Tag: Council

The former Turlock City Council Member, who found $5,000,000 in budget accounts not identified by City Staff during the Great ...

After Mayor Gary Soiseth stripped three appointments from Councilwoman Amy Bublak, and with a reason that’s still drawing questions that ...

Taking away appointments, while hooking up someone else with more travel budget, and discussing it all behind the scenes with ...

The Turlock City Council has been planning on hiring a new city manager since April, about six months ago, but ...

In an election year where ethics has been a focus for elections, farmers’ markets, and campaign finance reform, Councilwoman Amy ...

On June 28, City Council approved by 3 to 5 vote the Voluntary Campaign Contribution Pledge which holds candidates to ...

In 2014, a road tax was being pushed by some local politicians, such as Councilman Steven Nascimento. The Turlock tax ...

Two competing farmers’ market road closures requests put the City of Turlock in an awkward position. The Golden State Farmers’ ...

The following is an Op-Ed written by Turlock Mayor Gary Soiseth. This last Tuesday, four out of five councilmembers voted in ...

With the recently approved land purchase agreement between the City of Turlock and Turlock Irrigation District, the City has moved ...

Turlock City Council will have the opportunity at tonight’s Council Meeting to take the next step for the new skate ...

Turlock City Council unanimously approved the long controversial ban of mobile food vendors in certain areas of Downtown Turlock on ...

The Turlock Planning Commission will consider recommending City Council adopt a new master plan for Morgan Ranch, a large, undeveloped ...

The newly sworn in Turlock City Council voted to approve City District assignments, per the newly adopted Measure A, at ...

The incoming City Council, including Mayor-Elect Gary Soiseth, Councilmember-Elect Matthew Jacob, and reelected Councilmember Bill DeHart will have the opportunity ...

Brown Elementary School students Tyson Weatherbee and Maryann Godje are this month’s Turlock Unified School District’s Character Counts Students of ...

While most Turlockers were focused on the Mayoral and City Council races last night, there were several state and countywide ...

(Update 10:17 p.m.) With 70.27 percent of Turlock precincts reporting, local candidates are beginning to pull away in their respective ...

As the General Election near, California State University, Stanislaus’ ASI Student Government will host “#2014Candidates,” an open forum meet and ...

Turlock City Council met Oct. 14 to approve motions to fund a variety of items related to the funding of ...

Michael Cooke, Municipal Services Director for the City of Turlock presented an item to the City Council Tuesday, regarding a ...

Turlock City Council plans to approve a residential permit parking zone, authorize an agreement including the Cities of Turlock, Modesto, ...

Turlock’s City Council meeting saw the presentation of colors and salute to the flag by the Turlock Fire Department Honor ...

City Council authorized the acceptance of an allocation of funds to implement the After School Education and Safety (ASES) Program. A ...

Tuesday Turlock City Councilmembers approved a resolution to adopt a response letter by Turlock Police Chief Rob Jackson addressed to ...

Matthew Jacob, a Turlock native who runs a small business, has officially announced his candidacy for Turlock City Councilmember. Jacob is ...

The City of Turlock will consider adopting the first two-year budget in city history on Tuesday. The switch to two-year budget ...

It may be 90 degrees, but it’s time to start thinking about buying a new pair of ice skates. The Turlock ...

The City of Turlock will move ahead with plans to place a road tax on the November ballot, but without ...

A packed agenda awaits the Turlock City Council on Tuesday, and a proposed road tax and shift to district elections ...

Should Turlock’s future voting districts be as compact as possible, neighborhood-centric, or centered on Downtown Turlock? Turlockers discussed that issue during ...

Prayer could become an official part of Turlock City Council meetings once again, following a split decision of the Supreme ...

Turlock's only ice skating rink is one stride closer to doubling in size. The Turlock Planning Commission unanimously voted Thursday ...

The Turlock City Council took the first step toward changing how the city elects its officials on Tuesday. The council unanimously ...

An on-again, off-again measure to increase Turlock’s sales tax to fund road repairs is back on the Turlock City Council’s ...

After months of research, the Turlock City Council backed away from a campaign finance reform measure Tuesday night. But members of ...

The Turlock City Council finalized a controversial water rate increase Tuesday night, which will see water bills nearly double by ...

Less than 24 hours after Turlock Mayor John Lazar announced he will not seek reelection this November, Ed Brault, a ...

Though the Stanislaus County Council of Governments abandoned plans to place a countywide road tax on the November ballot, momentum ...

Homeowners on Turlock’s Garden Lane have filed a petition with the City of Turlock to establish a residential parking permit ...

