The Fresno County Board of Supervisors makes decisions on countywide services, including elections, voter registration, law enforcements, jails, vital records, tax collection, public health and social services. They also serve as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
Meetings usually occur at 9:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 2281 Tulare Street in Fresno. They are also webcast.
Who are the Fresno County Supervisors:
Brian Pacheco, District 1
Sal Quintero, District 3, Chairman
Steve Brandau, District 2
Buddy Mendes, District 4
Nathan Magsig, District 5, Vice-Chairman
(As of December 2023)
Meeting Notes
Amid years-long culture war, Fresno County looks at privatizing its libraries
It all started, like many skirmishes in Fresno, with a Facebook post. And now, after three years of cultural debate, county leaders have begun to study whether to privatize the 116-year-old Fresno County Public Library system. The assessment, on its face, is about cost savings, county leaders told Fresnoland. Supervisor Garry Bredefeld asked County Administrative…
Fresno County adopts ‘alternative’ to LGBTQ month
Corrections: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the vote on the Fresno County resolution declaring June “Traditional Nuclear Family Month”. The story has been corrected to reflect that the resolution passed 3-2, with Supervisors Brian Pacheco and Luis Chavez voting “no” on the resolution. An earlier version of this incorrectly reported information regarding…
Is homelessness on the decline in Fresno? Here’s why it’s hard to answer
%%excerpt%% Preliminary results from this year’s federally mandated Point-in-Time count found 3,254 people experiencing homelessness in the Fresno-Madera region, but officials cautioned against comparing the figures to previous years because of changes to the counting methodology.
Fresno County approves preliminary budget for next fiscal year, but ‘more difficult decisions remain’
The county’s budget officers committed to bring a balanced budget before the Fresno County Board of Supervisors in September, closing a near $300 million deficit brought on by the Trump administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” last year. But the tenor of the conversation surrounding the budget at Tuesday’s board meeting made clear that this task won’t…
Will Fresno County voters see any transportation taxes on the November ballot?
The front-running group in the scramble to replace Fresno County’s 40-year transportation sales tax doesn’t have the numbers they need yet to qualify for the November ballot. But backers insist the fight isn’t over. The “Better Roads, Safe Streets” campaign learned this week that they didn’t meet the needed benchmark to qualify for the ballot…
Amid a federal immigration crackdown last year, Fresno County’s ICE transfers fell 38%
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office presented its annual report Tuesday to the Fresno County Board of Supervisors on ICE access to incarcerated people in the Fresno County Jail.
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