtown Tracy this December
Monday, December 02, 2019
Through Dec. 24: Speer Family Farms Tree Lot — Visit the Cose Family lot at Sixth Street and Central Avenue. Take home a live tree brought to you by Speer Family Farms. Dates and times will be listed on the TCCA website at www.tracycitycenter.com.
Through March 28: Winter Farmers Market — Tracy City Center Association presents the Downtown Tracy Winter Farmers Market! Bring the family and come out and enjoy all the food, produce, retail and specialty vendors on Sixth Street between C Street and Central Avenue. The market will be held each Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Learn more at www.tracycitycenter.com and www.sjcfarmersmarket.com.
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EXPANDING SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IN CALIFORNIA, GO-BIZ ANNOUNCES $17M IN NEW SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE
Sunday, December 01, 2019
Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced grant awards to 69 recipients of the California Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP). The state’s $17 million in grant funding has been allocated to technical assistance centers for expansion of their business consulting and training services to historically under-resourced businesses and communities, including minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses and low-wealth, rural, and disaster-impacted communities.
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Now Comes the Hard Part — Lining Up Money for Valley Link
Friday, November 29, 2019
The $1.8 billion Valley Link project faces a tough road ahead to get enough financing.
As envisioned, Valley Link would connect the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station to a future Isabel Avenue station in Livermore, to an Altamont Commuter Express (ACE) station off Greenville Road, and, eventually, to stations in San Joaquin County.
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Changing Lives By Building Credit History — One Micro-Loan At A Time
Saturday, November 23, 2019
At an office building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a small group of people that just met sat pondering how much money to give to each other — between $50 and $200 per month.
One by one, a bus driver, a science teacher and others around a table said “200,” until Jazzel Woods Sr.’s turn came up.
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Connecting Immigrants, Refugees To Tech Jobs
Friday, November 22, 2019
There are nearly 2 million immigrants and refugees currently in the U.S. who have college degrees from their home countries but are unemployed or working far below their skill level. The Bay Area Council’s Workforce of the Future team, in partnership with Upwardly Global, hosted the third annual Technology Career Fair for Immigrants and Refugees. Fifteen employers, including several Bay Area Council members, came together at the Autodesk Gallery to speak to over 80 immigrant and refugee job seekers about open positions at their companies.
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City expects Valley Link to change face of downtown
Thursday, November 21, 2019
With the Valley Link commuter train heading to town, the city of Tracy is trying to get ahead of the demand for development that will inevitably come with a new downtown train station.
On Nov. 14, the city and De Novo Planning Group of El Dorado Hills held a community workshop at Tracy City Hall as an initial step in the creation of a new downtown plan.
City senior planner Scott Claar said that, by March, he expected that the city’s planning department would have a document suitable for the City Council to review outlining the type of development styles that woul...
Governor Newsom Statement on LAO State Budget Outlook
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement regarding the Legislative Analyst’s Office's annual state budget outlook:
“This budget assessment points to a broader truth. California is now the fifth-largest economy in the world. Our state is proving what big-hearted, progressive governance can look like – all without breaking the bank. President Trump talks a lot about America’s economic growth under his presidency, but when you look behind the numbers, you see that it’s California’s growth that has provided the economic rocket fuel for the nation.
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California unemployment rate falls to 3.9 percent in October, setting new record low
Friday, November 15, 2019
Employers add 23,600 nonfarm jobs, current expansion sets new record
SACRAMENTO – California’s unemployment rate fell to a new record low of 3.9 percent in October while the state’s employers added 23,600 nonfarm payroll jobs, according to data released by the California Employment Development Department (EDD) from two surveys. The job gains in October contribute to a record job expansion in California of 116 months, surpassing the long expansion of the 1960s. California has gained 3,377,900 jobs since the expansion began in February 2010, accounting for more than 15 percent of the nation’s 22,230,000 job gain over the same timeframe.
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New Veterans Clinic Breaks Ground In San Joaquin County
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
As shovels hit the dirt, a roar of applause came from hundreds in attendance at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in the San Joaquin County town of French Camp, just south of Stockton.