A split Turlock City Council endorsed a water rate increase Tuesday night, after a meager turnout in a citywide election ...

With a water rate hike expected to be approved on Tuesday, some residents are hurrying to turn in their protest ...

A water rate hike will likely be approved on Tuesday, as the Turlock City Council is set to consider the ...

Federal, state, and local legislators gathered at California State University, Stanislaus Thursday night for the third annual Turlock Government Night. The ...

Three bumpy Turlock roads will soon receive a new, flat surface. The Turlock City Council unanimously approved repaving sections of East ...

Each year, the City of Turlock collects tons of soggy leaves from city streets through its annual Leaf Pickup Program. Now, ...

The City of Turlock made its first legislative move toward a permanent ban on siting food trucks in Downtown Turlock ...

Former Turlock City Councilman Ted Howze played the role of good Samaritan on Wednesday morning, coming to the aid of ...

A few of Turlock’s dilapidated roadways may soon get a long-awaited resurfacing, pending Turlock City Council action on Tuesday. The council ...

The Turlock City Council unanimously voted to support a spending plan for a proposed countywide transportation tax, despite some concerns ...

The Turlock City Council will decide Tuesday night whether to support or oppose a proposed, countywide tax to benefit local ...

Turlockers could see significant increases to their water rates and the renaming of a landmark park, following tonight's Turlock City ...

Turlock could save $270,000 from this year's budget while reducing the overtime workload for firefighters, if approved for a federal ...

The Turlock City Council will consider applying for a federal grant which would increase the number of firefighters on duty ...

One of Turlock's most notoriously bumpy roads will soon be repaved, pending Turlock City Council action on Tuesday. Councilmembers are ...

Turlock officially welcomed a new member to its executive team Tuesday, swearing in Michael Cooke as as the city's new ...

When Turlock City Manager Roy Wasden met with property owners near Denair Park, one thing was instantly clear. “The community ...

The Turlock City Council will consider an extremely light agenda Tuesday night, after a pre-meeting reception to honor new Municipal ...

The Turlock City Council said a bittersweet farewell to Municipal Services Director Dan Madden last Tuesday, celebrating his nearly three ...

A new program will allow local businesses to more easily finance energy efficiency upgrades, and soon residents will be able ...

The average Turlock family's monthly water bill could rise from $19 to $96.25 by 2023, according to a presentation delivered ...

The Turlock Parks, Recreation, and Community Programs Commission rejected a $35,000 donation to construct a new Turlock dog park Wednesday ...

The quick actions of an off-duty Modesto Police Officer saved the life of his drowning 2-year-old niece during a Turlock ...

The Brandon Koch Memorial Skate Park is one final vote from leaving its longtime home on Starr Avenue and moving ...

As the economy rebounds, the City of Turlock looks to capitalize. On Tuesday, the Turlock City Council unanimously approved the ...

Turlock Police Chief Rob Jackson returned to the job on July 1, after missing three months of work due to ...

After months of research, the Turlock City Council has put the brakes on a proposed road tax – at least ...

After months of talking, the Turlock City Council will take action on a controversial proposed road tax this Tuesday. The ...

A bike path stretches along most of Turlock's northern boundary, running parallel to Taylor Road from Tegner Road to Berkeley ...

The City of Turlock will subsidize building fees in hopes of attracting more development to the city. The new policy, ...

All Turlockers who spoke at a Thursday meeting on critical issues, held at Pitman High School, would support a road ...

Steven Nascimento, a Turlock City Councilman, has been named as the new Executive Director of the Portuguese American Citizenship Project. ...

The Turlock City Council unanimously approved an austere 2013-2014 city budget on Tuesday – just less austere than initially proposed. ...

The Turlock City Council will consider adopting an austere budget for the year to come on Tuesday, cutting $2.5 million ...

Almost all of a controversial security deposit will be returned to the Carnegie Arts Center, following Turlock City Council action ...

A City of Turlock subcommittee has developed a list of seven potential sites for a donated statue of Queen Shamiram, ...

Be they dressed as oil cans, pickles, chickens, or monkeys, the myriad sign-twirlers across the City of Turlock have one ...

Mayor John Lazar set one major goal in his 2013 State of the City address: putting a new road maintenance ...

The Turlock City Council on Tuesday approved a project to rehabilitate Fulkerth Road from State Route 99 east to Golden ...

Breaking from tradition, the Turlock City Council will not develop a city budget through a series of workshops or sub-committee ...

The Turlock City Council will hold a special, 6:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday to discuss planning the 2013-2014 city budget. For ...

