housing units and 2,231 people (23.1%) lived in rental housing units. Government The Mountain House Community Services District (MHCSD) is the local government and is governed since 2008 by 5 elected board members who live in the community (similar to the city council) and a general manager (similar to the city manager.) Before 2008, the MHCSD was governed by the San Joaquin County Supervisors. The MHCSD has 18 primary powers which include providing police (current contract with San Joaquin Sheriffs), fire (current contract with French Camp Fire), library services, water, sewer, garbage (current contract with West Valley Disposal), public recreation, road maintenance, street lights, graffiti abatement, CC&R (Master Restrictions) enforcement, telecommunication services, converting utilities to underground, transportation services, flood control protection, wildlife habitat mitigation, pest and weed abatement, and dissemination of information. Unlike incorporated cities, the MHCSD does not have power over land use or economic development. The 2021-2022 board members are President Manny Moreno, VP Harry Dhillon, Directors Andy Su, Bernice Tingle, Brian Lucid. The general manager is Steve Pinkerton, who started in August 2019. Education Elementary and middle schools Students in Mountain House are served by the Lammersville Joint Unified School District or LUSD. Mountain House children attend six LUSD K–8 elementary schools: Wicklund, Bethany, Questa, Altamont, Hansen, and Cordes. Lammersville Elementary School is a K–8 school in unincorporated San Joaquin County that is part of the LUSD but not part of Mountain House that serves unincorporated Tracy. Mountain House Elementary School, which is a K–8 school in unincorporated Alameda County, with a student body of approximately 50, is run by the independent Mountain House Elementary School District. High schools and community college Mountain House High School (MHHS) opened in 2014. MHHS received the California Distinguished School Award in 2019. The school mascot is the Mustang and the school colors are royal blue and silver. Sports teams from MHHS compete in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). The south campus of the San Joaquin Delta College was fully completed in July 2020. Media Mountain House Matters is a monthly publication about Mountain House, its people and activities. It was founded in September 2012 by resident Bryan Harrison and mailed to each house in Mountain House. The Tracy Press is a weekly newspaper that covers Tracy and Mountain House and has operated since the 19th century. The Record (Stockton) is a daily paper that covers the San Joaquin County area.