Tracy is a city I always pass by when I'm going to the South Bay Area from Sacramento or on my way…read morehome. I didn't usually pay much attention to Tracy many years ago. But they're started catching my attention in recent years. The City of Tracy is quietly building up more and more new buildings on both sides of the freeway near I-205. It has many more businesses opened up in Tracy, and lots more people moved to the area. On the other hand, Tracy still gives me the other side of the county and small village feels. They have many almond farms with hundreds or thousands of almond trees everywhere. The flowers are so beautiful in late February and March. The City of Tracy is still in the process of moving more closely with all its neighboring cities in the Bay Area. They built many new shopping centers in the city. Some are pretty good! Some failed. But shopping malls failed and are becoming the new normal after the pandemic now! I hope the City of Tracy will non-stop improving but still be able to keep their county feels.

I just attended the City of Tracy shredding event to help my parents out with years of old papers,…read moresensitive documents, etc. When we got there, there were several cars in front of us. We got into the line at 12:52pm and the event was until 1pm. 4 cars arrived after us and were also in line. Once we got closer to the trucks, there was an elderly woman who seemed to be taking down people's information. She consulted with another older gentleman and told us it was 1pm, the bins were full so they could no longer accept us. I informed her that we were in the line before 1pm. She just said I'm sorry we can't take you. She was polite enough, but I am disappointed with the city. They turned away the cars after us as well. If you have a hard cutoff of 1pm then you need to CLEARLY state that on the website. It just says 9-1pm so presumably arriving in the line to shred by 1pm would be sufficient. They should have accepted the cars who were in line by 1pm and then put up a roadblock sign announcing that the event is over/closed. Also, the bins are not magically full at exactly 1:00pm. If you have a cutoff time, that's fine but don't tell me at 12:59 the bins aren't full but are at 1:00pm. I will look elsewhere to take care of my document shredding needs and will not recommend people to come to the City of Tracy event unless they arrive early in the morning. I don't blame the workers but I am unhappy with the service as we had arrived by 1pm - the stated time - and I may sound entitled, but how many cars, etc. are in line is not my problem. If I have arrived to the venue by the stated time, I expect to receive the service I am there for.

You could do your job that my tax dollars pay for. Dont bother calling. They're all at starbucks…read moreoff Valpico and Tracy Blvd. Office staff is kind, everyone else.......joke

Personally I feel they may be under staffed at times. Maybe why thats why they have more women cops…read morethan men, Not that theres anything wrong with that get your money GuuuUuUrrrrRRrrrLLL lol but they arent as logical as a male police officer. Seems like when they hired those 6 extra female cops we started finding bodies dying everywhere and crime go up but anyways not my business. I appreciate the motorcycle units working radar at the end of the school day I only wish they had the resources to work more radar, especially on S.Tracy Blvd. So many people speeding it's ridiculous. Thank you to the officers that like their career and are polite to law abiding citizens. For all the criminal elements that cry about police brutality etc....COMPLY DON'T DIE!!

This review was long overdue. I have to admit one thing though, every one in this department…read moreweather they are permanent here or just put in for temporary are all amazing. I am proud to say that there are real life heroes living in this building. I don't know where to start but many times I have been helped by these heroes over the years. But to keep this review short I would say some of the recent incidents. I usually walk my four dogs on 11th street and sometimes I pass their station as well. One day as I am passing Mr. car wash, a husky who had no one with him saw us and started coming towards us. I was not ready for a dog fight so immediately I turned back and ran to this fire station and told two heroes the situation. With great friendliness two of them left to see the dog. It turned out to be Jules veterinary dog got loose and these two heroes dropped off the dog in Jules and came back. Then one day while I was passing their building my shepherd without any warning walked on their grass and vomited a truck load of vomit. I mean these are large dogs so you can imagine. I was very humiliated but still stopped and asked for a huge bag so I can pick up the vomit. But the hero who opened the door with a friendly smile said don't worry I will get it later. I insisted saying my poop bag isn't big enough, but he said he got it with a smile. Then on March 25th/2021 when I was walking my four dogs something popped in the back of my knee. I blacked out and fell down with excruciating pain. I couldn't move or get up. So I called 911 and three heroes from this building came. My dogs knew I am in pain so started barking at them to protect me. One of the heroes knew exactly what to do with the dogs and instantly calmed them down and went above and beyond to make sure we were fully helped. I can never forget their help until death because my dogs are my life and these heroes treated them so very precious. It's as though service is imprinted on these heroes. Thanks to our Tracy real life heroes:);)

We finally decided to check out the Tracy branch library. I've driven by a million times and never…read morechecked it out. The exterior of the library and the surrounding park are fairly nice. There's a rose garden, some really big trees, lots of lawn and an overall relaxing serene feel. When you walk inside, it's apparent that this library needs a face lift. Fluorescent lighting, old carpet and yellowish paint on the walls. All of the computers were caution taped off and out of order. With that said, if you're stopping in for books or a place to sit with your laptop, they seemed to have a good variety of both books, and seating areas. My daughter loved the large dinosaur in the center of the kids section. The perfect enticing addition for a toddler!

