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
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.
Fresno County Supervisors put an end to libraries participating in Pride Month celebrations
In a split 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors barred the county library from participating in local Pride Month celebrations. The vote fell along political lines, with the conservative majority, composed of Board Chair Garry Bredefeld, and supervisors Buddy Mendes and Nathan Magsig, voting to reject the library’s participation. The hearing revolved…
Sheriff’s deputies eye new $25 million office space in downtown Fresno
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved plans to begin acquiring a pair of commercial office buildings for the sheriff’s administration in downtown Fresno. The county plans to acquire two neighboring properties on 650 O St. and 705 P St. The properties are owned by 7355 N Palm Avenue LLC and Assemi Investments LLC. Both…
Is Fresno County botching child abuse investigations? An audit is on the table
A pair of Fresno supervisors agreed to entertain an independent audit of the county’s department of social services following concerns shared by a whistleblower at a board meeting last month. The comments led to a private conversation last week between a handful of county leaders and Lorraine Ramirez, the whistleblower, who said the county is…
Farmworkers rally in Fresno as federal judge hears arguments in lawsuit against H-2A wage cuts
More than 100 farmworkers and supporters rallied outside Fresno’s federal courthouse on Wednesday, as an initial hearing in a national case challenging the Trump administration’s cuts to farmworker wages unfolded seven stories above Tulare Street. In October 2025, the Department of Labor unveiled a temporary rule announcing a new methodology for calculating the minimum wage…
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