The sheriff is obligated to follow the board’s budget guidelines, while the Board of Supervisors is not allowed to interfere ...

jlee@modbee.com Stanislaus County leaders voted 3-2 Tuesday to further explore a plan for the Sheriff’s Department and Ceres police to partner in a 911 dispatch center. Some supervisors feared ...

The team deep dives into the Stanislaus County Jail and its relationship out on the streets. That is where the Correctional ...

It focuses on both sex trafficking and labor trafficking. Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow said he became interested in human trafficking after having a conversation with Sheriff Jeff Dirkse ...

Modesto police arrest a woman on suspicion of prostitution in Modesto in 2017.

Research into whether the county receives its “fair share” of funding showed the board there are things to discuss with ...

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors is inching closer to finding a new building to replace the current Hall of Records. "This building, while it might be historic, you know, is, as I said ...

After the resignation of his chief of staff amid legal woes, San Joaquin County District 1 Supervisor Mario Gardea chose a new top aide. Gardea selected Michael Anderson, who was chief of staff to ...

The Humboldt County Supervisors hashed out a structural change in the way the county functions at the top at a Tuesday meeting. The question: Would it be better to have county department heads ...