Exciting news! With the grand reopening of the Chase Chevrolet Athletic Complex in November 2025, Delta's Measure L bond program is complete.
Approved in 2004, Measure L was Delta’s first bond in more than 30 years and marked a major investment in the College’s future. From the creation of the South Campus at Mountain House to a new barn at the Manteca Farm, along with a centralized student services building and modern science facilities in Stockton, Measure L helped transform Delta’s campuses and better support students.
We remain grateful to voters for approving Measure L, and then 20 years later for approving Measure K, a subsequent bond program for additional much-needed improvements to benefit students. Your generosity will not be forgotten.
One More Celebration
Delta employees, trustees, local elected officials, and student athletes gathered on Nov. 8, 2025 to celebrate the reopening of the Chase Chevrolet Athletic Complex, the completion of the final Measure L project two decades after voters approved the bond.
Our athletes excel both on and off the field, with higher-than-average transfer rates to four-year universities. Now they have the state of the art competitive facilities that they deserve.
The Measure L Story
In November 2003 the Board of Trustees placed Measure L, a $250 million bond, on the March 2, 2004 ballot. Measure L was the District’s first bond measure since 1969. The purpose of the bond was to renovate, upgrade and expand buildings, many of which are now over 50 years old, develop new facilities and infrastructure, and support site acquisition and development of educational centers to provide access to Delta College throughout the region as growing enrollments warrant.
Since the passage of Measure L, the District has refinanced approximately $146.9 million of its Measure L Series 2005A and 2008B Bonds. The outcome is a gross savings for District taxpayers of $25.8 million.
Plus, the District’s continued outstanding Aa2 credit rating from Moody’s, and AA-rating from Fitch enabled the District to enjoy lower short and long-term borrowing costs as it issued the final series of Measure L Bonds in Spring 2018.
We are thankful to have been given stewardship over these funds, and for the chance to generate millions of dollars in savings for taxpayers.
Measure L Bond Projects
Since the passage of Measure L, many improvements have been completed. See our projects page for highlights of campus improvements!
Goleman Library Renovation
The renovation of the Irving Goleman Learning Resource Center was completed during the summer of 2010 and featured state-of-the-art improvements creating a technologically advanced information center. The renovation allowed the building to gain an additional 7,000 square feet for library services, with room for 66 computers in the Reference/Information commons area.
New Science and Mathematics Building
On Jan. 21, 2014, students attended their first classes in the new Science and Mathematics Building. Funded by a combination of Delta's 2004 Measure L Bond and state matching funds, the $74 million three-story Science and Mathematics Building has a 70,000-square-foot laboratory core, with dry labs on the first floor, wet biology labs on the second floor, and chemistry labs on the third floor.
South Campus at Mountain House
On Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, the Board of Trustees of San Joaquin Delta College held a dedication ceremony for Delta College's South Campus at Mountain House. The campus offers a full range of General Education and Nursing program science prerequisites. The campus consists of 15 classrooms, four science labs, Delta's Cisco Networking Academy, a library, and an administrative office.
Measure L Archives
For full project lists and more details about the implementation of Measure L, visit the Citizens' Oversight Committee past annual reports archive.