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• Upcoming Paper Shredding Event - Saturday, October 6th from 8 am - 12 pm at 1625 McH...

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 Receives 2018 Community Water Champion Award

During this year’s Annual WateReuse Symposium the City of Modesto was awarded the 2018 Community Water Champion Award.

This award recognizes utilities and/or local government entities that ensure a safe, reliable, locally controlled water supply ...

Pulse Check on Modesto Crime

Modesto has a reputation of being a rough city when it comes to crime in spite of our great neighborhoods and neighborhood groups. There’s no doubt we face a lot of challenges in public safety. 

It is a fact that Modesto has a higher cri...

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...

Traffic Enforcement Operations Plan for Modesto

Modesto Police Department will step up Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Thursday, September 20 to Sunday, October 30, 2018 from 0800-1800 hours with focused enforcement on collision causing factors involving motorists, pedestrians an...

Update: AM/PM Homicide Investigation Leads to an Additional Arrest

Modesto, CA – Detectives continue their investigation into the events that led to the shooting death of 30-year-old Domonique Lewis on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at AM/PM on 5th Street. The information gathered through the investigation indicated ...

Modesto Police Move Quickly to Locate and Arrest Kidnapping Supsect

On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at approximately 4 o’clock in the afternoon, a fourteen-year-old female reported that a man approached her in a vehicle as she walked along Tokay Avenue. She indicated the man attempted to grab her and she was able to ...

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2018 Fall Activity Guide Available Now

Sign up for your favorite activities offered through the City of Modesto's Parks, Recreation and Neighborhoods Department.  The Fall Activity Guide is now available and can be viewed online, or print copies are available at the Parks, Recreation ...

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City of Modesto Business Recycling Award Winners

This year’s response was overwhelming! Businesses and organizations challenged themselves to look for creative and innovative ways to become “greener”, conserve valuable resources and reduce their carbon footprint.

The winners for their commitment in 2017 ...

City of Modesto Free Paper Shredding Event

Please join us on Saturday, October 6, 2018, from 8am-12pm (or until full).  We will be at 1625 McHenry Avenue (the old Longs Drugs location).  Look for the Pacific Shredding trucks.  All paper received will be shredded on site ...

Traffic Impact Due to Service Repairs and Upgrades

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

• Zeff Rd (Water Main repair)
• 1219 Kansas (Hydrant Maintenance)
• 1001 Kansas (Hydrant Maintenance)
• 1280 Rumble (Hydrant Maintenance)
• 3924 Pheasant Ln (leaks)
• 140 Empire Ave (Leaks)
• 2313 Country Ranc...

Weekly Traffic Impact Report

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