In two-and-a-half years, a 158,000 square foot clinic will open on the 52-acre vacant field next to San Joaquin General Hospital
Congressman Jerry McNerney worked 13 years to bring the $427 million hospital to the Central Valley. He says veterans currently commute long distances for health care.
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Expanding Economic Opportunity To All Regions Of The State
Monday, November 11, 2019
The Bay Area Council brought its insights and expertise to the 2019 California Economic Summit in Fresno, where Gov. Newsom and top leaders gathered to discuss strategies for expanding economic opportunity and increasing prosperity across all regions of the state. The two-day summit focused on California’s challenges in housing, cradle-to-career education, workforce development, water quality and sustainability, forest resiliency, broadband access and more. The summit was convened by California Forward, which is led by former Council executive Micah Weinberg.
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In Fresno at the California Economic Summit, Governor Newsom Highlights New Investments in Higher Education, Actions to Strengthen California’s Workforce & His Administration’s Focus on Regional Growth Strategies
Saturday, November 09, 2019
Governor highlights approximately $23 million in commitments made by philanthropic partners to double down on their investments in the region and strengthen nonprofit capacity throughout the Central Valley and the Inland Empire
Governor unveils the launch of the Integrated K-16 Collaborative, a project based in Fresno
Governor announces plans for a “Broadband for All” convening to address the digital divide that exists in many communities across California
Governor previews Central Valley and Inland Empire field offices
FRESNO – Governor Gavin Newsom delivered keynote remarks at the 2019 California Economic Summit in Fresno, addressing hundreds of private, public, and civic leaders from across California’s diverse regions. Attendees gathered to highlight regional approaches to growing th...
California Dream must work for everybody, or it works for nobody
Friday, November 08, 2019
There's something special about California that separates us from every other state in the nation. Others have state mottos, flower, and birds. We have the California Dream. Our dream is predicated on social mobility, on our ability to visualize our future and — with hard work and optimism — get there.
But for too many Californians, the dream feels out of reach. Our state is facing an affordability crisis that prices hardworking people out of homes and opportunity, forcing longer and longer commutes all across the state. The crisis was heightened over the last few weeks by devastating wildfires in bot...
Apple commits $2.5 billion to combat housing crisis in California
Monday, November 04, 2019
Cupertino, California — Apple announced a comprehensive $2.5 billion plan to help address the housing availability and affordability crisis in California. As costs skyrocket for renters and potential homebuyers — and as the availability of affordable housing fails to keep pace with the region’s growth — community members like teachers, firefighters, first responders and service workers are increasingly having to make the difficult choice to leave behind the community they have long called home. Nearly 30,000 people left San Francisco between April and June of this year1 and homeownership in the Bay Area is at a seven-year low.
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Tracy planners endorse new cannabis ordinance
Friday, October 25, 2019
A new cannabis ordinance is ready for Tracy City Council review after the city’s planning commission endorsed the new local regulations on a 4-0-1 vote.
All four commissioners — commission chairman Joseph Orcutt was absent — agreed that the local law provides reasonable regulation to a fledgling industry.
The ordinance, which must get final approval from the Tracy City Council, would create a new section of the Tracy Municipal Code.
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EXPANDING SMALL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE IN CALIFORNIA, GO-BIZ ANNOUNCES $17M IN NEW SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE
Monday, October 21, 2019
Sacramento, CA – The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced grant awards to 69 recipients of the California Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP). The state’s $17 million in grant funding has been allocated to technical assistance centers for expansion of their business consulting and training services to historically under-resourced businesses and communities, including minority, women, and veteran-owned businesses and low-wealth, rural, and disaster-impacted communities.
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GOVERNOR’S CHIEF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS ADVISOR RELEASES STATEMENT ON SEPTEMBER EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
Friday, October 18, 2019
Sacramento, CA – Following the California Employment Development Department’s (EDD) release of the state’s employment data from September, the Governor’s Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Lenny Mendonca issued the following statement:
“It is encouraging to see all-time record low unemployment and record-high job expansion with the largest gains going to counties in inland Southern California. Looking forward, it’s important to focus on supporting the growth of quality jobs there and across all of California so that we can revive economic mobility.”
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DOT Launches Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) Initiative
Thursday, October 17, 2019
“Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure. Specifically, rural transportation infrastructure’s unique challenges need to be considered in order to meet our Nation’s priority transportation goals of safety and economic competitiveness.”
