City Council Meeting Agenda Published to City Website

A new City Council Meeting agenda has been published.

April City Beat Newsletter Now Available

Read our City Beat Newsletter for April 2018 now.

Four ways to take advantage of the new federally-certified opportunity zones in the Modesto area

On April 9, the US Department of Treasury certified 17 census tracts in the Modesto area as Opportunity Zones (OZ).  Nationally, there is $6.1 Trillion in capital gains that could be invested in Opportunity Zones, which could make this effort the...

Lifeguard and Title 22 Course Available

Do you want to spend your school vacation at
the pool, enjoying the sun and earning money this summer? Are you at least 15years old?  Do you like responsibility and impacting the lives of children
and families?  Sign up for the Lifeg...

2018 Summer Activity Guide Available Now

Interested in finding activities to keep your youngsters or yourself this summer?  Check out the Summer 2018 Activity Guide to find out what programs the City of Modesto's Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department is offering this summer. &a...

Modesto Soars to #33 in Milken Institute's 2017 Best-Performing Large City Ranking

The Milken Institute's Best-Performing Cities - Where America's Jobs are Created and Sustained report for 2017 documents Modesto's rapid rise in rank among the 150 largest cities in the United States.   The Milken report released in January 2018 ...

City of Modesto Releases the 2018 Environmental Calendar

Presenting educational environmental information in a calendar supports teaching our community about the environment in a unique format that can be used year-round.

The calendars are available (in limited quantity) at the following locations:

• City Hall Info...

New watering schedule effective November 1, 2017

Governor Brown’s Executive Order B-37-16 in May of 2016 delivered the message that Water Conservation is a new way of life in California.  Over the past five years, Californians have endured a historic drought that has affected our surface and gr...

City Receives 60K Grant for Recycling Efforts

The Solid Waste Division of the City of Modesto’s Public Works Department was recently awarded a grant from CalRecycle in the amount of $52,919.00 to provide education, advertising and recycling resources in the our community.

Under the California Beverage...

Litigation Between Stanislaus Foods & City of Modesto Settled

On October 4th, the Modesto City Council approved an agreement and introduced an ordinance that ended litigation between the City and Stanislaus Foods. The litigation involved a dispute over fees charged for sewer services and the availability of treatmen...Read on...

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New Watering Schedule Effective April 1st

Starting April 1, water customers in Modesto, Salida, and Empire will move to a three-day weekly watering schedule.  Customers in Turlock, Grayson, Ceres Walnut Manor, and Del Rio will remain on a continuous two-day schedule.  This water...

City Receives Outstanding Achievement Award for Financial Reporting

For the second consecutive year, the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has given an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to the City of Modesto. The Award for Outstanding Achi...

Sunday Morning Investigation Deemed Murder-Suicide

At about 1:15 a.m. Sunday morning, dispatchers received a call from a man reporting three of his family members were deceased inside a residence in the 1800 block of Rancho Encantado Court.  Emergency personnel responded to the scene where they d...

DUI Enforcement Operations Planned this Weekend

Officers from the Modesto Police Department’s DUI Enforcement Team will be deploying this weekend to stop and arrest alcohol and drug-impaired drivers in the Department’s ongoing traffic safety campaign.  DUI Saturation Patrol...

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Summer Archery Classes Begin Soon

Join the Yahi Bowmen of Modesto to learn the fundamentals of archery during two sessions of Archery Classes for Youth and Families.  There will be two sessions, held on Saturdays at Modesto Reservoir Archery Range, 18143 Reservoir Road.  ...

Summer Soccer Begins Soon

Sign up for the first session of summer 2018 soccer classes brought to you by the City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department and Kidz Love Soccer.  Designed for all skill levels, these classes will teach the basics through age-...

Lifeguard and Title 22 Course Available

Do you want to spend your school vacation at
the pool, enjoying the sun and earning money this summer? Are you at least 15years old?  Do you like responsibility and impacting the lives of children
and families?  Sign up for the Lifeg...

2018 Summer Activity Guide Available Now

Interested in finding activities to keep your youngsters or yourself this summer?  Check out the Summer 2018 Activity Guide to find out what programs the City of Modesto's Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department is offering this summer. &a...

Modesto Junior Giants Summer Baseball Registration

Announcing 2018 Junior Giants’ Baseball RegistrationThe City of Modesto Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department is glad to announce our 2018 Junior Giant League on-line registration for girls and boys ages 5-13 is now OPEN. Coaches and pl...

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Free Backyard Composting Classes

Non-Modesto residents are also welcome to attend, but there will be a $35.00 tuition cost for those living outside the city.  Two spring classes will be held on:

• Saturday, March 24, 2018 from 10:00am to 12:00pm
• Tuesday, May 15, 2018 from 6:30pm to ...

Traffic Impact Due to Service Repairs and Upgrades Available online

Traffic may be impacted due to service at the following locations:

• Amador & Eureka (Clean Up)
• 1217 Chadwick Ct. (Leak)
• Petaluma Dr. (Renews)
• Mathia Dr (Renews)
• Bettina & Price (Renews) Road Closure

Traffic Impact Due to Service Repairs and Upgrades Available online

Traffic may be impacted due to service at the following locations:

• 1124 El Vecino (Paving)
• La Loma Area (Saw Cutting)
• Fiori area (Saw Cutting)
• Bettina Ave (Service Renew)
• Mathia Dr (Service Renew)
• Bettina & Price (Road Closure)
• Imperial Ave (Valve Maintenanc...

Weekly Traffic Impact Report Available Online

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