Turlock City Councilmembers approved an updated Strategic Plan on Tuesday, intended to serve as a road map for the future ...

The City of Turlock will purchase two parcels for future expansion of the city's Regional Transit Center at a cost ...

The City of Turlock is seeking applicants to fill two alternate seats on the Turlock City Planning Commission. Planning Commission ...

In a city where everyone seems to be a San Francisco 49ers fan, supporting hometown hero and Super Bowl quarterback ...

The Turlock City Council will update its strategic plan through 2015 during a special, 5:30 p.m. meeting Tuesday. Turlock's Strategic ...

It's official: Turlock Mayor John Lazar will wear a Baltimore Ravens jersey to the next meeting of the Turlock City ...

Interesting happenings at the Turlock City Council that don't warrant a full story? That's what Council Blips are all about.

An innovative new lending program might soon make it easier for Turlock residents and businesses to install energy efficiency upgrades.

Turlock's under-construction Public Safety Facility is $1.5 million over budget, according to City Engineer Mike Pitcock.

An overdue, long-anticipated annual report on the first year of Turlock's new Carnegie Arts Center came and went with little ...

Turlock's under-construction Public Safety Facility is nearly $1.5 million over budget, according to a presentation the Turlock City Council will ...

Tuesday evening, the Turlock City Council approved to move forward with seeking professional consulting services to assist in the preparation ...

The Turlock City Council will hold their regularly scheduled City Council Meeting at Turlock City Hall on Tuesday at 7pm. ...

The Turlock City Council will hold their regularly scheduled City Council Meeting at Turlock City Hall on Tuesday at 7pm. ...

The unofficial General Election results for Turlock and Stanislaus County voters reported by the Stanislaus County Clerk Recorder’s Office and ...

While many Turlock citizens are deciding who they are voting for to be the next President of the United States ...

On November 6th, Californians all across the state will be casting their votes on eleven different propositions. Ten of the ...

On Monday, October 1st, at 6pm, Congressional Candidates Jose Hernandez (D) and Incumbent Congressman Jeff Denham (R) will participate in ...

The City Council meeting on Tuesday evening consisted of a 4-1 vote to approve a comprehensive update to the City’s ...

The Turlock City Council was presented with a report that points to water and sewer rates rising in the near ...

Tuesday night's upcoming Turlock City Council meeting agenda includes City Staff’s request to adopt a Strategic Plan for the City ...

The Turlock Action for Business Political Action Committee, known as the TABPAC, will be holding a Turlock City Council Candidates ...

An open letter to: Mayor Lazar; Turlock City Councilmembers, Amy Bublak, Bill DeHart Jr, Forrest White and Mary Jackson; Turlock ...

At Tuesday evening’s Turlock City Council Meeting, Council considered staff’s agenda request to formally oppose AB2451(Perez) related to the presumptive ...

The Turlock City Council and Treasurer Candidate filing period officially came to an end on August 10th, at 5pm, thus ...

As the deadline to file nomination papers for the elected positions of Turlock City Council and Turlock City Treasurer approaches, ...

Getting permits issued can always be a difficult task, however, the City Council recently made changes to the permits required ...

Tuesday evening, the Turlock City Council will have their regularly scheduled meeting at 7pm, which will be held at City ...

The City of Turlock will be holding a General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 6th for the election of certain ...

At last week’s City Council Meeting, Interim Assistant City Manager Maryn Pitt discussed and analyzed pending State Legislation including Senate ...

The City Council voted at the June 12, 2012, City Council Meeting to authorize the City of Turlock to assume ...

Tomorrow evening, the City Council will join for their regularly scheduled meeting at 7pm. The meeting will be held at ...

After the last special budget meeting the Turlock City Council had on Tuesday, Council members approved the fiscal year 2012-2013 ...

On Tuesday, the Turlock City Council will be holding a special meeting directly before the regularly scheduled City Council meeting ...

The Turlock City Council held a special meeting on May 8, 2012, to discuss the proposed 2012-2013 Budget. The meeting ...

The City Council will be holding a special meeting starting at 5:45pm on Tuesday, May 8th at City Hall to ...

On February 1, 2012, all Redevelopment Agencies in the state of California dissolved due to the Governor’s 2011-2012 budget proposing ...

View the complete agenda for the Turlock City Council Meeting to be held on January 10, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. ...

Letter by Turlock Mayor John Lazar - Turlock had many successes in 2011, in spite of a challenging economy and ...

At the December 13, 2011, Turlock City Council Meeting, Council accepted the 2011 Turlock Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Annual ...

In September the City of Turlock hired Teri Black & Company LLC, an executive recruitment firm, to start the process ...