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CA’s labor chief wants the jobs of the future — and she wants them to cut inequality
Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Julie Su wants the world’s fifth largest economy to remain a global juggernaut. To do so, California’s labor secretary acknowledges, the state will need to position its workforce for the jobs of the future — a catchall term that encompasses not only the promise of innovation but also the dystopian threat of even worse income disparity.
Economists project massive upheaval from disparate forces such as automation and an aging population. California’s challenge, as Su sees it, is to roll with those disruptions while making sure jobs here continue to pay a living wage, offer worker protections and accommodate working families.
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League of California Cities Disappointed with Governor Newsom Veto of SB 5
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Bill Would Have Established Ongoing Funding to Help Local Governments Produce Tens of Thousands of Housing Units Affordable to Working Class Families and Those Facing Homelessness
Sacramento – The League of California Cities issued the following statement in response to news that Governor Newsom has vetoed Senate Bill 5 (Beall, McGuire, Portantino). SB 5 would have established a state partnership with cities and counties to provide an ongoing, sustainable and accountable source of funding to build affordable housing and address the housing shortage and homeless crisis.
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Biomass plant scrapped to make way for commercial development
Saturday, October 12, 2019
The last remnants of the Tracy Biomass Plant are coming down to make way for a new commercial development along Schulte Road.
Crews from Millie and Severson General Contractors of Pleasanton have been working since the third week of August, according to site superintendent Kevin Holben, and he expected it would take two more weeks to remove the last parts of the plant and other debris from the 38-acre site.
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Future Of Work: How Employers Are Adapting To Changing Needs
Friday, October 11, 2019
The future of work is upon us, and how employers adapt to changing needs in the workforce will be critical in maintaining the Bay Area as the best place to live and work in the world. Members of the Workforce of the Future Committee examined ways they are changing their hiring process, and growing internal upskilling programs to prepare for this.
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Planners approve new CHP headquarters on Pescadero Avenue
Thursday, October 10, 2019
The California Highway Patrol is set to open a new office in Tracy now that the city’s planning commission has approved plans for a 19,593-square-foot building on 5 acres along Pescadero Avenue.
The commission voted 3-0 to approve the project, with commission chairman Joseph Orcutt and new members Maurice Francis and Gurtej Atwal, casting their first votes on the commission, endorsing the project. Commissioners Chad Wood and Albert Hudson were absent.
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Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)
Tuesday, October 08, 2019
Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES) is an initiative to address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure. Specifically, rural transportation infrastructure’s unique challenges need to be considered in order to meet our Nation’s priority transportation goals of safety and economic competitiveness.
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Opportunity Zones Aren’t a Gimmick—They’re a Legitimate Investment Option
Monday, October 07, 2019
“Among the many benefits, the initiative allows investors to defer tax on capital gains by investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOF), vehicles organized specifically for injecting money into designated Opportunity Zones. Additionally, the longer an investment is held in a QOF, the lower the capital gains tax liability. Through step-up of basis (the readjustment of the value of an appreciated asset), investors receive a 10% exclusion of the deferred gain after five years, which grows to 15% after seven years. Furthermore, if the investment is held for at least 10 years, any appreciation of the QOF investment is tax-free.
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OTHER VIEWS: Invigorating inland California’s economy, will the state listen?
Monday, October 07, 2019
When a group of Kern County and southern San Joaquin Valley leaders gathered with officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration recently in Bakersfield, the message was clear: not all of inland California is the same. Understanding our areas’ unique regions that have both common and individual interests is critical to expanding prosperity in our communities.
The meeting was part of the Regions Rise Together initiative that Gov. Newsom has launched, in partnership with California Forward, as a way to build a blueprint for inclusive and resilient economic development, sustainable land use and transportation planning across California and its diverse regions.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP TASK FORCE
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
Sacramento, CA – In July, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced five new members to its Entrepreneurship Task Force (Task Force) alongside the fourth episode of GO-Biz’s podcast, Made in California.
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Women in the Workplace 2019
Tuesday, October 01, 2019
This year marks the fifth year of our research on women in the workplace, conducted in partnership with LeanIn.Org. We look back on data and insights since 2015 from close to 600 companies that participated in the study, more than a quarter of a million people that were surveyed on their workplace experiences, and more than 100 in-depth one-on-one interviews that were conducted.
