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 bureaucratic uncertainty, City of Fresno places citywide general tax on November ballot
The City of Fresno announced on Friday that it has filed to place their recently approved citywide general tax measure on the November ballot, amid uncertainty on how the county will follow through on the recently approved state bill that should allow the Better Roads countywide tax measure to go before voters later this year.…
Gavin Newsom signs bill to guarantee spot for Fresno County’s Measure C successor plan on November ballot
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday signed into law a bill to guarantee the proposed Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation tax measure a spot on the November ballot for Fresno County voters. Earlier on Thursday, AB 1923 — co-authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria and state Sen. Anna Caballero — received the required two-thirds support in both…
Three Fresno supervisors shut down Better Roads tax measure after tense clash
A slim majority of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to delay placing the Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation sales tax measure on the ballot until staff can complete a study of the measure’s impacts — a decision that will likely preclude the measure from appearing on ballots until 2028. Supervisors Buddy Mendes and…
It’s the final round of one of Fresno’s biggest political fights — and it’s not just red vs. blue
On the eve of a pivotal Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting, the local Better Roads, Safe Streets coalition made one final plea to the county board — home to some of the transportation sales tax campaign’s most vocal detractors — to respect the will of thousands of voters. The coalition learned last week that…
Fresno’s critical transportation tax has enough signatures for the November ballot — but there’s one more hurdle
It’s official: One plan to replace Fresno County’s 40-year transportation sales tax measure has met the minimum number of signatures to qualify for the ballot. Fresno County Clerk James Kus confirmed in an email that the Better Roads, Safe Streets campaign crossed that significant hurdle as of Wednesday afternoon. Now, it’s onto the July 14…
‘Pride is forever.’ Meet the Fresno County families that don’t need politicians to define ‘family’
After Fresno County declared “nuclear family” month during Pride Month, many Fresno residents have spoken out, arguing the declaration targets LGBTQ+ and other nontraditional families while distracting from pressing issues affecting children and families.
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