Tuesday's December 13th Turlock City Council meeting agenda will begin with a reception honoring retiring City Clerk Rhonda Greenlee at ...

Turlock City Hall will be closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday from today, November 21st, through Friday, November 25th.

The October 25, 2011, Turlock City Council meeting was standard business for the most part that gained unanimous votes on ...

The City of Turlock started installing water meters in 2007 to comply with a 2004 State Law, AB 2572. As ...

The Turlock City Council will continue discussing and giving input on key issues necessary for preparation of the 2011-2013 City ...

View the complete agenda for the Turlock City Council Meeting to be held on September 27, 2011, at 7:00pm at ...

The City of Turlock hired Teri Black & Company LLC, an executive recruitment firm, to start the process of hiring ...

In July, the City of Turlock denied the only taxi cab driver a permit due to city ordinances.  There was ...

As per Council’s request, Turlock City Council Members are now able to once again attend City Council meetings via teleconferencing ...

Congressman Jeff Denham will speak to employees and visit with local residents at Turlock’s Small Business of the Year, Latif’s ...

The Turlock City Council will hear staff presentations and requests regarding two State of California issues; an appeal of a ...

A divided Turlock City Council ruled to deny a renewal permit for Yellow Cab driver Christopher Duncan Sansom, Sr. at ...

After a heated debate and two week postponement, the Turlock City Council did not have to implement the labor agreement ...

The Turlock Planning Commission Meeting on August 4th will include considering to amend the Turlock Covenant Church’s existing Conditional Use ...

Since its take-off in January, the new meter-based water billing system has not produced the projected revenue results that the ...

Tuesday’s City Council meeting was overflowing with officers and city employees waiting to see if the Council would implement the ...

After years of debate, the Turlock City Council approved a zoning area near Downtown Turlock to accommodate emergency homeless shelters ...

The Turlock City Council paid a portion of their Turlock Irrigation District (TID) bill for a surface water treatment plant ...

A divided City Council voted to appropriate $4,000 to complete landscaping design plans for the Turlock Beautification Project by a ...

The Turlock City Council held a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss the potential impacts to the City of Turlock ...

The City of Turlock is looking to better market Turlock’s industrial area, the Westside Industrial Specific Plan (WISP), with a ...

It really does pay to open a new business in the City of Turlock. In an effort to fill vacant ...

On April 4, 2011, the Turlock City Council was scheduled to once again take up reviewing and updating the Strategic ...

The Turlock City Council discussed updating the City of Turlock Strategic Plan 2011-13 on March 14, 2011, with virtually nobody ...

The possibility to change a previous Turlock City Council’s decision of the General Plan Update preferred growth plans, that includes ...

A Special Joint Meeting of the Turlock City Council and Planning Commission will take place on March 29, 2011, at ...

The Turlock City Council discussed updating the City of Turlock Strategic Plan 2011-13 on Monday night with virtually nobody in ...

Turlock City Council Members will provide input on key issues necessary for the preparation of the 2011-2013 City of Turlock ...

The Development Collaborative Advisory Committee (DCAC) was ready to hold a Special Joint Meeting with the Turlock City Council an ...

The Turlock City Council worked toward complying with a State law, Senate Bill 2, that allows homeless shelters to open ...

A Special Turlock City Council Meeting has been called for Monday, January 31, 2011 at 6pm at City Hall with ...

The Turlock City Council held a Special Meeting on November 29, 2010 over dinner provided by Turlock City Manager Roy ...

Statewide/County Election Results - As of 12:08am with 100 percent of Turlock’s 44 precincts counted, Forrest White and William “Bill” ...

View the agenda including public hearings on the Dust Bowl Tap Room proposed to open downtown as a retail outlet ...

Two separate driving forces have now made the City of Turlock Planning Staff research and review the Big Box Ordinance; ...

Please take the poll. - This Council Meeting agenda includes Council discussion about providing direction to City staff regarding Councilmember ...

The Turlock City Council adopted the 2010-11 budget on June 23, 2010 and quite calmly despite the many contentious issues ...

How's are the street lights in Turlock going to stay on?  The City of Turlock has had an unresolved issue ...

As campaign parties everywhere were taking place, election results were being updated multiple times an hour throughout the evening. Congressional ...

A budget subcommittee comprised of Mayor John Lazar and Councilman Ted Howze met with City Management to wrap up their ...

Turlock’s residents and our city employees deserve to know the truth about the millions of general fund dollars “found” stashed ...

Video.  During the Turlock City budget subcommittee process including Mayor John Lazar and Councilman Ted Howze, four holding accounts were ...