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Almonds push San Joaquin County ag income to new heights in 2018
Monday, September 30, 2019
Hardly surprisingly, almonds became the highest-valued crop in the county in 2018.
That was made official with the publishing of the annual San Joaquin County Annual Crop Report.
The report, the work of the county agricultural commissioner’s office, showed almonds producing $536,396,000 in gross revenue in 2018, surpassing the second-place crop, grapes, at $430,492,000.
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Notre Dame de Namur University Named 2019–20 Business College of Distinction
Monday, September 30, 2019
University offers weekday evening MBA programs in Silicon Valley and California’s Central Valley, as well as online
Belmont, Calif.—Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) has been named a Business College of Distinction for its work putting “the student experience first” through its part-time and online MBA programs. This recognition comes on the heels of recent announcements that institutions are shuttering their full-time on campus MBA programs in favor of more flexible options.
Given the competitive job market in Silicon Valley, Notre Dame de Namur University has long understood the need to allow its students to continue to work while seeking their advance...
Can Tracy and other Central Valley cities get on board with ‘smart growth’?
Monday, September 23, 2019
It’s not just the suburbs of mid-size cities like Tracy that raise questions about smart growth. It’s also the downtowns.
If the mega-region is going to break the cycle that has workers driving ever farther to make a living and afford housing, cities like Tracy and Stockton have to be onboard, said Chanell Fletcher, executive director of ClimatePlan, a land use and planning group.
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Festival set to celebrate cultural diversity
Monday, September 23, 2019
A celebration of cultures throughout the Tracy community and across the globe highlighted the inaugural One World Cultural Festival sponsored by the Tracy Chamber of Commerce.
Chamber CEO Tamra Spade said the idea for the cultural festival came up as the chamber, which sponsored Tracy’s former bean festival, sought to develop a new large community event.
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GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES NEW MEMBERS TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP TASK FORCE
Monday, September 23, 2019
Sacramento, CA – In July, the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced five new members to its Entrepreneurship Task Force (Task Force) alongside the fourth episode of GO-Biz’s podcast, Made in California.
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California Job Growth Still Expanding
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Long Term Concern: Labor Force Declines For 6th Consecutive Month
Riverside, CA —Nonfarm employment in California expanded at a steady pace, increasing by 34,500 jobs in the latest numbers from the California Employment Development Department, according an analysis released jointly by by Beacon Economics and the UC Riverside School of Business Center for Economic Forecasting and Development. This level of growth exceeds the monthly average over the last twelve months, which comes in at 26,200.
From a year-over-year perspective, California has added 314,200 as of August 2019. This is equivalent to a 1.8% year-over-year increase, which matches the fastest yearly growth rate out of an...
A piece of Grand history comes home
Saturday, September 21, 2019
A piece of Tracy history came home when marquee letters from the 1940s-era Grand Theatre were unveiled mounted to a wall in the lobby of the Grand Theatre Center for the Arts on Sept. 12.
Cultural arts manager William Wilson welcomed the letters’ return.
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City moves toward renewable energy
Friday, September 20, 2019
The city of Tracy plans to switch from Pacific Gas & Electric Co. as the primary source of power for Tracy homes and businesses and bring in a new company, East Bay Community Energy of Oakland, in its place.
The Tracy City Council approved an ordinance that authorizes a community choice aggregation program, which allows the city to seek out other energy sources instead of or in addition to PG&E. A follow-up resolution authorizes East Bay Community Energy to become the primary provider of electricity for Tracy under that program.
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GOVERNOR’S CHIEF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS ADVISOR RELEASES STATEMENT ON AUGUST EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
Friday, September 20, 2019
Sacramento, CA – Following the California Employment Development Department’s (EDD) release of the state’s employment data from August, the Governor’s Chief Economic and Business Advisor and Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, Lenny Mendonca issued the following statement.
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Why California Leads The Synthetic Biology Industry (And How Your State Can Cash In, Too)
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
In addition to earning billions from apps, California will soon be making trillions from living medicines, biomolecules, and microbes. Other states can cash in on this boom, too.