This is an older library in downtown Tracy, and on the hot hot day we visited, it was a cool relief…read moreto stop by. ‍ Everything is older in there, but all pretty well maintained. The children's section is good sized and colorful. There's a good amount of books and half a dozen computers for kids to learn and play on. Next to the kids area is the community room which was having a Friends of the Library sale, everything was 5 for $1! The selection was big, but the items all quite dated or not really the besr stuff, hence the price hehe. The rest of the library is pretty big too, the adult section is large, I didn't see a teens section but it was probably there. Tons of natural light from the windows up high in the main section. It's a quiet and serene place to read and relax. Only thing is the bathrooms could only be accessed by asking the security guard lady to open it for 1 person to use at a time, 15 minute time limit. But they were clean for that reason, not allowing for open access. Overall, this is a decently good library in Tracy that's part of the San Joaquin-Stockton library system.

The City of Mountain House, located in San Joaquin County is considered one of the most recently…read moreestablished and newest cities in the state of California. Driving through Mountain House, one of the things that stands out is the modernization of the area. You don't really find vintage businesses or historical sites, which hints that this area must of sprouted from vasts of rural land recently developed perhaps in the last few years. It certainly has great potential and opportunity for growth. The only surprise, which honestly shouldn't be, is the skyrocketing real estate prices on the recently built homes in this area. Other than that, it's a nice place to stop by on your way to Tracy.

if you like high prices, high taxes, sometimes high HOA charges, paying for schools to be built on…read moreevery single freaking corner, 5 dirty, smelly gas stations within less than 2 miles of each other no real industry, no business park (like TRIMARK promised), acres, and acres of apartments that choke the beautiful country horizon; which weren't a part of the original plan, and now high crimes & theft in our neighborhoods, by all means move to MH. I'm not surprised about the increase in thefts because when you build a 24 hour expensive Safeway w/a gas station there's bound to be crime just around the corner. My trigger is when the mountain house service department at the time decided to tow my brand new truck and trailer. MH was not a city until it became effective in July 2024. My trigger took place a month before that when I was towed from an area across the street from the park. There are no parking signs & no tow away signs. It's open to the public & people park there day and night walking their dogs running doing whatever they do but on this date when I was towed, I was told that the reason it was towed was because the street was owned by a HOA. The county sheriff condoned the whole incident via TELEPHONE between MH officials & the county sheriffs department. The county sheriffs department then backtracked when I confronted them and said they had nothing to do with it because it was a HOA thing. Well I was confused, because I've been here since 2006 & I hadn't realized that the public street sidewalk and grass area by the creek and park were owned by a HOA. I must've been confused about where my tax money was going and the number of public servants that run around mountain house and the park area in particular cleaning and working on it. And to boot the tow company took a picture of my vehicle and my trailer & not one sticker & not one citation was visible on either vehicle . Yet when I picked up my vehicle from the tow yard it was lit up like a Christmas tree with green stickers on every side, white citations on every side of the vehicle and the trailer. But the picture that they took looked like a trophy picture. I'd only had my vehicle there for 4 days. I was getting ready for a trip so I was cleaning and storing things in it. So, when they took the vehicles they actually took all my items with it; every expensive thing that I use when I travel. I've never been so violated in my life!!!! As I explained to the Sheriffs , that if the HOA indeed owned this street & adjacent sidewalks and it's private property then where are the sign postings. People shouldn't be confused about whether their vehicle has been stolen or even where it's been stored. There are laws about this . Again, the county sheriffs department washed their hands of it said we know nothing about that, "WE didn't do it". The wonderful thing about living in a neighborhood is that you want to feel safe and secure. When the policies and procedures start to turn on me, I feel immense distrust in the public servants of this community . The "lets make it up as we go, cover for one another, & make lots if money even if rules need to bend" policies and procedures just don't work for me. We simply don't share the same values . It's kind of like having cancer. I just don't appreciate being manipulated by predatory like businesses and lied to by public officials that get paid because I pay my taxes. I don't think I deserve this as I pay a lot of taxes to stay here. So, I've decided to lease my place & move elsewhere because having life, liberty, and happiness in my neighborhood means more to me than anything else!

Edit: 11-10-25 I did my behind the wheel driving test with Christiana or Clarissa (I forgot). She…read morewas really nice and patient. I ended up passing with 6 mistakes :D

The last time I visited this DMV was during Covid-19 & it was a chaotic to say the least. Page…read moreforward, on 3/19/26 I visited the Tracy DMV to renew my license. And found order, thoroughness, & quick efficiency. This DMV would have gotten 5 stars from me, if my driver's license would have looked like me & not have been 6 shades darker than I am?! (You can't even see my face.) Thank gawd I can come back to retake another driver's license photo for my "Real I.D."

