Crime reduction comes from strategy and precision. MPD focuses resources on the individuals who cause most of the violence.

Sutter's new cancer center in Modesto will mean exponential better care locally and hundreds of good jobs.

Comparing Stanislaus Animal Shelter to San Diego misses the point. We win by doing more with less.

The Modesto Bee wants another general plan fight with Wood Colony. The actual news - Modesto don't want it.

What's holding back the future of Modesto? Share your ideas, vote on others, and help define our city’s priorities. Click and take my survey - https://mc.wizcol.com/q/quyxpOY5piT4

With more than half of Modesto's smoke shops ignore permitting, enforcement matters. I fully support MPD holding illegal operators accountable.

Great turnout at the SASA Strategic Planning meeting. The board is signaling a desire for reform. Now it’s time to turn that into action. Full meeting summary: #heading=hheading=h.qjwkrqfc0s97" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZVr3zue3XW5EIoJ_LCf6T70GnAXwqT4Sc_eClYYt_SM/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.qjwkrqfc0s97

Drove by Sylvan School and excited to see MPD enforcing speed limits. The CITE program and the resulting 151 citations are helping keep kids safe in Modesto.

Today's the day we take our stand to demand change. Speak at the Stanislaus Animal Services Strategic Planning meeting at 12:30PM at Ceres Community Center.

How do we take Modesto to the next level? Paint the building. Fix the sidewalk. Plant flowers. The fastest way to change a city is to improve how it looks.

SASA Strategic Plan public comment time has changed to 12:40PM. Meeting starts at 9AM. They want confusion. Don't let them win. https://www.facebook.com/events/2231614890699536/

May 19 can’t come soon enough. Baseball is returning to John Thurman Field. Go Roadsters!

Our government is just bad at running the animal shelter. A nonprofit model would improve outcomes and accountability.

Sport court lighting is now installed at Davis Park. Playing pickleball into the evening just got a whole lot easier.

This is what downtown Modesto used to look like at Christmas. Anybody know what happened?

Modesto Focus confirmed the SASA reality: no spay or neuter, no stray intake, long surrender waits, empty advisory seats, and dysfunctional customer service. Read the full article in the comments.

456 cats fixed by SASA isn’t a program, it’s a burden shifted to the public. How many cats have community members fixed on their own?

The old Salvation Army on I Street was just sold for $1.5M to a developer opening the door for more affordable housing near Seventh Street Village.

SASA fixed 456 cats in 2025. How many cats did you fix?

Tree trimming has been completed at the Pamela Monterosso Trailhead. Clean, safe trails make a real difference in how we experience and enjoy our city.

SASA can spin the numbers all they want, but fixing 456 cats in a county of 500,000 people is not a TNR program.

SASA promised 780 cats fixed in a year. Best Friends says 456. Missing a goal that low says everything about the current operation.

City crews will pick up your Christmas tree in January during street green waste pickup. When exactly? Hard to say, but like holiday magic, it’ll happen.

While the city continues work on 4th street park, the improvements at Maddux Youth Center are complete include new paint, upgraded floors, and a gym renovation.

Auto theft was down again in 2025 with a massive 44% drop from 2024.