“I think the biggest innovations of the 21st century will be at the intersection of biology and technology,” said Apple co-founder Steve Jobs when asked where he thought the next economic revolution would be - “A new era is beginning.”
Our ability to program biology could drive the economy for the next century. This pursuit, known as synthetic biology, has already created revolutionary products in agriculture, consumer goods, and more. Over the past decade, Californi...
Monday, September 16, 2019
There’s so much to do in Tracy, CA, whether you live, work or play Inside the Triangle! Keep up with it all on the social media platform of your choice.
You’ll find important updates and information on a variety of topics on our Facebook and Twitter accounts. If you like videos about events and happenings in the area, check out our YouTube channel, and if you like to share your amazing pics of Tracy, please tag our Instagram account. Finally, you’ll find employment opportunities and other economic development information on our LinkedIn page.
However you do social, we do social. Let’s connect!
Ideas to cut housing costs aired at workshop
Thursday, September 12, 2019
A workshop gave city planners and a consultant advising city leaders a few more ideas for local policies that could close the gap between what people pay to live in town and what local workers can afford.
The two-hour meeting at the Tracy Transit Station involved 14 residents in addition to city of Tracy planning staff members and consultant David Early from PlaceWorks of Berkeley. The workshop was designed to get responses to a series of questions about the types of affordable housing that the city lacks but could create through new city land use and development review policies.
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WorkVine209 Coworking Space Set to Call Tracy Home
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
WorkVine209 is excited to announce Tracy’s newest and largest coworking space at 1005 E. Pescadero Road, Ste. 167, Tracy, California. With commutes to and from the Bay Area taking as many as three to five hours daily, WorkVine209 is a solution to an immediate problem in their communities, by providing high-quality coworking space in the communities they live in and return them to an acceptable work-life balance. In turn, this will help build sustainable businesses and a stronger community.
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Monday, September 09, 2019
Why do businesses choose Tracy when they have expansion or relocation plans? For many reasons. First, Tracy is strategically and conveniently located, offering the opportunity to intercept Altamont commuters and draw from other San Joaquin cities. This provides business in Tracy with a broad, skill-based workforce.
In fact, more than 70,000 N. San Joaquin Valley residents commute to work in the Bay Area, and many would work locally if they could.
What’s more, both the highly-ranked University of the Pacific and San Joaquin Delta College are nearby and are key to providing a highly-skilled and educated workforce.
And finally, Tracy continues to grow...
SJCOE Purchases Historic Downtown Stockton Building
Friday, September 06, 2019
Building will be home to SJCOE software engineering department
The San Joaquin County Office of Education (SJCOE) is pleased to announce the purchase of the historic Kendall Building, located in Downtown Stockton.
The building will act as the new headquarters for the SJCOE’s software engineering department, which provides software and coding services to more than 5,000 school districts nationwide, and operates Code Stack Academy, Stockton’s first accelerated software engineering school, which was opened by the SJCOE in 2018.
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ACE adds Saturday trains to Bay Area
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
The Altamont Corridor Express hopes to gather new riders as it expands its weekday train service to the Bay Area to include Saturdays.
Two trains will travel the ACE route from Stockton through Tracy to San Jose in hopes of attracting passengers heading over the Altamont for fun as well as commuters who work on Saturdays.
San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission executive director Stacey Mortensen, whose organization owns and operates ACE, wrote that the added day of rail service was “an important step.”
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Glassfab Purchases New Manufacturing Facility
Wednesday, September 04, 2019
Glassfab Tempering Services Inc. has acquired a 210,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Tracy, Calif. It sits on 36 acres for future expansions.
This investment is intended for the next generation of management, according to the company, which uses equipment from companies such as Lisec, Glaston, Bovone and Yuntong in its operations.
Glassfab Tempering Services attributes its existence, success and growth to a combination of local market support and its collective leadership experience.
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Monday, September 02, 2019
We love the business community in Tracy, CA. We are grateful for all the businesses that contribute to the economic well-being and growth of our city. That’s why we do everything we can to support new and established businesses, from big Fortune 100 companies to smaller, mom-and-pop shops.