I enlisted into the Marines and it changed my life like I wouldn't imagine there's Marines that are…read morelike family to me I never had a better bond with people to my left and right of me until I enlisted and not only that the Marine Corps gave me a greater purpose in life and in general, I'm happier with my general health and character I've grown because of the Corps and it's made me more comfortable and confident with myself I remember first walking In to the recruiter's office and meeting SSgt Silva and just him being so interested in why I wanted to join, I remember SSgt Silva giving me the Benefit Tags and me choosing my top three but the one that stuck out to me was the Pride of Belonging and that stayed true I never felt more welcomed then being part of the greatest gun club/organization. I just wanna say thanks to not only SSgt Silva but also RSS Manteca and its recruiters for inspiring me and pushing me to success.

Straight out of high school, I enlisted into the Army Reserves and I don't regret one thing. The…read morerecruiters here are helpful and they actually give a damn about your well being and that you're successful in your Army career. I've been in the Army for about a year and a half now and from time to time, my recruiter still messages me asking me how I'm doing and how my life's going which shows how serious they are about their job. I know there's a lot of bad rep on recruiters and I might've believed some of it when I began my entry process into enlisting but that bad rep has been taken over by good rep that the recruiters here have instilled by their determined mindsets to get you where you want to be in life and that's why I've given them a 5 star recommendation. For those of you interested in joining, good luck on your journey. It's going to be one hell of a ride!

I wish there was an option to give zero stars, but there isn't, so one it is…read more.... This review relates to my most recent issue, but, over the years, there's been many, many more. 9 out of 10 times, when we go on vacation and request a vacation hold, we end up having to go to this desolate outpost of humanity and line up like folks at a soup kitchen to be greeted by a sour face and slow service as they have failed, yet again to deliver the accumulated mail.....This time was no exception... I checked the mailbox on 12/31/25 only to find a "we need a signature" form in there along with my regular mail, we had been out, so not an issue. Came home, fired up the old PC and made my way to the appropriate section of the USPS website to arrange re-delivery....When complete, I received a lovely automated reply with a conformation number and tracking number along with a delivery date of 1/2/26....so we wait..... All day Friday I sat here....waiting patiently...gradually getting more annoyed...still no delivery...I checked our doorbell was working....it was....I even put a note on the door saying, please knock if you don't hear bell (It's loud....and we have dogs too)...Needless to say....6pm came and went....No delivery....and the USPS customer service department is now closed. Saturday 1/2/26 I call the customer service folks, they are VERY pleasant and helpful, I went through the whole story and she assures me someone will call me. So I wait......a couple of hours pass and lo and behold, and actual call from the Annex!! She tells me it's there and they were going to retry the delivery Monday as they hadn't heard anything....I told her I would come get it..... I jump in the car and make my way across town, line up along with the other unfortunate souls and get my mail finally. She tells me...I think we got cut off when i called...I told her.....no, I hung up. Then I left. Zero stars......would not recommend.....

I requested a porch pickup online. No one came the day the package was supposed to be picked up,…read moreand to top it off the next day I received an emailing saying my package had been picked up. I ended up driving to the 9th street facility to drop it off.

This is by far one of my favorite libraries in all of East Contra Costa and the San Joaquin region…read more I used to come here often on weekends to study when I was in grad school, and I'm honestly jealous of Mt House residents who have access to a library like this. It's top-tier -- great technology, plenty of different spaces to choose from, and it's easy to find a quiet area without a lot of noise or distractions. The ability to reserve a room is also simple and convenient. As far as I remember from a couple years ago, you didn't even need a library card just to come in and use the space, which I also appreciated. The staff has always been friendly and helpful, and I've never had a bad experience here -- not with staff, patrons, or maintenance. I also really respect that they're open on the weekends. Libraries like this are exactly what communities should have and what other areas should model.

My toddler and I LOVED this library. We were visiting my in-laws in Tracy and made the short drive…read moreover to see what this library had to offer. It did not disappoint! We enjoyed the lovely soft furniture, baby board books, and countless puzzles and toys to play with. The Children's area has multiple seating areas and it was nice to have space to spread out with my toddler. The staff was very friendly and the library itself is in a great area next to a park and playground you can visit before or after you get some books. We will definitely be going back the next time we are in the area.

Literally the slowest moving employees ever. There was a huuuge line because, of course, they were…read moretaking the time of their lives. One of the printers weren't working or something was broken, so there were three employees trying to fix it ‍ and then one of the employees spends five minutes looking for the CAP to his pen like it's a life or death situation. I also came here to pick up my mailbox key, and they told me they don't have it and to pick it up at another location. I go there, and they tell me that it is actually at THIS location and the employees at this location are just lazy. So I go back to this location and what do you know, they have it! Biggest waste of my time

There's always an issue these days when I come To the post…read moreoffice. This time I'm using an old box that a seller sent me that happens to be in a priority box . Just returning an item in the same old box vs wasting material and trees for a new box!! I was told even if I cover it in brown paper, " the xray will see the property words and won't send it " since the new label is not priority !!! Like it's an old used box... it's going. Back to the sender just in this case the sender gave me a ground label ... this makes absolutely ZERO SENSE