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
Fresno has twice the gravel it needs. A split commission still couldn’t decide on San Joaquin River blast mine
CEMEX’s proposed blast mine on the San Joaquin River stalled before the Fresno County Planning Commission on Thursday, when commissioners deadlocked 3-3 — a split that amounts to a preliminary denial and sets up a likely appeal to the Board of Supervisors at a date yet to be determined. Fresno County’s meeting hall was packed…
Fresno County eyes new trash contracts and scrambles to help Shaver Springs water issues
A Fresno County Supervisor pledged $100,000 of his district’s operating budget to provide relief for the Shaver Springs community’s poor water quality issues. It wasn’t immediately clear Tuesday how the money might be used. The motion by Supervisor Nathan Magsig, backed unanimously by the board, directed county staff to study possible solutions for the community’s poor…
Privatizing Fresno County’s library is an uphill fight and it doesn’t have the votes — yet Â
Conversations around privatizing Fresno County libraries are heating up, and while potential cost savings and program changes remain enormous question marks, one thing is clear — supporters of the idea don’t have the votes to make it happen. At least not today. And with a report due back to the Board of Supervisors as soon…
Fresno County Planning Commission OKs a new $1.1 billion Friant-area city for seniors
A $1.1 billion mega-project for the Friant area is heading towards a final vote at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors next month after the county planning commission unanimously recommended approval Thursday. The project, known as Friant Ranch, is decades in the making and aims to build a new town roughly the size of Fowler…
A new town on Friant Road? Fresno County planners to vote Thursday on $1.1 billion project near Millerton
For nearly three decades, the Bigelow family has pictured building a new town in the foothills above Fresno: rustic lodge- and farmhouse-style homes feeding into a village center complete with shops, a ballroom and an indoor lap pool. The name? Friant Ranch. On Thursday, the Fresno County Planning Commission will vote on whether to recommend…
Here are some of the biggest winners and losers in Fresno County’s (proposed) $5.5 billion budget
On Monday, Fresno County will begin hearings for its proposed $5.5 billion budget, a fiscal plan that supports its workforce of more than 8,300 workers and funds services for its constituency of more than one million residents. The county’s proposal marks another year with a record-high budget coming before the board, and that’s despite the…
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