As a small business owner, you may have questions or issues that come up. We want to make it easy for you to find the answers, so we invite you to check the Business Resources page on our website. There, you will find information about and links to the local, regional and nationa...
Delta College ranked among top U.S. community colleges
Sunday, September 01, 2019
STOCKTON -- San Joaquin Delta College has been named the best community college in California and the fourth-best in the nation by personal finance website WalletHub, news that drives home the College's low cost and high quality.
WalletHub's analysis ranked more than 700 community colleges based on 19 key indicators.
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Southside community celebrates return of McDonald Park splash pad
Sunday, September 01, 2019
Residents of Tracy’s traditional Southside neighborhood feel the city has fulfilled its promises to get the splash pad in McDonald Park working again.
Ray Morelos, speaking for the South Side Community Organization at the reconstruction project’s ribbon-cutting, congratulated the city for keeping the residents near the park informed on progress made in reconstructing the water play area.
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Monday, August 19, 2019
One of the great things about Tracy, CA is the highly skilled workforce in the area. In fact, access to our workforce is one reason why so many Fortune 100 and other major employers are attracted to Tracy. Plus, the University of the Pacific and San Joaquin Delta College, both of which are highly ranked, are located nearby and help bring educated individuals into the City’s workforce.
In particular, the advanced manufacturing, transportation, technology, and health and human services employment sectors are among those that are projected to see the highest growth rates in Tracy. It’s no wonder that major employer...
Monday, August 12, 2019
We have a strong business community in Tracy, and the City’s Economic Development Division is working to ensure it stays that way. As a business owner you not only will work with knowledgeable professionals who make the development and permitting process seamless, but also they will point you toward a variety of incentive programs, based on your needs and business, from several local, regional and state partners, all of which are designed to promote economic development in the community.
Economic vitality Inside the Triangle is one of our top commitments, and our access to resources and programs is just one wa...
Monday, August 05, 2019
Starting a business is a big undertaking, but it’s a little easier for you in Tracy. Our business-friendly and proactive environment provides streamlined services, including concurrent processing of paperwork and a single point of contact for business owners.
Plus our location, with direct connectivity to the San Francisco Bay area and Central Valley, offers domestic and global access via rail, interstates, international airports and maritime transportation methods.
Then, there are the people. Tracy attracts an educated and highly skilled workforce, many of whom currently commute for work and would happily shorten their drive time. And finally, the
City of Tracy’s Economic Development Divisio...
GROWING CALIFORNIA BUSINESSES, $90 MILLION AVAILABLE IN CALCOMPETES TAX CREDITS
Friday, August 02, 2019
Sacramento, CA – $90 million in tax credits is officially available to businesses that want to come to California or stay and grow in the Golden State. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is now accepting applications for the California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC). The tax credit program is open to any business planning to create new full-time jobs in the state, regardless of size or location.
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How the city of Tracy got its name in California
Thursday, August 01, 2019
Nearly everything about the origin of Tracy is tied to the railroad and a connection from Oakland to the east of the Livermore hills and Altamont Pass.
TRACY, Calif. — When people say that the Tracy history is the history of the railroad, it shows from nearly every point of the city's origins. From its name to even its growth, Tracy came about due to the railroad.
Generally, the city's origin began when everything was moved three miles east from a coaling station called Ellis to what would be known as Tracy, according to John McVey, President of the Tracy Historical Museum.
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Monday, July 29, 2019
Life in Tracy is good. We have ample housing with more units being built. Our residents enjoy the highest median income in San Joaquin County. And, we are centrally located to all west coast markets. In fact, our location is one of our biggest assets, attracting businesses of all sizes to call Tracy “home.”
Our residents live here for many reasons. Some come for the high-paying jobs, while others are looking for a safe community to raise their family. Others simply want to live in a growing community that still offers that small town charm. If any of this resonates wit...
Monday, August 26, 2019
Life in Tracy, CA is so special that we have an entire resource library of videos that showcase why living, working and playing Inside the Triangle is second to none. And what do we mean by “Inside the Triangle?” That’s Tracy’s location, situated right in the middle of a triangle formed by three major interstates: I-205 to the north, I-580 to the west and I-5 to the east. This location offers easy access to Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles.
The videos highlight events that take place in Tracy, as well as provide updates on economic development issues. W...
