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The five-member elected Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors (BOS) is the county legislature. The board operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity. . As a legislative authority, it can pass ordinances for the unincorporated areas (ordinances that affect the whole county, like posting of restaurant ratings, must be ratified by the individual cit
The Stanislaus Council of Governments had drawn protests over buying a former bank noted for its Modernist features. Transportation agency finally OKs new Modesto offices. Here’s why two members ...
Stanislaus County (/ ˈ s t æ n ɪ s l ɔː (s)/ ⓘ STAN-iss-law(ss); [7] Spanish: Condado de Estanislao) [8] [9] [10] is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404. [11] The county seat is Modesto. [12] Stanislaus County makes up the Modesto metropolitan ...
The three county supervisors up for re-election are unopposed on the March ballot. Here are the candidates for local, state, federal offices on March ballot in Stanislaus area Skip to main content
Jody Hayes, the county’s chief executive officer, said Stanislaus is in negotiations with Covanta (now Reworld) to reach an agreement with all parties involved, including the city of Modesto, to ...
Modesto (/ m ə ˈ d ɛ s t oʊ /; Spanish pronunciation:) is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,069 according to 2022 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, [ 9 ] it is the 19th-most populous city in California .
The North County Corridor is an 18-mile expressway to bypass east-west traffic around Modesto, Riverbank and Oakdale and connect the eastern portion of Stanislaus County to Highway 99.
The new city of Modesto (originally intended to be named for William Chapman Ralston) was founded in 1870 as the southern terminus of the Central Pacific Railroad, which bypassed the river towns by extending its line from Lathrop; [5] it soon became the most populous in the county, and assumed the county seat following a vote in 1871. [4] [6]