View the complete agendas for the Special Joint Turlock City Council and Planning Commission Meeting and Regular City Council Meeting ...

I very strongly disagree with Ted Howze’s comments in his March 24, 2010 TurlockCityNews.com “Op-Ed.”  I, in particular, take it ...

The City of Turlock’s 2010-2011 General Fund Budget could see a deficit of $3 million to nearly $4.2 million while ...

For more than a year a majority of the Turlock City Council remained silent as to the reasons why former ...

View the agendas for the Turlock City Council Meeting to be held on March 9, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at ...

City Council members Ted Howze and Kurt Spycher were on a lunch break when they developed suspect information and through ...

So after attending the Turlock Parks, Recreation and Community (PRC) Commission Meeting, TurlockCityNews.com posted on Facebook “The City of Turlock ...

An opening reception for an art exhibition will precede the Council Meeting. View the agenda and live broadcast here.

The Turlock City Council had a scheduled matter before them at Tuesday’s Council Meeting to consider entering into a Lease ...

Turlock Councilman Kurt Spycher has requested that a discussion regarding painting “In God We Trust” on the wall behind the ...

“In consultation with Chief Hampton, we would like to clarify some of the grant requirements and opportunities that exist with ...

Last Tuesday, August 18th, the TUSD Board of Trustees voted unanimously to accept $2.8 million in RDA money from the ...

Be sure to click play on the Live Webcam Broadcast video screen on the Home Page at 7:00 p.m. View ...

Be sure to click play on the Live Webcam Broadcast video screen on the Home Page at 7:00 p.m. View ...

Naming a park after former Turlock Mayor Dale Pinkney and an appeal by Patrick Noda of the Planning Commission action ...

The civil grand jury report clearly confirms what I've been saying all along, it exonerates me from doing anything wrong, ...

The Turlock City Planning Commission will discuss approving a twenty (20) foot tall monument sign for Turlock Memorial Park & ...

TurlockCityNews.com wanted to get Roy Wasden’s thoughts after being on the job for a week and sitting in on his ...

Three projects, besides carry over projects, that received funding were the purchase and demolition of first street bars, the construction ...

The Turlock City Council chose not to investigate a potential leak from one of their own on Tuesday night, but ...

TURLOCK - California State University, Stanislaus photographer Cary Edmondson has been selected by an international higher education organization as the ...

This document is the City of Turlock Activity Update for the week of June 6-12, 2009. The activity update is meant to keep ...

The Turlock City Council eliminated nearly 40 positions throughout the organization Tuesday night. 23 people lost their jobs as Council ...

  Tuesday Live Broadcast at 7:00pm - The upcoming Tuesday night Turlock City Council Meeting is expected to have great discussions ...

Unedited letter by former Turlock City Manager Tiim Kerr.

This document is the City of Turlock Activity Update for the week of May 23 - 29, 2009. The activity update is meant to ...

Turlock was ranked in the top 10 small cities category in Energy Production and Conservation (9) and Recycling (7) by ...

The Turlock City Council chose Modesto Chief of Police Roy Wasden for the new Turlock City Manager position and voted ...

Be sure to click play on the Live Webcam Broadcast video screen on the Home Page at 7:00 p.m. View ...

The Turlock City Council serves as the Redevelopment Agency and has just over $10 million in available funds to spend ...

The federal funding HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) is conducting their annual audit of the city’s Housing Division ...

Live video broadcast with chat will be shown here on TurlockCityNews.com.  

City of Turlock Public Facilities Maintenance Manager and Turlock citizen Rick Harden personally nominated that the West and East Wingette ...

The Turlock City Planning Commission, City of Turlock staff, Dyett & Bhatia Urban and Regional Planners, and most importantly, the ...

City Council Meeting reports stated that $4.9 million worth of “stimulus funds” will be put to use fixing roads, maintaining ...

The City of Turlock needs to balance a projected $5 million deficit in 120 days. $1.7 million in cuts have ...

The Regular Agenda includes Convention & Visitor Bureau reports and budget approval,  efforts to acquire properties in relations to the new ...

Turlock City Council Agenda for February 24, 2009 at 7:00pm that includes the BMX Bike Park proposal.

Mayor John Lazar started the Budget Review Meeting by stating that the City of Turlock has a $4 million General ...

A Public Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting is scheduled for  5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by the Regular Council Meeting ...

The Turlock City Attorney is believed to have an appointment with the county grand jury and is asking the Turlock ...

Turlock City Council Agenda for January 27, 2009 at 7:00pm.